Việt Nam News

Vietnamese authorities and media outlets are willing to provide all possible support for the operation of Agence France-Presse in the country, President Trần Đại Quang said on Thursday at a Hà Nội reception for the chairman and CEO of the French news agency, Emmanuel Hoog.

Việt Nam has protested against a live-fire military drill conducted this week by Taiwan in the Trường Sa archipelago, demanding that it refrain from repeating such activity, Foreign Ministry spokesman Lê Hải Bình said on Thursday.

President Trần Đại Quang told President of the Swiss Council of States Ivo Bischofberger that Việt Nam always attaches great importance to reinforcing and promoting the sound relationship with Switzerland during their meeting in Hà Nội yesterday.

Leaders of six provinces on Tuesday sat down with relevant ministers to talk about the construction of a coastal highway route, the detailed plan for which was approved back in 2010.

National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân has expected Switzerland to continue encouraging its businessmen to invest in Việt Nam especially in the fields of finance, banking, insurance, high technology, manufacturing, pharmaceutical industry, agricultural production, tourism, hotel and hospitality.

President Trần Đại Quang yesterday asked the Hyundai group to support its Vietnamese partner in personnel training and technology transfer, and increase the localisation rate of its products made in Việt Nam.

The Supreme People’s Court yesterday looked into issues relating to the draft law revising the 2015 Penal Code, including the scope of criminal responsibility by those aged 14 to 16 and the criminal liability of adults in commerce.

President of the Council of States of Switzerland Ivo Bischofberger arrived in Hà Nội yesterday to begin his official visit till March 31 at the invitation of Chairwoman of the National Assembly Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân. 

Việt Nam will welcome and create favourable conditions for Indian firms to join programmes and projects on information technology in Việt Nam, Minister of Information and Communications Trương Minh Tuấn said.

The Surpreme People’s Procuracy has made a request to amend the Penal Code to facilitate investigation and legal proceedings with child sex abuse suspects.

Việt Nam will host the ASEM (Asia-Europe Meeting) Conference on Innovative Education and Human Resource Building this week in Huế City, said Trần Ngọc An, head of the Foreign Ministry’s Multilateral Economic Deparment.

Party General Secretary Nguyễn Phú Trọng underscored the importance of Việt Nam-Laos traditional friendship, special solidarity and comprehensive cooperation during his reception in Hà Nội yesterday for Secretary of the Party Committee and Governor of Laos’ Vientiane capital Sinlavong Khoutphaythoune. 

Today, the European Union will mark 60 years since the Rome Treaties were signed, the first step towards a united Europe. Since the birth of the European Communities in 1957, the citizens of our member states have enjoyed six decades of unprecedented peace, prosperity and security.

The majority of the Standing Committee of the Party Committee of the Petro Viet Nam (PVN) Group voted to cancel the reward decisions of Petro Viet Nam Construction Joint Stock Corporation and its former chairman, Trịnh Xuân Thanh.

The World Bank (WB) will earmark US$1.8 billion for Việt Nam in 2017 to support the nation’s poverty reduction, water resource management, agricultural development and urban improvement efforts.

President of the Council of States of Switzerland Ivo Bischofberger will make an official visit to Việt Nam between March 28 and 31 at the invitation of National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân. 

Việt Nam and Singapore will boost economic connectivity and set new, creative directions for co-operation to keep pace with the ongoing technological revolution, the Prime Ministers of both countries agreed yesterday.
 

Cuba wants to further strengthen its special relations and defence ties with Việt Nam, visiting Minister of Revolutionary Armed Forces (FAR) of Cuba Senior Lieut. Gen. Leopoldo Cintra Frias told Party General Secretary Nguyễn Phú Trọng yesterday.