Việt Nam News

Developing smart cities will provide incentives for solving basic urban issues in Việt Nam, an official from the Ministry of Construction (MoC) said at a seminar on smart cities held in Hà Nội on Thursday.

Việt Nam opposes and resolutely rejects China’s unilateral decision to adjust regulations on a fishing break at sea, including some territorial waters of Việt Nam, said the Foreign Ministry’s spokeswoman Lê Thị Thu Hằng.

Republic of Korea (RoK) President Moon Jae-in and Việt Nam Deputy Prime Minister Đặng Thị Ngọc Thịnh on March attended a ground breaking ceremony for the Việt Nam – RoK Institute of Science and Technology in the Hoà Lạc Hi-tech Park.

This year marks a meaningful anniversary for Italy and Việt Nam: 45 years of diplomatic relations. Italian Ambassador Cecillia Piccioni sends Việt Nam News readers a message to celebrate the long-term friendship between two peoples.

A memorial service for former Politburo member and former Prime Minister Phan Văn Khải took place at Thống Nhất (Reunification) Hall in Hồ Chí Minh City and International Convention Centre in Hà Nội today.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Việt Nam (CPV) Nguyễn Phú Trọng will make an official visit to France between March 25-27 and a State visit to Cuba from March 28-30, the CPV’s Commission for External Relations said yesterday.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s official visit to Việt Nam has been rescheduled for March 22-23.

Embassies and representative offices of Việt Nam in foreign countries have held ceremonies to pay tribute to former Politburo member and former Prime Minister Phan Văn Khải, who passed away on March 17 at the age of 85.

Chairwoman of the National Assembly Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân will attend the 138th Inter-Parliamentary Union Assembly (IPU-138) and related meetings in Geneva, Switzerland, from March 24-25 and pay an official visit to the Netherlands from March 26-28.

Former Prime Minister Phan Văn Khải’s State funeral began this morning at Thống Nhất (Reunification) Palace in HCM City.

President Trần Đại Quang yesterday received the Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to Việt Nam Khalid Ibrahim Abdulaziz Shohail Al-Qahtani, who came to say goodbye before ending his tenure.

The visit of the foreign Minister of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov in Việt Nam, which was to begin Monday, was postponed to a later period, according to the Việt Nam's Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Law drafting agencies should ask for more time to prepare documents for laws if necessary instead of trying to complete the process in six months, Minister of Justice Lê Thành Long said at a National Assembly Standing Committee (NASC) meeting yesterday.

The Hà Nội People’s Court on March 19 opened a trial for Đinh La Thăng, former Chairman of the Member Council of the Vietnam National Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam), and six accomplices for their wrongdoings in investing PetroVietnam’s capital in Ocean Bank. 

Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has urged the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and Australia to intensify co-operation and mutual trust in the interest of each side, as well of the region as a whole.

A working group comprised of officials from Việt Nam and China held its ninth round of negotiations on the sea area beyond the mouth of the Gulf of Tonkin, while a working group on co-operation in sea development held its sixth round of negotiations, both in the central city Đà Nẵng on March 15-16.

Hundreds of Russians living in Việt Nam on Sunday voted for the next president across Hà Nội, HCM City and Đà Nẵng.

Officials of Australia and the ASEAN member states signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on strengthening co-operation to counter international terrorism within the framework of the ASEAN – Australia Special Summit in Sydney, Australia on Saturday.