Achieving the target of social insurance for 50 per cent of the country workers within three years will be a formidable challenge, since only 24.6 per cent out of 53 million workers have joined the system so far, according to Bùi Sỹ Lợi, Deputy Chairman of the National Assembly Committee for Social Affairs.
Chairwoman of the National Assembly Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân met with voters in Cái Răng district of the southern city of Cần Thơ yesterday to collect public opinions and petitions ahead of the third plenary session of the 14th legislature.
The Party Central Committee’s Inspection Commission has decided to consider disciplinary action against seven former top executives of the National Oil and Gas Group (PVN), including a member of the Politburo, for causing severe economic losses and negatively affecting the prestige of the Party.
President Trần Đại Quang yesterday met with voters in HCM City’s Districts 1, 3 and 4 to listen to their voices before the upcoming National Assembly meeting next month.
Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc and his Lao counterpart Thongloun Sisoulith have agreed to give the top priority to nurturing the bilateral traditional friendship and special solidarity, regarding this as a vital and decisive factor to ensure the victory of each country’s revolutionary cause.
Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh and Angolan Minister of External Relations Georges Rebelo Pinto Chikoti have agreed to continue seeking specific measures to strengthen ties in prioritised areas and expand affiliation in other promising fields like agriculture, health care, oil and gas, and telecommunications.
Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc and his Cambodian counterpart Samdech Techo Hun Sen yesterday agreed on several measures to strengthen multi-faceted relations between the two countries.
President Trần Đại Quang called on New Zealand to join the economic development in Vietnam via increasing trade and investment during his reception for New Zealand Foreign Minister Muray McCully in Hà Nội yesterday.
Controlling public debt and ensuring stable Budget revenues will be priority tasks for the Government this year, the Prime Minister has directed.
President Trần Đại Quang hailed the visit to Việt Nam by Speaker of the National Assembly of the Republic of Korea (RoK) Chung Sye-kyun on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic ties, as a vivid manifestation of the countries’ strategic co-operative partnership and legislative co-operation, during a meeting in Hà Nội yesterday.
Party General Secretary Nguyễn Phú Trọng wants Việt Nam and the Republic of Korea (RoK) to ratchet up the efficient co-operation between political parties, governments, parliaments, and localities to achieve a more productive strategic co-operative partnership.
National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân hosted separate receptions in Hà Nội yesterday for Australian and New Zealand Ambassadors to Việt Nam, Craig Chittick and Wendy Matthews.
Deputy Director General of the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) Nguyễn Hoài Dương greeted a delegation from the Ministry of Communication and Mass Media of Russia led by its Deputy Minister Alexey Volin in Hà Nội yesterday.
National Assembly (NA) Chairwoman Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân urged her Korean counterpart yesterday to work for additional investments by the Republic of Korea (RoK) in Việt Nam’s transporation infrastructure and boost technology transfer.
Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc visited Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni right after his arrival in the country yesterday.
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Phạm Bình Minh and visiting Foreign Minister of New Zealand Murray McCully have agreed to continue fostering development momentum to lift the bilateral relations to a higher level during their talks in Hà Nội yesterday.
HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam hopes to learn from Singapore’s experience in the management of environment and water resources as well as environmental quality improvement and green city development, stated President Trần Đại Quang.
As part of his official visit to the US, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Phạm Bình Minh held separate meetings on Friday with US Acting Trade Representative Stephen Vaughn and a group of assistants to senators of the Democratic and Republican Parties.
Deputy Prime Minister Trịnh Đình Dũng has suggested Ireland prompt the European Union (EU) to sign and ratify the EU-Việt Nam Free Trade Agreement (UVFTA) and recognise Việt Nam’s market economy.
A visit to Cambodia from April 24-25 by Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc will be his first official trip to the neighbouring country in the post of the Government leader of Việt Nam.
