30th Diplomatic Conference opens in Hà Nội

Deputy Prime Minister cum Minister of Foreign Affairs Phạm Bình Minh confirmed that the diplomatic sector had completed the major tasks set by the 12th National Party Congress at the 30th Diplomatic Conference which opened in Hà Nội yesterday.

National external affairs conference held in Hà Nội

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and heads of Vietnamese representative missions abroad are ready to work alongside domestic cities and provinces in comprehensively fostering external relations with other countries, said Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Phạm Bình Minh.

Việt Nam opposes China’s activities in Hoàng Sa

Việt Nam resolutely objects to China’s recent activities in the Hoàng Sa (Paracel) archipelago and reiterated Việt Nam’s sovereignty over the islands, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ spokeswoman Lê Thị Thu Hằng said yesterday.

Future ODA is still needed for Việt Nam

Members of the National Assembly Standing Committee yesterday agreed that future Official Development Assistance loans are necessary for Việt Nam to meet its development potential, but they emphasised the need to spend these loans more effectively.

Rearrangement of local administrative units must reflect people’s will: Deputy PM

Any rearrangement of administrative units such as merging of communes and districts must be voted on by citizens in those areas to be valid, Deputy Prime Minister Trương Hoà Bình told a national conference on Thursday to seek feedback on a draft project which would see a major overhaul of local administrative units by 2030.

Another charge for Phan Văn Anh Vũ over wastefulness in Đà Nẵng

The Ministry of Public Security announced on Thursday that its investigation agency has decided to launch criminal proceedings against Phan Văn Anh Vũ and four others on the charge of violating regulations on the management and use of State assets, causing loss and wastefulness in the central city of Đà Nẵng.

Việt Nam is a responsible ASEAN member

Nguyễn Quốc Dũng, Deputy Minister of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, talked to Vietnam News Agency on Việt Nam’s contributions to the development of ASEAN in the last 23 years.

Vets asked to help reduce poverty

President Trần Đại Quang has asked the Việt Nam Veterans’ Business Association (VVBA) to help its members develop commercial production, intensify scientific-technological applications in production and promote high value added services, thus helping with poverty reduction.

PM lauds post-war bomb, mine recovery

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc lauded bomb and mine recovery efforts over the past several years while chairing a meeting of the National Steering Committee on the Settlement of Post-War Unexploded Ordnance and Toxic Chemical Consequences (Steering Committee 701) in Hà Nội on Tuesday. 

Việt Nam takes action to remove EC yellow card on fisheries

Deputy Prime Minister Trịnh Đình Dũng has said that convincing the European Commission (EC) to remove a “yellow card” warning on Vietnamese seafood was of particular importance for the Government, ministries, agencies and localities.

 

PM: Việt Nam wants to push forward US ties

Việt Nam always considers the US as one of the most important partners and wants to push forward the practical and effective development of bilateral comprehensive partnership for the sake of the peoples of the two countries, said Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc on Friday.

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