Việt Nam News

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc yesterday held a meeting with 55 representatives of religious organisations nationwide to hear their opinions and proposals in order to better implement the Law on Belief and Religions.

Forest management has failed to meet real demand due to existing shortcomings, urging for the need to amend the 2004 Law on Forest Protection and Development.

Octogenarian war veterans, young people, State leaders and thousands of delegates took part yesterday in a solemn event in Hà Nội commemorating the 70th anniversary of National Resistance Day (December 19) and the fierce campaign against the French in the winter of ’46.

Việt Nam opposes all activities that violate its sovereignty as well as militarise and threaten peace, stability, security, safety and freedom of navigation and overflight in the East Sea (South China Sea). 

 Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has congratulated Ambassador of Timor Leste Jorge Trindade Neves De Camoes on fulfilling assigned tasks during his four-year tenure in Việt Nam. 

Secretary of State at the Polish President’s Chancellery Krzysztof Szczerski has affirmed that Poland highly values Việt Nam’s position in Southeast Asia and wants to foster all-round ties with the country. 

 Ireland will work to push the Việt Nam-European Union free trade agreement, the Irish Ambassador to Việt Nam, Cait Moran, told Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc at a meeting yesterday. 

President Trần Đại Quang has asked World Bank (WB) Country Director Ousmane Dione to work closely with the Government in establishing the two sides’ Partnership Strategy for the coming years.

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen will pay an official visit to Việt Nam from December 20-21 at the invitation of Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced.

President Trần Đại Quang has called for stronger co-operation between Việt Nam and Timor Leste in all fields, especially the economy, trade and investment. 

Party General Secretary Nguyễn Phú Trọng appreciated scientists’ recommendations for Việt Nam’s national development during a reception in Hà Nội yesterday. 

Ministry of Transport (MoT)’s Party Committee has approved, in principle, the dismissal of Trần Ngọc Thành from the position of chairman of Việt Nam Railway (VNR), effective from tomorrow.

Next year will be a landmark in the development of the ASEAN bloc as it celebrates its golden jubilee and 10th anniversary of the ASEAN Charter, Vietnamese officials said yesterday.

Negotiators from Việt Nam and Indonesia met in Hà Nội for the 9th technical meeting on the Delimitation of the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) November 28-29, says a press release made public yesterday.

Việt Nam always considers Japan its top, long-time partner, Party General Secretary Nguyễn Phú Trọng said yesterday.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc received Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem, Chairman and CEO of the DP World Group from the United Arab Emirates, in Hà Nội yesterday, and affirmed that foreign investors play an important role in the Vietnamese economy. 

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc talked on the phone with US President-elect Donald Trump yesterday.

The Ministry of Labour, Invalids, and Social Affairs (MoLISA) has submitted a proposal to the government on amending several labour code provisions, one of which would raise the retirement age, receiving widespread attention of the public.