President urges thorough preparation for APEC 2017

President Trần Đại Quang on Thursday urged the National Committee for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum to forge ahead with thorough preparations for the upcoming events of APEC Year 2017 being hosted by Việt Nam. He spoke at the committee’s eighth plenary session held in Hà Nội.

Help needed for victims of wartime UXO

Providing simple jobs in animal husbandry and rattan product making must be prioritised in the scheme to help people injured by unexploded wartime ordnance.

Breakthrough solutions needed: NA

The third plenary session of the 14th National Assembly (NA) wrapped up yesterday after one month of working, marked by a busy law-making agenda.

VFF launches 13th Journalism Award

The Việt Nam Fatherland Front Central Committee of (VFF) has launched the 13th journalism award for the Cause of Great National Unity.

President meets Haitian top legislator

President Trần Đại Quang has asserted that Việt Nam wishes to develop friendship and all-around cooperation with friendly nations in Latin America and the Caribbean, including Haiti. 

PM calls for strong practical, effective ties with Haiti

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc told President of the Senate of Haiti Youri Latortue during a reception in Hà Nội yesterday that the Vietnamese Government wishes to push forward practical and effective ties with the Haitian Government. 

NA passes Guard Force, arms bills

National Assembly (NA) deputies yesterday passed revised laws on the Guard Force and on the management and use of weapons, explosive materials and support tools.

NA adopts changes to 2015 Penal Code

Teenagers between 14 and 16 will bear criminal liability for very serious crimes under amendments and supplements to the 2015 Penal Code adopted by the parliament yesterday.

National plan to cope with radiation, nuclear incidents

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has issued a national plan to cope with radiation and nuclear incidents, aiming to set up a system with clear allocation of responsibility as well as management and coordination mechanisms among organisations and individuals involved.

President to visit Russia, Belarus

President Trần Đại Quang and his spouse will pay official visits to Russia and Belarus from June 26 – July 1, the Foreign Ministry announced yesterday

Condolences sent to Portugal over forest fires

President Trần Đại Quang on June 19 sent a message of condolences to his Portuguese counterpart Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa over human and property losses caused by forest fires in central Portugal.

Asia-Pacific reps OK tourism agenda

Tourism ministers and senior representatives of Asia Pacific Economic Co-operation (APEC) yesterday adopted their 2017 high level statement, which focused their deliberations on promoting sustainable tourism for an inclusive and interconnected Asia-Pacific with a view to further enhancing APEC co-operation on sustainable and inclusive development in the region.

Bangladeshi Communist Party leader welcomed in Hà Nội

Head of the Party Central Committee’s Mass Mobilisation Commission Trương Thị Mai has assured President of the Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB) Mujahidul Islam Selim that the Party, government and people of Việt Nam always treasure friendship with the CPB.

Haiti and VN legislative bodies held talks

A high-ranking Haitian delegation led by President of the Senate Youri Latortue, on Monday visited with Việt Nam’s National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân, with a reception chaired by the chairwoman at the National Assembly.

President takes leave of Israeli envoy, hails ties

President Trần Đại Quang received outgoing Israeli Ambassador Meirav Eilon Shahar in Hà Nội on Monday, congratulating her on a successful five-year tenure in Việt Nam during which bilateral ties recorded important strides.

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