Việt Nam News

The 12th Party Central Committee wrapped up its third plenum in Hà Nội yesterday after four days, completing all its set objectives.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has asked all relevant agencies and local authorities to fast track the disbursement of public investment capital to accomplish socio-economic development targets by the end of 2016.

Environmental protection must be the top priority of businesses, Deputy Prime Minister Trịnh Đình Dũng said at a reception yesterday for General Director of Doosan Vina in Việt Nam Jung Yeon-in.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Cambodia has conducted measures to ensure citizen protection following Cambodian forces’ arrest of 84 Vietnamese people on July 1.

Việt Nam will continue to attach importance to developing friendship and cooperation with its traditional friends, including Belarus, President Trần Đại Quang told out-going Belarusian Ambassador Valery Sadokho yesterday.

China’s plan to carry out military exercises in an area that covers Việt Nam’s Hoàng Sa (Paracel) islands in the East Sea (South China Sea)  has once again seriously violated Việt Nam’s sovereignty over the archipelago, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lê Hải Bình said yesterday.

Three former officials of Vũng Tàu City of southern Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu Province have been charged for violating principles relating to land management and conversion for land use purpose.

The 12th Party Central Committee opened its third meeting in Hà Nội this morning under the chair of Party General Secretary Nguyễn Phú Trọng.

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Phạm Bình Minh offered condolences to Bangladeshi Foreign Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali over the heavy loss of life in a terror attack in the capital city Dhaka.

On Saturday Deputy Prime Minister Vương Đình Huệ asked the finance sector to adopt drastic measures to ensure a balanced State budget and to meet State budget collection targets set by the National Assembly (NA) for 2016.

Việt Nam hopes the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) will issue a fair and objective decision on a petition filed by the Philippines contesting China’s claims to disputed areas in the East Sea (South China Sea), creating a foundation to peacefully handle disputes in that region.

The National Assembly has issued a resolution to delay the implementation of the Penal Code 2015 and several other laws until the Law on the amendments and supplements to a number of articles in the code becomes effective, announced the President’s Office during a press conference in Hà Nội yesterday.

Party General Secretary Nguyễn Phú Trọng, speaking at a farewell reception in Hà Nội yesterday for the World Bank’s Country Director for Việt Nam praised Victoria Kwakwa’s attainments during her seven-year term.

President Trần Đại Quang has cabled a message of condolence to his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan over the recent terrorist attack at Ataturk Airport in Istanbul city.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc, speaking at the start of a two-day Cabinet meeting yesterday, urged officials to ensure the speedy formulation of high quality legal documents, after presentation of a Ministry of Justice report on the implementation of the Government’s law and ordinance programme.

Việt Nam vehemently condemns the suicide bombing and gun attack at Istanbul’s Ataturk airport on Tuesday, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lê Hải Bình said today.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc yesterday held separate meetings with the Ambassadors of Sweden and Myanmar, Camilla Mellander and Win HLaing, who came to say goodbye at the end of their tenures in Việt Nam.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has asked the People’s Public Security force to focus on enhancing capacity in controlling, analysing and forecasting security situations to give timely advice to the Party and State on policies and measures to protect social security and socio-economic development.