HCM City leader welcomes Cambodian Minister of Cults and Religion

HCM City always respects and treasures the sound relations with Cambodia’s ministries, branches and localities, helping consolidate the traditional neighborly friendship between the two countries, said Permanent Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Lê Thanh Liêm.

HCM City treasures ties with Cambodia’s Phnom Penh

HCM City always treasures and will do its utmost to preserve and promote the friendship and comprehensive cooperation with Cambodian localities, including Phnom Penh, Secretary of the municipal Party Committee Nguyễn Thiện Nhân said.

9 sentenced for water pipeline ruptures

All nine defendants in the notorious case of the Đà River – Hà Nội water pipe breakdown yesterday received a cumulative 14-year sentence for their wrongdoings, with three defendants receiving probation.

PM Phúc meets New Zealand Speaker of House of Representatives

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc had a meeting with New Zealand’s Speaker of the House of Representatives Trevor Mallard on March 13, during which both leaders agreed that the two countries’ legislations should maintain traditional cooperation and close coordination at international and regional parliamentary forums.

VN, NZ issue joint statement on advancing comprehensive partnership

Việt Nam and New Zealand on March 13 issued a Joint Statement on advancing the comprehensive partnership toward the strategic partnership during Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc’s official visit to New Zealand on March 11-14. The following is the full text of the joint statement.

PM attends VN-New Zealand Business Forum

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc called for enhanced co-operation between Việt Nam and New Zealand in fields of mutual interest, such as education training, organic agriculture, smart agriculture and infrastructure.

National Assembly scrutinises primary teacher standard

The lawmakers should reconsider the feasibility of a draft regulation asking primary school teachers to have university diplomas given that up to 40 per cent of primary teachers currently fail to meet such requirement, the National Assembly’s Committee for Culture, Education, Youth and Children (CCEYC) said on Monday.

PM Phúc meets mayor of NZ’s Auckland

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has urged New Zealand’s Auckland City to expand its co-operation with Việt Nam, especially in economy and trade, contributing to doubling two-way trade between the countries in the time ahead.

India tourism promotion event held in HCM City

Inviting all Vietnamese citizens to experience the different flavours of Indian culture, cuisine and nature was the theme of a tourism-promotion event that was held by the Consulate General of India in HCM City.

President hosts RoK Foreign Minister

President Trần Đại Quang hosted Foreign Minister of the Republic of Korea, Kang Kyung Wha, in Hà Nội yesterday, expressing his delight at the robust development of bilateral cooperation in a range of areas over the past 25 years, particularly after the two countries raised ties to strategic partnership in 2009.

PM salutes outgoing Chile ambassador

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc hailed outgoing Chilean Ambassador to Việt Nam Claudio Andres De Negri Quintana for his contributions to the Việt Nam-Chile comprehensive partnership at his farewell reception for the diplomat in Hà Nội on Thursday.

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