Việt Nam News

Collaboration among the three pillars of the ASEAN Community—political security, economics, and socio-cultural issues—determines ASEAN’s success and should be promoted, said Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyễn Quốc Dũng, head of Việt Nam-ASEAN Senior Officials’ Meeting.

Việt Nam and Japan should take the lead in speeding up the signing of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) as the two nations have a strategic partnership, traditional friendship and time-honoured trade, economic and investment ties, said Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc.

A delegation of Hà Nội officials led by municipal Party Committee Secretary Hoàng Trung Hải laid wreaths at the B52 victory monument on Hà Nội’s Khâm Thiên street on December 26.

President Trần Đại Quang has urged the judicial sector to focus on dealing with complaints and denunciations from people and to increase direct dialogues with citizens to prevent prolonged and complicated cases.

Lauding the Central Theoretical Council’s important role, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Việt Nam (CPV) Central Committee Nguyễn Phú Trọng emphasised at its meeting on Saturday in Hà Nội that the council should continue to provide strong theoretical foundations for the building of policies that are consistent with Maxist-Leninist thought, Hồ Chí Minh’s teachings and Socialist ideology.

An increase in social insurance premiums that will accompany new rules that take effect next year will benefit workers, officials claim.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc lauded the effective cooperation between Japanese and Vietnamese businesses as he received the Special Advisor to the Japanese Cabinet Isao Iijima in Hà Nội on Saturday.

Deputy Prime Minister Vũ Đức Đam received Cambodian Minister of Information Khieu Kanharith in Hà Nội on Friday.

The Russian consulate general in HCM City on Friday  expressed the desire to deepen the comprehensive strategic partnership with Việt Nam.

The Hà Nam provincial Appeals Court yesterday upheld the nine-year sentence imposed on Trần Thị Nga for spreading anti-State propaganda.

The United Nations (UN) should build a long-term and comprehensive strategy to prevent conflicts and maintain global peace, said Ambassador Nguyễn Phương Nga, Head of Việt Nam’s Permanent Mission to the UN. 

In a rapidly-changing, complex and unpredictable world, Việt Nam and Laos need to maintain and further develop their long-standing and loyal relations more than ever, said General Secretary of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP) and President of Laos Bounnhang Vorachith on December 21.

National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân spoke highly of the active role and contributions of the Catholic community to the national building and development cause while visiting the Thanh Hóa diocese on the occasion of the Christmas and New Year holidays.

Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Phạm Bình Minh on December 21 held a meeting with President of the Republic of Korea (RoK) Moon Jae-in as part of his three-day visit to the country.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has asked the Air Defence-Air Force to modernise itself by focus on building a strong force in terms of personnel, weapon and equipment.

The General Department of Land Management under the Ministry of National Resources and Environment has decided to launch an inspection into land management and usage in five provinces and cities in 2018, Tuổi trẻ (Youth) newspaper reports.

Police have completed their investigation of fallen political figure, Đinh La Thăng, recommending that he be prosecuted for alleged breaches under his leadership at the PetroVietnam Group (PVN), which led to VNĐ800 billion (US$35.5 million) in losses to the State.

A visit to Việt Nam by General Secretary of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP) and President of Laos, Bounnhang Vorachith, was an important political event and a historical milestone between the two Parties, States and peoples, President Trần Đại Quang has said.