Việt Nam News

Hà Nội is planning to bring the world-famous Formula One car race to the capital, Government Office chairman Mai Tiến Dũng confirmed on Thursday.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc and his spouse Trần Thị Nguyệt Thu hosted a banquet for ambassadors, charge d’affaires and heads of international organisations in Hà Nội on Thursday, on the occasion of the 73rd anniversary of Việt Nam’s National Day (September 2).

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc suggested New Zealand support Việt Nam to build a value chain for dragon fruit as he received Minister of Agriculture, Biosecurity, Food Safety, and Rural Communities Damien O’Connor in Hà Nội yesterday.

President Trần Đại Quang and his spouse left Cairo on Tuesday afternoon (local time) and concluded his four-day State visit to Egypt. 

The Hà Nội People’s Court on Tuesday began the trial of four former senior members of Petrovietnam Petrochemical and Textile Fiber JSC (PVTEX) on charges of “deliberately violating State regulations on economic management causing serious consequences”.

Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Phạm Bình Minh and Indian Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj co-chaired the 16th Meeting of the Việt Nam-India Joint Committee on Economic, Commercial, Scientific, and Technological Co-operation in Hà Nội on Tuesday.

There is plenty of room for expanding co-operation in science-technology, culture, tourism, and people-to-people exchange between Việt Nam and India, however the two sides should establish appropriate mechanisms to facilitate them, said Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc on Tuesday.

National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân has described the Việt Nam Coast Guard as the core force protecting national security and maritime order and safety.

The Investigation Police Agency under the Ministry of Public Security has begun criminal proceedings against Hoàng Hữu Châu for “swindling to appropriate assets” in the case relating to Phan Văn Anh Vũ (also known as Vũ nhôm).

Việt Nam and Egypt have issued a joint statement during the State-level visit to Egypt by President Trần Đại Quang and his spouse from August 25-28 at the invitation of President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi.

HCM City’s Party Committee Secretary Nguyễn Thiện Nhân on Tuesday met with Damien O’Connor, New Zealand’s Minister of State for Trade and Export Growth, to discuss the development of bilateral relations in trade, investment, education and high-tech agriculture.

 A bust of Juan Bosch (1909 – 2001), leader of the national liberation movement in Latin America and first President of the Dominican Republic, was unveiled at Hòa Bình Park in Hà Nội on Tuesday.

Open, inclusive sea with rule-based order is vital to the prosperity and security of the Indian Ocean region and the Asia-Pacific region, diplomats agreed yesterday in the third Indian Ocean Conference opened in Hà Nội.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Việt Nam (CPV) Central Committee Nguyễn Phú Trọng has urged the CPV and the Dominican Republic’s United Left Movement (MIU) to step up exchanges of delegations.

President Trần Đại Quang held talks with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi yesterday as part of his ongoing five-day State visit to the Arabian country.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc and National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân on Monday sent messages of condolences to the family of US Senator John McCain and leaders of the US Senate over the death of the senator.

Việt Nam and the RoK needed to continue stepping up connections between their ministries, agencies and localities, with a view to lifting two-way trade to US$100 billion by 2020, said Acting President Đặng Thị Ngọc Thịnh during a reception in Hà Nội on Wednesday for Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea (RoK) Lee Nak-yeon.

President Quang and his wife are in Luxor city on his first State visit to Egypt from at the invitation of President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi.