Việt Nam News

Việt Nam has proposed four priorities for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum that it is hosting this year: sustainable and inclusive growth, regional economic integration, promotion of small and medium business and improving food security. The goals were laid out yesterday by Vietnamese Permanent Deputy Foreign Minister Bùi Thanh Sơn at the first session of senior APEC representatives in the coastal Vietnamese city of Nha Trang.

Việt Nam resolutely opposes and rejects China’s new regulations on a fishing break at sea, Foreign Ministry’s spokesman Lê Hải Bình has said. 

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc attended a flag-raising ceremony on the navy’s two new Kilo-class submarines in the south central coastal province of Khánh Hòa yesterday.

The State visit to Việt Nam by Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko will be a historical milestone and open a new chapter in the two countries’ friendship and co-operation, says President Trần Đại Quang. 

A conference on investment, trade and tourism promotion held for the first time by the mountainous province of Tuyên Quang yesterday has concluded with investors’ pledging a total of VNĐ18.3 trillion (over US$801 million) into six large-scale projects in this province.

The agenda of the first Senior Officials’ Meetings (SOM1) and related meetings of the Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation (APEC) Forum continued on Monday in Nha Trang City, south central Khánh Hòa province, with a series of events.

President Trần Đại Quang urged the health sector to continue to reform the health country’s healthcare system to provide better healthcare to all in Việt Nam.

 The first ever visit to Việt Nam by a Japanese Emperor and Empress is a historical event of great significance that will reinforce mutual trust and friendship, says a senior Japanese official.

Senior officials from APEC economies, as well as experts and scholars have discussed the possibility of establishing a free trade area of the Asia-Pacific (FTAAP) along with its potential impacts and difficulties facing the process.

The Government Cipher Commission of Việt Nam and the Cipher Department under Cuba’s Ministry of Home Affairs should bolster co-operation, especially in exchange of visits, training, and scientific research.

The theme of universal health coverage and sustainable development as well as five priority areas for discussion and action set by Viet Nam were praised by APEC delegates yesterday.

The Party inspection and supervision must be conducted regularly and thoroughly, ensuring openness and democracy, Party General Secretary Nguyễn Phú Trọng has said.

National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân hosted separate receptions in Hà Nội yesterday for Japanese and Thai Ambassadors to Việt Nam, Umeda Kunio and Manopchai Vongphakdi.

It turns out that the Government Inspectorate (GI), a ministry-level body charged with tackling corruption in state administration, is not immune from wrongdoing.

Several officers found visiting pagodas during work hours have been imposed with various levels of penalties yesterday by the disciplinary council under the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT).

Việt Nam urged "related parties" yesterday to avoid militarisation of the East Sea. It also reiterated its claim to the Trường Sa (Spratly) and Hoàng Sa (Paracels) archipelagoes, and held that all construction and reclamation projects at the two island groups without Việt Nam’s permission are illegal.

The APEC Finance and Central Bank Deputies Meeting (FCBDM) finished the first working day in Nha Trang City, in the central province of Khánh Hòa yesterday.

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