Việt Nam News

Vietnamese experts who assisted Cambodia’s revolution from 1979 to 1989 were honoured with the Gold Star Order, the highest distinction of Việt Nam, at a ceremony in Hà Nội on Friday.

At the High Command’s headquarters, PM Phúc spoke to VCG officers and soldiers who serve on the country’s seas. ​

PM Phúc was full of praise for the guest’s contributions to bilateral relations, and said Việt Nam wants to deepen its partnership with Canada.

National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân stressed that Vietnamese Communist Party, State and people always cherish and seek to foster the traditional relationship with China.

Defence Minister Ngô Xuân Lịch attended the 13th ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting (ADMM) in Bangkok, Thailand yesterday, which ended with a joint declaration on security.

Deputy Prime Minister Trịnh Đình Dũng has affirmed that Việt Nam always treasures and wants to expand mutually-beneficial cooperation with African countries, including Tanzania.

The third Việt Nam-Italy defence policy dialogue was held in Ha Noi on Wednesday under the co-chair of Deputy Defence Minister Bế Xuân Trường and Undersecretary of State for Defence of Italy Angelo Tofalo.

Chairwoman of the National Assembly Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân met with executives of some Chinese businesses in Beijing on Wednesday as part of her ongoing official visit to China.

Lê Thanh Thản, one of the country’s most notable real estate players, was charged with defrauding customers, the Hà Nội People’s Procuracy announced yesterday.

Việt Nam has always attached importance to, consolidated and strengthened the relations of traditional friendship and co-operation with Switzerland, Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc stated on Wednesday.

Chairwoman of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Francophone (APF)’s Việt Nam Sub-Committee Nguyễn Thúy Anh has been elected the APF Vice President for the 2019-21 tenure.

Vice President Đặng Thị Ngọc Thịnh on Tuesday held talks with First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba Raul Castro and Chairman of the Cuban State Council and the Council of Minister Miguel Diaz-Canel in Havana.

The People’s Procuracy in the northern mountainous province of Sơn La has issued an indictment against eight people involved in a high-school exam cheating scandal.

The Ministry of National Defence is determined to impose severe penalties on individuals and organisations which commit wrongdoings related to use and management of military land, said Major General Nguyễn Văn Đức, head of the Department of Information and Training under the General Department of Politics of the Việt Nam People’s Army.

Immediately after learning about the beating of a Vietnamese woman by her Korean husband, the Vietnamese Embassy in the Republic of Korea (RoK) contacted local agencies to request investigation and strict handling of the case in line with RoK law, thus preventing the occurrence of similar violence. 

Issues relating to management of delayed projects that use non-State budget capitals and violate the current Land Law in Hà Nội were among three main topics at the question-and-answer session of the ninth meeting of the People’s Council of Hà Nội yesterday.

Businesses from Suzhou city in the Chinese province of Jiangsu want to step up co-operation with Việt Nam - a fast growing economy, Secretary of the municipal Party Committee Zhou Naixiang said at a meeting with Chairwoman of the Vietnamese National Assembly Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân on Tuesday.

The Vietnamese Government supports stronger co-operation between the ministries of home affairs of Việt Nam and Laos, Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc said at a reception in Hà Nội on Tuesday for Lao Minister of Home Affairs Khamman Sounvileuth.