VN looks to boost farming ties with Madagascar

Việt Nam is willing to work with Madagascar in fields it is strong in and has demand for, such as agriculture, trade and investment, President Trần Đại Quang yesterday told visiting Madagascan Minister at the Presidency in charge of Agriculture and Livestock Rivo Rakotovao.

Vice President leaves for Mongolia, Japan visits

Vice President Đặng Thị Ngọc Thịnh left Hà Nội yesterday for an official visit to Mongolia from May 7-10 with a view to strengthening bilateral economic, labour, education, cultural and tourism ties.

Senior Party official loses Politburo membership

A high-ranking official of the Communist Party of Việt Nam (CPV) has received warning and dismissal from his position as a Politburo member of the CPV’s Central Committee as punishments for his past wrongdoing when he was the head of a national economic corporation.

Inspection teams set up for serious corruption cases

Eight inspection teams have been set up to inspect and supervise the investigation, prosecution and trial of serious corruption and economic cases related to the standing boards of 20 provincial party committees.

2,000 delegates expected for APEC SOM 2

Some 2,000 domestic and international delegates are expected to attend the second APEC Senior Officials Meeting (SOM 2) and related meetings scheduled to take place in Hà Nội and Ninh Bình province from May 9-21, heard a press briefing yesterday.

PM to attend 2017 World Economic Forum on ASEAN

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc will lead the Vietnamese delegation to the World Economic Forum on ASEAN in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, from May 11-12, the Foreign Ministry announced yesterday.

President set to pay State visit to China

President Trần Đại Quang and his spouse will pay a State visit to China and attend the high-level forum on the Belt and Road Initiative from May 11-15, the Foreign Ministry announced yesterday.

Deputy FM suggests ASEAN-US priorities

Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyễn Quốc Dũng proposed several priorities in ASEAN-US cooperation in his speech to the ASEAN-US Special Foreign Ministers’ Meeting held in Washington D.C. on Thursday.

President visits Supreme Buddhist Patriarch

President Tran Đại Quang paid a visit yesterday to Most Venerable Thich Phổ Tuệ, Supreme Patriarch of the Việt Nam Buddhist Sangha (VBS) on the occasion of the Buddha’s 2561st Birthday Festival 2017.

VN objects to China’s East Sea ban

Việt Nam adamantly opposes and rejects China’s unilateral ban on fishing in the East Sea from May 1 to August 16, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lê Thị Thu Hằng told the media at a regular press conference yesterday.

PM asks for detailed plans to hit set targets

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has directed that each ministry and locality must devise a detailed plan to fulfill set targets, in which responsibilities of individuals and units must be specified.

20 nations sign up for climate change meet

Twenty countries registered to participate in the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)’s symposium for the Asia-Pacific region on climate change response to be held in Hồ Chí Minh City from May 11-13, organisers reported yesterday.

Suspect kills self with paper knife: police

The suspect Nguyễn Hữu Tấn had used knife to kill himself in the detention centre of the Vĩnh Long Province Police, the provincial People’s Committee said during a press conference yesterday.

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