Việt Nam News

President Trần Đại Quang and Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina agreed to exert greater efforts to double the two countries’ two-way trade, which stood at nearly US$900 million in 2017, during their talks in Dhaka yesterday. 

The Standing Committee of the 14th National Assembly will pilot an immediate question-and-answer (Q&A) session during its 22nd sitting, which is scheduled to take place on March 21.

The Theoretical Council of the Communist Party of Việt Nam’s Central Committee in the 2016-21 tenure convened its fifth meeting in Hà Nội on March 3 ahead of the seventh plenum, focusing on the building of a contingent of cadres with adequate virtues and capabilities.

Vietnamese President Trần Đại Quang and his spouse arrived in Dhaka on Sunday, starting a three-day State visit to Bangladesh.

Vietnamese President Trần Đại Quang met with his Indian counterpart Ram Nath Kovind at the Presidential Palace in New Delhi on Saturday evening as part of his three-day State visit to India.

President Trần Đại Quang met with Speaker of the Lower House of India’s Parliament Sumitra Mahajan, Minister of External Affairs Sushma Swaraj and former President of the Indian National Congress Sonia Gandhi in New Delhi on March 3.

In an interview with Bangladeshi press, President Trần Đại Quang said Việt Nam wants to promote its investment in Bangladesh, especially in the fields of telecommunications, information technology, and agriculture.

President Trần Đại Quang and his spouse began a three-day State visit to Bangladesh from March 4-6 at the invitation of his Bangladeshi counterpart Mohammad Abdul Hamid.

Việt Nam and India issued a joint statement during the State visit to India from March 2-4 by President Trần Đại Quang and his spouse at the invitation of President Ram Nath Kovind.

Việt Nam’s President Trần Đại Quang held talks with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Saturday, during which both leaders highly valued the intensive and extensive development of relations between Việt Nam and India over the last 45 years.

President Trần Đại Quang, his spouse and the high-ranking delegation of Việt Nam on Friday visited Bodh Gaya city in the state of Bihar, the first destination in their three-day State visit to India. 

Việt Nam’s President Trần Đại Quang, his spouse, and a high-level delegation arrived in New Delhi on Friday for a three-day State visit to India at the invitation of India President Ram Nath Kovind.

President Trần Đại Quang strongly supported the enhancement of trade ties and maritime and aviation connectivity between Việt Nam and India in an interview with Press Trust of India (PTI) ahead of his visit to the country starting today.

US navy vessels including the carrier USS Carl Vinson, the guided missile cruiser USS Lake Champlain and the destroyer USS Wayne E. Meyer will pay a friendship port call to Đà Nẵng City from March 5 to 9, Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced.

 Việt Nam lacks necessary mechanisms to enforce provisions on bribery of foreign public officials and officials of international public organisations under the 2015 Penal Code, according to research conducted by Hà Nội Law University with support of United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).

The number of poor households in the country dropped by 1.5 per cent in 2017, according to the Steering Committee on the National Target Programmes.

 Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc directed external work of the Foreign Ministry in its new headquarters in Hà Nội yesterday, wishing that each diplomatic official must be a soldier on external front. 

President Trần Đại Quang and his wife will pay State visits to the Republic of India and the People’s Republic of Bangladesh next month.