Deputy PM: Vietnam wants to strengthen ties with Bulgaria

Deputy Prime Minister cum Foreign Minister Phạm Bình Minh has assured Bulgarian leaders that the Vietnamese government and people want to strengthen friendship and cooperation with Bulgaria – a trustworthy friend and partner of Việt Nam over the years.

Top Lao leader pays five-day visit to Việt Nam

General Secretary of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP) and President of Laos Bounnhang Vorachith and his spouse are on a visit to Việt Nam from July 3-7 at the invitation of General Secretary of the Communist Party of Việt Nam (CPV) Nguyễn Phú Trọng and President Trần Đại Quang.

Deputy PM speaks of Việt Nam’s policies in US

 Deputy Prime Minister Vương Đình Huệ spoke of Việt Nam’s socio-economic development and policies during discussions within the Việt Nam Executive Leadership Programme (VELP) in Massachusetts, the US, on June 28-29. 

Conference reviews military, defence work in six months

The Central Military Commission and the Ministry of National Defence held a political-military conference in Hà Nội on Thursday to review the outcomes of military and defence work in the first half of 2018 and launch tasks for the remaining months.

President’s order on promulgation of seven laws

The Office of the President held a press conference on June 28 to announce President Trần Đại Quang’s order on the promulgation of seven new laws – including the new cybersecurity law and six other revised laws on national defence, denunciation, competition, planning, mapping, and physical education and sports.

PM asks for WEF’s support to promote VN’s image

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has expressed his hope that President of the World Economic Forum (WEF) Borge Brende will create favourable conditions for Việt Nam to promote its image and role as the host of the WEF-ASEAN 2018 slated for September 11-13.

Court upholds sentence against Đinh La Thăng in OceanBank case

The Superior People’s Court, an appellate jurisdiction in Hà Nội, on June 26 maintained the charges and upheld the sentences against Đinh La Thăng and five of his accomplices in the case involving the State-owned oil group PetroVietnam (PVN)’s contribution of VNĐ800 billion to the private-owned Oceanbank.

Hà Nội, Vientiane share experience in front activities

Vice President of the Việt Nam Fatherland Front (VFF) Committee of Hà Nội Vũ Hồng Khanh and President of the Lao Front for National Construction (LFNC) Committee of Vientiane Bounthieng Khounsy held talks in Hà Nội yesterday to share experiences in front activities.

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