Việt Nam News

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc yesterday chaired a meeting between the Government and 63 provinces and cities to scrutinise socio-economic performance in 2016, and discuss key tasks and measures for 2017.

The fifth defence policy dialogue between Việt Nam and the Republic of Korea (RoK) took place in Hà Nội yesterday. 

A workshop was opened in Hà Nội yesterday with a view to beefing up economic cooperation between Việt Nam and China.

The Việt Nam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST) should spend more time applying scientific achievements to reality, especially in production, business and start-ups.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc urged the Việt Nam Academy of Social Sciences (VASS) to become a trustworthy organisation to solve social concerns during a conference in Hà Nội yesterday to launch its tasks for 2017.

Deputy Prime Minister Trương Hòa Bình has requested the Ministry of Home Affairs (MoHA) to press ahead with reducing the size of its workforce and eradicating family member employment and appointments to promote staff performance.

The Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs will continue its close co-operation with its Lao counterpart to keep solidifying the two countries’ special relationship for the sake of their peoples and the success of their respective revolutionary causes.

The police must be the core force to ensure national security, social order and safety in any circumstances, Party General Secretary Nguyễn Phú Trọng underscored while addressing the 72nd national police conference in Hà Nội yesterday.

Chief of the Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) cabinet Mam Sarin has proposed leaders of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) and the CPP sign a new bilateral cooperation agreement for the 2017-18 period.

President Trần Đại Quang today sent a message of sympathy to his Russian counterpart V. Putin over the airplane accident the day before. 

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has proposed that the Lao National Mekong Committee continue working with Việt Nam to monitor the practical impact of hydropower plants on the trans-boundary river and protect its environment.

The Red River Delta province of Hải Dương held a ceremony on Saturday to mark 20 years of its re-establishment and received an Independence Order first class for its outstanding achievements. 

Deputy Prime Minister Vương Đình Huệ has lauded the northern mountainous province of Thái Nguyên’s conditions for tourism development, particularly Núi Cốc Lake and the local tea culture. He spoke at a ceremony yesterday to announce a masterplan on developing the Núi Cốc Lake national tourist area.

Experts debated last week whether the Law on Mineral Resources (LoMR) should be amended, with some arguing that several of its articles are unrealistic.

National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân hosted Ambassador of the Republic of Korea Lee Hyuk and Ambassador of Iran Saleh Adibi in Hà Nội yesterday.    

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has called for the involvement of the entire political system and the public in the fight against drug crimes, which have recently shown complicated developments.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has called on all staff working in the judiciary sector to increase their efforts to produce high quality legal documents for the interests of the nation and people, not for their own or the interests of groups.

The fifth session of the 14^th National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee concluded yesterday with discussion about salaries for cadres and civil servants employed by the State Audit of Việt Nam (SAV), funding for constructions of SAV offices and the use of foreign funds.