Việt Nam News

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has noted the sound development of the Việt Nam-Republic of Korea (RoK) strategic co-operative partnership, with economic co-operation a highlight.

Poor coordination between the Ministry of Planning and Investment and other ministries and localities is to blame for the late disbursement of public investment, said Deputy Prime Minister Vương Đình Huệ.

 The Secretariat of the Central Committee Communist Party of Việt Nam saw positive results regarding reform measures in Party building and Hồ Chí Minh thought in 10 provincial governments and central agencies, after the body’s top working group concluded its inspections.

 The 23^rd session of the Standing Committee of the 14^th National Assembly kicked off in Hà Nội yesterday to discuss preparations for the fifth meeting of the NA, the supervision programmes of the NA and its Standing Committee and the law and ordinance-building programme next year.

The Vietnamese Office for Seeking Missing Persons (VNOSMP) held a ceremony in Hà Nội on April 10 to celebrate the 45th anniversary of its founding.

A man has been jailed for 13 years for attempting to overthrow the government.

No Vietnamese citizen was confirmed among the victims in the car crash in Münster city in the German west state of Nordrhein-Westfalen as of 22:00 on April 7 (local time), according to the Embassy of Việt Nam in Germany.

Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyễn Quốc Dũng and Secretary of the Indian Ministry of External Affairs Preeti Saran co-chaired the two-day 20th ASEAN-India Senior Officials’ Meeting (SOM) which ended yesterday in Hà Nội.

The Vietnamese Government seeks to create favourable conditions for Singaporean businesses to invest in Việt Nam, particularly in building a hi-tech zone in the central city of Đà Nẵng, said Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc yesterday.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc lauded outgoing Thai Ambassador Manopchai Vongphakdi for fulfilling his assigned tasks during a reception in Hà Nội yesterday.

At the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ regular press conference on April 5, spokesperson Lê Thị Thu Hằng maintained that there are no "prisoners of conscience" in Việt Nam and that no one here is arrested for expressing their beliefs and opinions, but “all illegal activities will be punished by law, just like in every other country.”.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has suggested the Mekong River Commission (MRC) give priority to fully and effectively implementing the 1995 Mekong Agreement and promoting its monitoring and coordinating role in performing the commitments of the MRC member countries. 

Vice President and Secretary General of the Việt Nam Union of Friendship Organisations (VUFO) Đôn Tuấn Phong presented the Medal for Peace and Friendship among Nations to outgoing Ambassador of the Republic of Korea (RoK) to Việt Nam Lee Hyuk in recognition of his remarkable contributions to promoting the two countries’ friendship and co-operation.

The Moscow Conference on International Security (MCIS) has been an important forum contributing to maintaining and promoting peace, stability and security in Asia-Pacific and the world, said Vietnamese Defence Minister General Ngô Xuân Lịch.

The National Assembly’s Judicial Committee held a plenary session on April 5 to examine the draft revision to the Law on Amnesty.

The Hà Nội People’s Court on April 5 handed down a jail sentence of 15 years to Nguyễn Văn Đài for “trying to overthrow the people’s administration” under Clause 1, Article 79 of the 1999 Penal Code.

Six defendants, including members and leader of the Hội anh em dân chủ (Brotherhood for Democracy) went on trial today in Hà Nội for alleged attempts at overthrowing the Government.

The latest revision on the draft law for special administrative and economic zones are considered to have properly absorbed feedback and made changes to several items including planning and special development mechanisms or organisation of the special zone’s government.