Việt Nam News

Foreign Minister of Russia Sergey Lavrov gave positive comments on the strategic partnership between Russia and Việt Nam during an interview recently granted to Vietnam News Agency. 

Vietnamese leaders on Saturday sent congratulatory messages to their Chinese counterparts who were elected during the first session of the 13th National People’s Congress. 

 Former Politburo member and former Prime Minister Phan Văn Khải passed away at 1:30 on Saturday in Củ Chi, Hồ Chí Minh City, aged 85, according to the Board of health care services for senior officials.

Deputy Prime Minister Trịnh Đình Dũng on Friday urged for more efforts to create a better life for people who had to relocate for the construction of the Sơn La Hydropower Plant in the northwestern province of Sơn La.

The first ASEAN-Australia Special Summit opened in Sydney on Friday, in the presence of Australia’s Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, and leaders of ASEAN nations including Vietnamese PM Nguyễn Xuân Phúc. 

President of the Republic of Korea (RoK) Moon Jae-in and his spouse will pay a State visit to Việt Nam from March 22-24. 

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc held meetings with Premier Gladys Berejiklian and Governor David Hurley of New South Wales on Friday immediately after he arrived in Sydney, continuing his official visit to Australia.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc and his regional counterparts are expected to gather in Hà Nội this month to attend two development summits, announced the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Thursday.

The Party Central Committee’s Inspection Commission is considering disciplinary action against some top leaders of southern Đồng Nai Province and the Central Highlands’ Đắk Lắk Province for their violations which caused “serious consequences.”

The South China Sea (the East Sea) is one of the richest seas in the world, but its resources are being depleted quickly. According to experts at the second Ocean Dialogue, themed fisheries co-operation, held yesterday in Hà Nội, stakeholders in the sea, including coastal countries and international agencies, must collaborate on safeguarding fisheries.

Prime Minister of Việt Nam Nguyễn Xuân Phúc and Governor-General of Australia Peter Cosgrove hailed the importance of the establishment of a strategic partnership between their countries at a meeting in Canberra on March 15.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc met President of the Senate Scott Ryan and Speaker of the House of Representatives Tony Smith in Canberra on March 15 during his visit to Australia from March 14-16.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc visited the Australian National University (ANU), one of the world’s top research universities, right after his arrival in Canberra yesterday.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc praised efforts by the Australia – Việt Nam Friendship Society (AVFS) to promote friendship and mutual understanding between the people of Việt Nam and Australia while talking to AVFS President Kim Sampson on Thursday. 

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc and a high-ranking delegation from Việt Nam are paying an official visit to Australia and attending the ASEAN-Australia Special Summit from March 14-18.  The two sides issued a joint statement on the establishment of a strategic partnership between Việt Nam and Australia. The following is the full text of the joint statement. 

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc and his Australian counterpart Malcolm Turnbull signed a joint statement on the establishment of the Việt Nam-Australia Strategic Partnership following talks in Canberra, Australia on March 15 as part of the Vietnamese PM’s visit. 

A grand welcome ceremony with cannon salute was held for Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc at the Parliament House on Capitol Hill in Canberra, Australia, on March 15. The Prime Minister was accompanied by his spouse and a high-level Vietnamese delegation.

 The draft amendments to the Competition Law and Law on Higher Education were discussed at the ongoing 22nd sitting of the Standing Committee of the 14^th National Assembly yesterday.