Court denies appeal in bank corruption case

An appeals court in HCM City on June 7 said there was sufficient evidence to uphold the previous sentence for Phan Văn Anh Vũ (also known as Vũ Nhôm), the former chairman of Bắc Nam 79 Construction Joint-Stock Company in Đà Nẵng, who was charged with causing a loss of VNĐ200 billion at Đông Á Bank (DAB) in HCM City.

UN peacekeeping missions affirm VN’s commitment to world peace

Việt Nam's nomination for a non-permanent seat at the UN Security Council for the 2020-21 term offered a great opportunity for the country to contribute to global peace and security, including the UN’s work, a former high-ranking diplomat has said.

Party and State leader instructs preparations for congresses

Party General Secretary and State President Nguyễn Phú Trọng has said the preparations and organization of Party congresses at all levels is one of the key tasks of the Party committees, organisations and members for the 13th National Party Congress.

Deputy PM addresses issues of public concern

Deputy Prime Minister Phạm Bình Minh made clear a number of issues of public concern during a Q&A session of the 14th National Assembly (NA) on Thursday, including public investment disbursement, private economic sector development and corruption prevention and control.

Prime Minister hails role of young lawmakers

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc hailed the active role of young National Assembly (NA) deputies, who he described as high quality human resources for the Party and the State, at a meeting with young parliamentarians on Thursday.

VN prepares for non-permanent UNSC seat: spokeswoman

Việt Nam is making meticulous preparations and drawing on the experiences of countries, UN agencies and international research organisations to prepare for participation in the UN Security Council (UNSC) for the 2020-2021 term, spokeswoman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Lê Thị Thu Hằng said at the ministry’s regular press conference in Hà Nội yesterday.

VN welcomes SK Group’s investment: PM

The Vietnamese Party, State, Government and localities are working to create favourable conditions for and protect the rights of foreign firms – including the Republic of Korea’s SK Group – to bring technology and investment into the country amid the Fourth Industrial Revolution, Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc said yesterday.

Minister of Construction took the podium

NA deputies questioned Minister of Construction Pham Hong Ha on pressing matters, including housing price, regulations on condotel, officetel, low-income housing and planning quality.

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