Việt Nam News

The Hà Nội Declaration of a New Vision for Asia –Pacific Parliamentary Partnership, along with 14 other resolutions and the APPF Joint Communique, were approved at the Asia Pacific Parliamentary Forum-26’s final plenary session in Hà Nội today.

Participants at the 26^th Asia Pacific Participants at the 26^th Asia Pacific Parliamentary Forum on Saturday agreed that there is an urgent need for APPF members to establish a legal framework, institutions, policies and priorities for resources to respond to climate change, in line with international treaties, conventions, protocols and agreements.

Chairman of the Parliament of Mongolia Miyegombo Enkhbold and his spouse will pay an official visit to Việt Nam from January 20 to 2

Those entrusted with Party building duties must be brave to stand up to wrongdoings and to protect the right, have the determination to fight against group interests, factionalism, and self-interests, and are “resistant to influence of personal relations.”

Deputy Prime Minister Trương Hòa Bình has asked the Ministry of Home Affairs to build a transparent mechanism for personnel recruitment to draw more talented people to work for State administrative bodies and ensure the supply of high quality public servants.

Government officials and scholars from 22 countries and international organisations gathered in the central coastal city of Nha Trang yesterday to kick off the first activity to implement the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) ministerial statement on cooperation among maritime law enforcement agencies.

Việt Nam plans to maintain dialogue on human rights with certain countries and partners to strengthen mutual understanding, share experiences and open opportunities for bilateral relationships in human rights, said the foreign ministry spokesperson.

President Trần Đại Quang said on Thursday that together with other inter-parliamentary groups, the Asia-Pacific Parliamentary Forum could help promote world development that originated in Asia and the Pacific.

Việt Nam is optimistic about bilateral relations between Việt Nam and the US in 2018, said Vietnamese Deputy Foreign Minister Hà Kim Ngọc at a seminar on Wednesday.

National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân reaffirmed Việt Nam’s consistent policies in prioritising comprehensive relations with the Russian Federation.

More than 350 delegates from member nations have registered to attend the 26th Annual Meeting of the Asia-Pacific Parliamentary Forum (APPF-26), deputy head of the event’s organisation committee announced yesterday.

Defendants in the first-instance trial on several charges of wrongdoings at the State-owned oil PetroVietnam (PVN) group made final statements at the court on Wednesday, expressing regrets and asking for leniency from the judges.

A ceremony was held at the Temple of Literature in Hà Nội on Wednesday to launch events celebrating 45 years of diplomatic ties between Việt Nam and Australia.

The Vietnamese Party, State and army always attach much importance to relations with Laos, said Minister of National Defence Ngô Xuân Lịch, who is visiting Laos from January 15-17.

The 26th Annual Meeting of the Asia-Pacific Parliamentary Forum (APPF-26) will serve as a boost for cooperation in the framework of the Asia - Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) in the parliamentary arena, National Assembly (NA) Chairwoman Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân said.

President Trần Đại Quang hosted separate receptions in Hà Nội on Tuesday for newly-appointed ambassadors of Sudan, Peru, Zambia, Afghanistan, Namibia and Bolivia.

The People’s Court of Nghệ An Province has handed a five-year jail sentence to Nguyễn Văn Oai for “resisting on-duty officials,” and “not serving the sentence” at a second instance trial in Vinh City on Monday.