Việt Nam News

The Ministry of Public Security on Thursday announced the arrest of a businessman from the central city of Đà Nẵng for "deliberately revealing State secrets".

People employing under-16-year-old workers can receive an administrative fine or up to 12 years' imprisonment depending on the level of violations.

Following impressive GDP growth of 6.81 per cent in 2017, the government has released a set of measures and priorities to achieve socio-economic development targets in 2018.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has advised the central province of Thừa Thiên-Huế to turn tourism into a spearhead sector to spur its economic development by tapping historical and cultural heritage of its former imperial Huế City. 

The nation’s achievements in 2017 are important prerequisites for Việt Nam to continue implementing successfully the tasks set by the 12th Party Congress, says President Trần Đại Quang.

A Việt Nam-Hồ Chí Minh book room, the first of its kind, was inaugurated in New Delhi, India, on December 29.

Leaders of the Communist Party, State and Government of Việt Nam on December 31 extended their congratulations to their Cuban counterparts on the 59th anniversary of Cuba’s Revolution Day (January 1, 1959-2018).

President Trần Đại Quang has written an article to mark the 50th anniversary of the Mậu Thân general offensive and uprising in spring 1968.

The Vietnam News Agency (VNA) chose the following as the 10 most notable events of 2017

The Supreme People’s Procuracy has issued an indictment for the prosecution of Đinh La Thăng, former Chairman of the Member Council of PetroVietnam, former Minister of Transport and former Secretary of the HCM City People’s Committee, and six accomplices accused of causing losses of VNĐ800 billion (US$35.2 million) as capital contribution to the Ocean Commercial Joint Stock Bank (OceanBank).

President Trần Đại Quang urged the procuracy sector to focus on developing itself and creating a stronger Party organisation while attending the sector’s conference yesterday to launch plans for 2018.
 

All sectors, localities and enterprises should work together to make the country more competitive, Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc said at an online conference yesterday.

The HCM City National University and Laos National University on Friday held a workshop on preserving and promoting traditional cultural values of Việt Nam and Laos, attracting academics from 20 universities and institutions in the two countries.

The Việt Nam – China Friendship Association in HCM City yesterday reviewed its achievements over the last five years and made plans to hold more cultural exchange events, seek more financial resources, and explore more business opportunities between local firms and Chinese partners.

The Government held its annual teleconference with provinces and cities yesterday to discuss implementing Party and National Assembly sociio-economic resolutions and State budget estimates for 2018. 

Cameroon Foreign Minister Lejeune Mbella Mbella has affirmed that Cameroon hopes to bolster co-operation with Việt Nam in trade, investment, agriculture, education, green energy and telecommunications.

The Vietnamese Party, State and people always consider Cuba as their brothers in any circumstance, Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc said while receiving the new Cuban Ambassador to Việt Nam, Lianys Torres Rivera, in Hà Nội yesterday.

Đinh La Thăng, former chairman of the Member Council of PetroVietnam (PVN), will face charges of “deliberately violating State regulations, causing severe consequences” while his subordinate, Trịnh Xuân Thanh, will have the same charges together with “misappropriating property.”