Việt Nam News

The Secretary General of the Communist Party of Việt Nam, Nguyễn Phú Trọng, met French Prime Minister Édouard Philippe in Paris on Monday.

France wants to strengthen the strategic partnership with Việt Nam, French President Emmanuel Macron said while holding talks with the General Secretary of the Communist Party of Việt Nam (CPV) Central Committee Nguyễn Phú Trọng in Paris yesterday.

 

The Vietnam Fisheries Society (VINAFIS) has protested China’s unilateral decision to ban fishing in the East Sea, saying it has no validity.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has urged Japan’s Mitsubishi Corporation to expand investment in infrastructure, airport transport, seaports and energy, especially renewable energy, in Việt Nam.

Party General Secretary Nguyễn Phú Trọng has urged Việt Nam and France to bring their co-operation, especially in trade and investment, on par with their political ties.

Việt Nam attaches great importance to relations and co-operation with the Netherlands, seeing it as a “significant and effective relation” between Việt Nam and a European country.

National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân highlighted the development of Việt Nam-Netherlands co-operation in all areas over the past 45 years while addressing a ceremony in The Hague yesterday.

The Ministry of Justice must continue to review business conditions and eliminate overlapping and unnecessary regulations, said Minister and Chairman of the Office of the Government Mai Tiến Dũng during a meeting yesterday between the Government’s working group and the ministry.

 The investigative police unit of the Ministry of Public Security yesterday searched the Hồ Chí Minh branch of the Vietnam Export Import Bank (Eximbank) and arrested two bank staff.

National Assembly (NA) Chairwoman Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân advocated stronger cooperation between Việt Nam and the Netherlands to develop seaports.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Việt Nam (CPV) Nguyễn Phú Trọng yesterday expressed his delight at visiting France’s Choisy Le Roi City, which witnessed negotiations on the Paris Agreement on ending the war and restoring peace in Việt Nam from May 1968 to March 1973. 

Chairwoman of the Vietnamese National Assembly Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân attended the general debate on migrants and refugees of the 138th Inter-Parliamentary Union Assembly held in Geneva, Switzerland on Sunday.

Chairwoman of the National Assembly Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân said that the Vietnamese legislature has regarded joining the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)’s activities as an important task in its multilateral parliamentary diplomacy in order to promote and protect Việt Nam’s interests.

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Phạm Bình Minh and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov agreed on measures to boost bilateral ties during their talks in Hà Nội yesterday.

Cultural exchanges play an important role in boosting Việt Nam-Japan relations, Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc told Special Advisor to the Japanese Cabinet Isao Iijima.

National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân leaves for Europe this morning to attend the assembly meeting of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) and pay an official visit to the Netherlands. She will travel in Europe until March 30^th.

Việt Nam and the Republic of Korea (RoK) have agreed to lift two-way trade to US$100 billion by 2020 during talks in Hà Nội yesterday between President Trần Đại Quang and RoK President Moon Jae-in.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Nguyễn Phú Trọng hosted a reception in Hà Nội yesterday for President Moon Jae-in of the Republic of Korea, during which the host highlighted the significance of Moon’s current visit to Việt Nam.