Việt Nam News

Việt Nam and New Zealand on Thursday affirmed their determination to raise two-way trade to US$1.7 billion by 2020 during Deputy Prime Minister Vương Đình Huệ’s working visit to New Zealand.

A grand ceremony was held on Thursday morning to honour and commemorate fallen soldiers, war invalids and others who devoted their lives to national freedom.

Deputy Prime Minister Vương Đình Huệ arrived in Wellington yesterday, starting his three-day official visit to New Zealand at the invitation of his counterpart Paula Bennett.

Nat­ional Assembly Chairwoman Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân visited and presented gifts to policy beneficiary families in HCM City’s outlying district of Củ Chi yesterday on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the War Invalids and Martyrs Day (July 27). 

Việt Nam and Australia yesterday agreed on measures to reinforce their comprehensive partnership in politics, economy-trade, agriculture, development assistance, education-training, science-technology-renovation, tourism and people-to-people contacts.
 

Việt Nam wishes to strengthen partnership with Russia in an extensive and effective manner to bring benefits to both countries, stated President Trần Đại Quang at a reception for visiting Secretary of the Security Council of Russia General Nikolai Patrushev in Hà Nội yesterday. 

The People’s Court of the northern province of Hà Nam on Tuesday gave a jail sentence of nine years to Trần Thị Nga convicted of conducting anti-State propaganda. The court also imposed five years of house arrest to be served following the prison term.

Central Nghệ An Province Police on Monday detained Lê Đình Lượng of Yên Thành District for allegedly carrying out activities aimed at overthrowing the people’s government.

Party Secretary General Nguyễn Phú Trọng yesterday hailed the on-going visit by the Bangladeshi Parliament Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury a significance to the bilateral relationship.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc on Saturday attended a meeting reviewing the 20-year implementation of policies towards revolutionary contributors in the central province of Quảng Nam, home to the biggest number of contributors in Việt Nam.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc toured a variety of pilot projects in the central province of Ha Tinh yesterday, praising their success and urging authorities to replicate these models to improve incomes and services.

Party General Secretary Nguyễn Phú Trọng has sent a message to Cambodia’s King Norodom Sihamoni, expressing his thanks for the warm welcome given to him by the King, the country’s leaders and people.

The Government Inspectorate (GI) has released findings of egregious wrongdoing in the implementation of a number of BT (Build-Transfer) and BOT (Build-Operate-Transfer) infrastructure and environmental projects in Hà Nội City.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has asked the southern province of Bà Rịa – Vũng Tàu to review socio-economic targets for higher and more comprehensive growth in 2017.

Việt Nam and Bangladesh have agreed to lift two-way trade to US$1 billion, said President Trần Đại Quang during talks with the Bangladeshi parliament speaker yesterday.

Deputy Prime Minister Vương Đình Huệ and leader of the ruling Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) Megawati Soekarnoputri have agreed to continue deepening ties between the two countries through high-level visits and meetings, and fostering partnership in all channels of party, state, government, parliament and people-to-people contacts.

The Ministry of Affairs is working to clarify details on the case of two Vietnamese teenagers reportedly missing in the United Kingdom, said ministry spokeswoman Lê Thị Thu Hằng on Thursday.

The visit by Party General Secretary Nguyễn Phú Trọng offers Việt Nam and Cambodia a chance to chart a new course for their relationship, said Cambodia’s Prime Minister Samdech Hun Sen at his meeting with the Vietnamese leader in Phnom Penh on Thursday.