Việt Nam News

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc voiced his hope for stronger trade and investment ties between Việt Nam and Tanzania while receiving two ministers from the African country in Hà Nội yesterday.

The Committees for External Relations of the National Assemblies of Cambodia, Laos and Việt Nam convened their sixth meeting in Vientiane yesterday to discuss how to intensify the legislatures’ supervision over cooperation initiatives in the development triangle region.

Việt Nam’s Party and Government  always create best possible conditions for the Vietnamese and  Lao defence ministries to promote co-operation for political stability and social order and safety in both nation, said Party General Secretary Nguyễn Phú Trọng. 

Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Hồ Thị Kim Thoa has submitted a letter of resignation to the ministry leaders.

Yesterday in HCM City, the National Assembly’s Judicial Affairs Committee opened its 6^th plenary session (lasting 2 days) to discuss reports and proposals from directors of Supreme People’s Procuracies, Chief Justice of the Supreme People’s Court, and amendments to the Judicial Records Act.

With its goodwill, endeavours, enthusiasm and responsibility, Việt Nam has significantly contributed to the achievements of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Phạm Bình Minh wrote in an article marking the group’s 50th founding anniversary.

China’s construction and opening of a cinema on Phú Lâm island in Việt Nam’s Hoàng Sa (Paracel) archipelago violates Việt Nam’s sovereignty over the archipelago, said Vietnamese Foreign Ministry’s Spokesperson Lê Thị Thu Hằng.

Party General Secretary Nguyễn Phú Trọng yesterday suggested Việt Nam and Laos intensify co-operation to tackle urgent renewal issues in either country, especially regarding building of the Party and political system, socio-economic development and international integration.

Mozambique’s Prime Minister Carlos Agostinho do Rosario yesterday urged Vietnamese firms to engage more with his country in the fields of oil and gas, marine transport, and farm produce and seafood process in order to meet the trade targets set by the two countries’ leaders.

Politburo member Trần Quốc Vượng began serving as a permanent member of the Secretariat of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee (CPVCC) yesterday.

The police are stepping up their investigation into the Phạm Công Danh case, announcing yesterday that they were prosecuting a woman for her alleged involvement in the biggest economic case in Việt Nam’s history.

Mozambican Prime Minister Carlos Agostinho do Rosario began a four-day official visit to Việt Nam yesterday at the invitation of Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc.

The Party Central Committee’s Inspection Commission has issued a warning against Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry Hồ Thị Kim Thoa for “serious violations” during the time she served as the top leader of Điện Quang Lamp Company.

Trịnh Xuân Thanh, former Chairman of the state-run PetroVietnam Construction Corporation (PVC), gave himself up to the Investigation Security Agency under the Ministry of Public after nearly one year of evading international arrest warrant, the ministry announced yesterday.

The Investigation Security Agency under the Ministry of Public Security yesterday decided to prosecute six people charged with planning to overthrow the administration in Hà Nội and some other localities.

Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Lê Thị Thu Hằng yesterday stressed that oil and gas exploration and exploitation activities were being carried out by Việt Nam in waters completely under its sovereignty.

The Shah Alam High Court of Malaysia announced on Friday that the trial of Vietnamese citizen Đoàn Thị Hương and Indonesian citizen Siti Aisyah, the suspects in the murder of Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) citizen Kim Chol, will last for 23 days, till the end of this November.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc said on Thursday that Việt Nam would create “all favourable conditions” for Malaysian businesses to invest in the country.