NA worried about admin inertia, growth quality

National Assembly deputies raised a host of concerns on Thursday, including the failure to nip wrongful appointments in the bud, the quality of growth and healthcare services, and relevance of training given to workers.

Agriculture leads all exports

 Việt Nam’s agricultural production not only met domestic demand, but was exported to 180 countries, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyễn Xuân Cường told the National Assembly meeting in Hà Nội yesterday.

APEC moves to save forests

Ministers from  APEC member economies are stepping up their push to salvage most of  the world’s dwindling forests and the livelihoods of millions of people who depend on tree resources.

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Party chief receives China envoy

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Việt Nam (CPV) Nguyễn Phú Trọng hosted a reception in Hà Nội yesterday for Song Tao, special envoy of General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Xi Jinping.

NA Chair visits top Lao leader

Việt Nam’s National Assembly (NA) will work with the Vietnamese Government and Lao partners to carry out the Lao NA House project whose construction began in Vientiane yesterday, said a top legislator.

Chinese Party chief receives Vietnamese Party leader’s special envoy

General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee Xi Jinping on Monday received in Beijing Hoàng Bình Quân, head of the Communist Party of Việt Nam (CPV) Central Committee’s Commission for External Relations and special envoy of the Party General Secretary Nguyễn Phú Trọng.

Agro-forestry SOEs to be audited in 2019: Deputy PM

A thorough audit of all State-owned agricultural businesses will be carried out in 2019 following next year’s concentrated restructuring efforts, so as to identify underperforming firms and other issues facing the sector.

NA discusses new airport, competition law

 The National Assembly (NA) yesterday discussed a Government feasibility study on the acquisition of land for the construction of Long Thành International Airport in Đồng Nai Province.

PM calls for RoK to assist VN in police training

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has called on the South Korean National Police Agency (KNPA) to enhance training co-operation with Việt Nam and help the Southeast Asian country improve its police force’s professional capacity. 

VN gets new transport minister and chief inspector

The National Assembly (NA) on Thursday afternoon voted in a majority, approving the appointment of new Minister of Transport, Nguyễn Văn Thể, and the Government Inspector General, Lê Minh Khái.

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