Việt Nam News

With a strong foundation established over the past 45 years and a common vision for the future, co-operation between Japan and ASEAN countries will reach new heights, said Vietnamese Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyễn Quốc Dũng.

The Party Central Committee’s Inspection Commission has decided to issue a disciplinary warning to Rear Admiral Lê Văn Đạo, former member of the Party Committee and former Deputy Commander of the Việt Nam People’s Navy.

Vietnamese Defence Minister Ngô Xuân Lịch called on parties to work together to solve disputes while addressing the fifth plenary session of the 18th Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore yesterday.

Ministries and Government agencies needed to accelerate reforms and transparency to tackle corruption and solve the difficulties faced by businesses and members of the public.

The 18th Shangri-La Dialogue – the leading security forum of Asia-the Pacific – officially opened yesterday evening in Singapore.

National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân received head of the Cuban Supreme People’s Procuracy Yamila Pena Ojeda in Hà Nội on Friday.

Việt Nam was willing to share its experience with the Ivory Coast in many fields, particularly the building of development strategies, e-government, digital economy and hi-tech agriculture.

 Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc also bemoaned the slow introduction of some legal documents.

UN Resident Coordinator in Việt Nam Kamal Malhotra spoke with Vietnam News Agency about how Việt Nam will have more opportunities to prove its capability and play a more important role in regional and global issues if it is elected to the UN Security Council (UNSC)

National Assembly deputies continued discussing socio-economic development during their working session yesterday with a focus on difficulties and shortcomings that needed to be addressed.

National Assembly deputies on Thursday agreed policies need to be introduced to improve the business environment to facilitate household enterprises.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has said an ongoing visit from Governor of Yunnan province Ruan Chengfa is hugely important for Việt Nam-China ties.

The Vietnamese official stressed the world is entering a new era with a lot of uncertainty in politics, economics and societal issues.

The Government Office of Việt Nam and the French Development Agency (AFD) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on cooperation in e-government development in Hà Nội on Thursday.

Prime Minister of Italy Giuseppe Conte will pay an official visit to Việt Nam during next week, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Although the number of women in policies keeps rising, the percentage of women holding high positions in centre-level State agencies remains low.

On Thursday, Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc called on the Cambodian National Assembly to issue regulations to create favourable conditions for Vietnamese businesses to operate in its country.

Việt Nam’s participation in the International Labour Organisation (ILO)’s Convention 98 on the application of principles of the right to organise and bargain collectively was in line with the Party and State’s guidelines for international integration.