Việt Nam News

President Trần Đại Quang has written an article to mark the 50th anniversary of the Mậu Thân general offensive and uprising in spring 1968.

The nation’s achievements in 2017 are important prerequisites for Việt Nam to continue implementing successfully the tasks set by the 12th Party Congress, says President Trần Đại Quang.

A Việt Nam-Hồ Chí Minh book room, the first of its kind, was inaugurated in New Delhi, India, on December 29.

Leaders of the Communist Party, State and Government of Việt Nam on December 31 extended their congratulations to their Cuban counterparts on the 59th anniversary of Cuba’s Revolution Day (January 1, 1959-2018).

The Vietnam News Agency (VNA) chose the following as the 10 most notable events of 2017

The Supreme People’s Procuracy has issued an indictment for the prosecution of Đinh La Thăng, former Chairman of the Member Council of PetroVietnam, former Minister of Transport and former Secretary of the HCM City People’s Committee, and six accomplices accused of causing losses of VNĐ800 billion (US$35.2 million) as capital contribution to the Ocean Commercial Joint Stock Bank (OceanBank).

President Trần Đại Quang urged the procuracy sector to focus on developing itself and creating a stronger Party organisation while attending the sector’s conference yesterday to launch plans for 2018.
 

All sectors, localities and enterprises should work together to make the country more competitive, Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc said at an online conference yesterday.

The HCM City National University and Laos National University on Friday held a workshop on preserving and promoting traditional cultural values of Việt Nam and Laos, attracting academics from 20 universities and institutions in the two countries.

The Việt Nam – China Friendship Association in HCM City yesterday reviewed its achievements over the last five years and made plans to hold more cultural exchange events, seek more financial resources, and explore more business opportunities between local firms and Chinese partners.

The Government held its annual teleconference with provinces and cities yesterday to discuss implementing Party and National Assembly sociio-economic resolutions and State budget estimates for 2018. 

Cameroon Foreign Minister Lejeune Mbella Mbella has affirmed that Cameroon hopes to bolster co-operation with Việt Nam in trade, investment, agriculture, education, green energy and telecommunications.

The Vietnamese Party, State and people always consider Cuba as their brothers in any circumstance, Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc said while receiving the new Cuban Ambassador to Việt Nam, Lianys Torres Rivera, in Hà Nội yesterday.

Đinh La Thăng, former chairman of the Member Council of PetroVietnam (PVN), will face charges of “deliberately violating State regulations, causing severe consequences” while his subordinate, Trịnh Xuân Thanh, will have the same charges together with “misappropriating property.”

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc yesterday urged newly-accredited US Ambassador to Việt Nam, Daniel Kritenbrink, to promote the exchange of high-level delegations and prompt the US Government to actively handle issues proposed by Việt Nam to develop bilateral relations.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Việt Nam Central Committee Nguyễn Phú Trọng has requested the army maintain its core role in providing for the defence and security of all people.

Collaboration among the three pillars of the ASEAN Community—political security, economics, and socio-cultural issues—determines ASEAN’s success and should be promoted, said Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyễn Quốc Dũng, head of Việt Nam-ASEAN Senior Officials’ Meeting.

Việt Nam and Japan should take the lead in speeding up the signing of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) as the two nations have a strategic partnership, traditional friendship and time-honoured trade, economic and investment ties, said Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc.