The People’s Court in the central province of Hà Tĩnh on April 12 handed down a jail term of 9 years, which will be followed by another five-year probation, for attempts to overthrow the people’s administration.
Chairwoman of the Vietnamese National Assembly, Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân, has been awarded the Solidarity Order of the Cuban State Council.
The third Việt Nam-Sri Lanka political consultation took place in Colombo on Wednesday, during which the two sides agreed to roll out measures to improve bilateral ties. Vietnamese Deputy Foreign Minister Đặng Đình Quý and his Sri Lankan counterpart Sumith Nakandala co-chaired the event.
Lawmakers on Wednesday weighed in on the draft amendment to the corruption law, debating whether to apply a 45 per cent tax on the extra personal income that public servants fail to declare.
Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has called on the International Finance Corporation (IFC) to help Việt Nam implementing its national start-up programme, especially projects owned by young people.
Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has noted the sound development of the Việt Nam-Republic of Korea (RoK) strategic co-operative partnership, with economic co-operation a highlight.
Poor coordination between the Ministry of Planning and Investment and other ministries and localities is to blame for the late disbursement of public investment, said Deputy Prime Minister Vương Đình Huệ.
The 23rd session of the Standing Committee of the 14th National Assembly kicked off in Hà Nội yesterday to discuss preparations for the fifth meeting of the NA, the supervision programmes of the NA and its Standing Committee and the law and ordinance-building programme next year.
The Secretariat of the Central Committee Communist Party of Việt Nam saw positive results regarding reform measures in Party building and Hồ Chí Minh thought in 10 provincial governments and central agencies, after the body’s top working group concluded its inspections.
The Vietnamese Office for Seeking Missing Persons (VNOSMP) held a ceremony in Hà Nội on April 10 to celebrate the 45th anniversary of its founding.
A man has been jailed for 13 years for attempting to overthrow the government.
No Vietnamese citizen was confirmed among the victims in the car crash in Münster city in the German west state of Nordrhein-Westfalen as of 22:00 on April 7 (local time), according to the Embassy of Việt Nam in Germany.
Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyễn Quốc Dũng and Secretary of the Indian Ministry of External Affairs Preeti Saran co-chaired the two-day 20th ASEAN-India Senior Officials’ Meeting (SOM) which ended yesterday in Hà Nội.
The Vietnamese Government seeks to create favourable conditions for Singaporean businesses to invest in Việt Nam, particularly in building a hi-tech zone in the central city of Đà Nẵng, said Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc yesterday.
Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc lauded outgoing Thai Ambassador Manopchai Vongphakdi for fulfilling his assigned tasks during a reception in Hà Nội yesterday.
At the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ regular press conference on April 5, spokesperson Lê Thị Thu Hằng maintained that there are no "prisoners of conscience" in Việt Nam and that no one here is arrested for expressing their beliefs and opinions, but “all illegal activities will be punished by law, just like in every other country.”.
Vice President and Secretary General of the Việt Nam Union of Friendship Organisations (VUFO) Đôn Tuấn Phong presented the Medal for Peace and Friendship among Nations to outgoing Ambassador of the
The Moscow Conference on International Security (MCIS) has been an important forum contributing to maintaining and promoting peace, stability and security in Asia-Pacific and the world, said Vietnamese Defence Minister General Ngô Xuân Lịch.
The National Assembly’s Judicial Committee held a plenary session on April 5 to examine the draft revision to the Law on Amnesty.
The Hà Nội People’s Court on April 5 handed down a jail sentence of 15 years to Nguyễn Văn Đài for “trying to overthrow the people’s administration” under Clause 1, Article 79 of the 1999 Penal Code.
