Việt Nam News

A group of nine lawyers will defend Đoàn Thị Hương as the trial is due to take place on Thursday, said the Vietnamese Embassy in Malaysia.

Việt Nam attaches great importance to developing relations with traditional friends in Central Eastern Europe, with the Czech Republic a prioritised partner. National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân made the statement during talks with President of the Senate of the Czech Parliament Milan Stech in Prague on Wednesday. 

A New Zealand Navy ship (HMNZS Te Kaha), with 177 crew members, arrived at Đà Nẵng’s Tiên Sa Port on Wednesday for a four-day visit to the city.

Việt Nam attaches great importance to developing multifaceted co-operation with its traditional friends in Eastern Europe, including the Czech Republic, said National Assembly (NA) Chairwoman Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân.

President Trần Đại Quang has lauded extended co-operation between Vietnam News Agency (VNA) and Japan’s Kyodo News over the past years, saying that it is in accordance with the Việt Nam-Japan extensive strategic partnership.

General Director of the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) Nguyễn Đức Lợi and President and Editor-in-Chief of Japan’s Kyodo News Masaki Fukuyama have shared their delight at the fruitful partnership between the two sides through the exchange of news, especially those related to Việt Nam and Japan. 

Việt Nam knows that its relations with Japan are becoming increasingly important in the context of rapid global and regional changes, Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyễn Chí Dũng said.

Ship Fuyuzuki of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defence Force docked at Cam Ranh International Port in the south central province of Khánh Hòa yesterday, starting a five-day visit to Việt Nam. 

Personnel work plays a key role in business success, Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc told enterprise leaders on Tuesday at the 10th anniversary of Central Businesses Bloc’s Party Committee in Hà Nội.

A symposium was held in Hà Nội yesterday to collect feedback on a draft law on credit institutions’ restructuring, bad debts settlement and amendments to the Law on Planning.

National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân and Speaker of the Hungary National Assembly Kovér László yesterday co-chaired the opening session of a talk on laws relating to international integration.

National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân met with Hungarian President Janos Ader on Monday as part of her official visit to the European nation. 

Australia will provide AU$25 million (US$18.7 million) to the World Bank over the next four years as part of a joint effort to help Việt Nam realise its economic development plan.

The Central Military Commission met in Hà Nội yesterday to review the implementation of military and defence tasks and discuss their future focus of work.

Việt Nam would like to see increased investment from Hungary into the country in several fields the European nation is strong in, Viet Nam’s top legislator told her counterpart during talks in Budapest yesterday.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc received newly-accredited Myanmar Ambassador to Việt Nam Kyaw Soe Win yesterday, voicing hope that the diplomat would contribute to ties between the countries.

Vice Chairwoman of the National Assembly Tòng Thị Phóng has proposed that the World Health Organisation (WHO) work closely with the Vietnamese Government in efforts to curb diseases and increase the quality of public health care.

The implementation of the free trade agreement between Việt Nam and the Eurasian Economic Union will open opportunities to raise bilateral trade to US$10 billion by 2020, Deputy Prime Minister Trịnh Đình Dũng told Russian Ambassador to Việt Nam, Konstantin Vnukov, yesterday.