Việt Nam News

President Trần Đại Quang thanked Cuban leaders and people for their solidarity and valuable support to Việt Nam over the past five decades during talks with President of the Council of State and the Council of Ministers Raul Castro in Havana today. 

President Trần Đại Quang arrived in Havana yesterday, beginning a three-day official visit to Cuba.

Việt Nam has made effort in protecting wildlife and its intensified law enforcement against traffickers is likely to make the country a role model in the field, said UK Prince William.

Vice President of the German parliament Edelgard Bulmahn said she will advocate the ratification of the EU-Việt Nam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) which she believes will open up new opportunities for economic, investment and trade ties between Việt Nam and Germany. 

President Trần Đại Quang and his spouse will visit Italy from November 21-24 at the invitation of his Italian counterpart Sergio Mattarella, the foreign ministry has said. 

Việt Nam and Japan have agreed to enhance their political trust through the regular exchange of high-ranking visits and meetings in the time ahead.

The appointment of unqualified or unworthy executives to head public organisations heated up yesterday afternoon’s parliamentary sessions as MPs grilled Minister of Home Affairs Lê Vĩnh Tân on staff streamlining and quality of cadres.

President Trần Đại Quang yesterday began his official visit to Cuba from November 15-17 at the invitation of President of the Cuban Council of State and Council of Ministers Raul Castro.

Poor management and planning was blamed for the increased environmental pollution in rural areas, trade villages and industrial zones in Việt Nam, the Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Trần Hồng Hà said at the National Assembly’s Q&A session yesterday afternoon.

The eighth International Conference on the East Sea, themed “Cooperation for Regional Security and Development”, wrapped up in Nha Trang City, the central coastal province of Khánh Hòa yesterday, stressing the need to promote ASEAN’s central role in managing disputes in the East Sea.

Minister of Industry and Trade (MoIT) Trần Tuấn Anh was the first Cabinet member to go before the first 14^th National Assembly hearing session yesterday.

The first question and answer session of the 14th National Assembly (NA) started with a focus on the parliament’s monitoring of the handling of petitions that voters sent to the 11th session of the 13th NA.

The Ministry of Finance was setting a draft on the overall programme of thrift practice and waste combat in 2016 – 2020 period under the decision of the Prime Minister, with specific saving targets in using State budget.

Lawmakers adopted a resolution on the allocation of 2017 State budget with 82.15 per cent of “yes” votes during the on-going second meeting of the 14^th National Assembly yesterday.

President Trần Đại Quang has said he is impressed with the farmers who have turned their on-field experience into valuable ideas and useful equipment to improve their farming activities.

Ministers of Industry and Trade, Natural Resources and Environment, Education and Training, and Home Affairs will appear at the National Assembly (NA)’s question and answer session which is scheduled to last two and a half days from November 15-17.

Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Phong suggested Ireland continue its assistance for Vietnam in education-training and social charity.

Việt Nam strongly protests the use of force by Indonesian forces against Vietnamese fishermen and their fishing vessels, Foreign Ministry Spokesman Lê Hải Bình said yesterday.