Việt Nam News

The Party and Government of Việt Nam consistently pursue the goal of stabilising macro-economy, heed growth quality, and accelerate economic restructuring, especially bad debts and banking system, head of the Party Central Committee’s Economic Commission Nguyễn Văn Bình said.

Irish President Michael D. Higgins tells Vietnam News Agency’s Phạm Diễm Quỳnh on the eve of his state visit to Việt Nam that the two countries have in common their past independence struggles as well as the current challenge of forging an equitable growth model.

Application of a uniform standard not tailored to meet specific needs of communities is limiting the success of the nation’s rural development programme, National Assembly deputies said yesterday.

President Trần Đại Quang has urged the northern mountainous province of Lạng Sơn to fully tap its potential and strengths to develop border trade, services, tourism, agro-forestry and its rural economy. 

Vietnamese Ambassador to Kuwait Nguyễn Hồng Thao was officially elected a member of the UN International Law Commission (ILC), Vietnam News Agency reported.

Việt Nam welcomes Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s decision settling a dispute over 17 detained Vietnamese fishermen in line with the strategic partnership between the two countries, Foreign Ministry Spokesman Lê Hải Bình said at a regular press conference in Hà Nội yesterday. 

The Party Central Committee (PCC)  Secretariat yesterday ordered disciplinary action against the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) and former Minister Vũ Huy Hoàng, accused of abusing his authority.

President of Ireland Michael D. Higgins and his spouse will pay a State-level visit to Việt Nam from November 5-11. 

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc told European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development Phil Hogan that Việt Nam wants to sign a free trade agreement (FTA) with the European Union (EU) soon. 

Vietnamese police yesterday detained blogger HonHai for distributing anti-state information, an official has confirmed.

Việt Nam is determined to renew itself, focusing on building an incorruptible and constructive Government to serve the people and businesses, Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc said yesterday.

The Government Inspectorate (GI) concluded its inspections of three biofuel (ethanol) projects with capital investment from state-owned giant PetroVietnam (PVN) and its member companies. The Ministry of Public Security (MoPS) was then called on to handle violations occurring in the three projects.

The National Assembly (NA) was growing restless against the tremendous losses of state-owned enterprises (SOEs) which were posing risks to the Government's ambitious plan to restructure the economy.

Australian warship Hmas Warramunga docked at the Cam Ranh International Port in Khánh Hòa Province yesterday, starting a six-day technical visit. 

Hundreds of workers from a textile company in Thuận An town in Bình Dương Province were rushed to hospitals and clinics yesterday evening for suspected food poisoning.

The cities of HCM and Seoul on Monday signed an agreement to foster friendship and co-operative relations in multiple sectors.

The second session of the National Assembly yesterday continued with debates on a five year financial plan, targets and orientation for the mobilisation and use of public investment loans as well as public debt management during 2016-2020.

National Assembly deputies stressed the need to clarify responsibilities in the management of public assets when discussing the revised draft law on managing and using State assets yesterday.