Việt Nam News

The National Assembly (NA) yesterday relieved Trương Quang Nghĩa from the post of Minister of Transport and Phan Văn Sáu from the post of Government Inspector General.

 At the fourth plenary session of the 14th National Assembly (NA), deputies said on Wednesday morning’s discussion that several points in the draft Law on Planning needed to be revised to ensure its consistency and feasibility.

 National Assembly deputies urged the Government to continue to clamp down on illegal deforestation during a discussion on the country’s draft revision to the Law on Forest Protection and Development on Tuesday afternoon.

Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyễn Quốc Dũng and his Indian counterpart Preeti Saran co-chaired the ninth political consultation and sixth strategic dialogue at the deputy foreign ministerial level between Việt Nam and India in Hà Nội yesterday.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Việt Nam (CPV) Nguyễn Phú Trọng applauded cooperation between the Vietnamese and Lao Governments at a reception for Lao Deputy Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone in Hà Nội yesterday.

Prime Minister of Lithuania Saulius Skvernelis expressed his desire to enhance people-to-people and cultural exchange, tourism and education cooperation with Việt Nam during a working session with Vice President Đặng Thị Ngọc Thịnh in Vilnius on Monday.

Government inspectors yesterday announced inspection results over a mansion complex owned by Yên Bái Province’s environmental director, accusing him of “dishonesty” for failing to declare thousands of square metres of land in his asset declaration.

Deputy Prime Minister Trương Hòa Bình has assured Lao Deputy Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone that the Vietnamese Party, State and Government give top priority to developing ties with Laos.

The National Assembly (NA) is set to hear reports on implementation of the socio-economic development plan and State spending on the first day of its 4th plenary session that starts today.

The gross domestic product (GDP) of Việt Nam this year is expected to reach 6.7 per cent, perfectly on point with the previously set target.

As Hà Nội continues to grow and attract more investment and tourists, the city should take care to maintain its cultural identity, which is the spiritual foundation for the capital’s development, said General Secretary of the Communist Party of Việt Nam (CPV) Nguyễn Phú Trọng.

President Trần Đại Quang yesterday sent a letter of condolences to President of Portugal Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa over the losses of life and property caused by a forest fire in the central of Portugal on October 15-16.

National Assembly Vice Chairman Phùng Quốc Hiển hosted a reception in Hà Nội yesterday for President of Laos’s State Audit Organisation Viengthong Siphandone.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Việt Nam (CPV) Nguyễn Phú Trọng on Thursday urged HCM City to be proactive in gaining support and assistance from other sectors to achieve stronger growth.

Lao President Bounnhang Vorachith has sent a message of sympathy to Vietnamese President Trần Đại Quang over the loss in human lives and property caused by recent floods.

Deputy Defence Minister Sen Lieut Gen. Nguyễn Chí Vịnh and Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defence for South and Southeast Asia of the US Dr. Joseph Felter co-chaired the Việt Nam-US defence policy dialogue 2017 in Washington DC on Tuesday.

The Party, State and people of Viet Nam always value the comprehensive strategic partnership with China, said the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Việt Nam (CPV) in its message of congratulations recently sent to the Communist Party of China (CPC) on the occasion of the Party’s 19th Congress.

President Trần Đại Quang has requested the Ministries of National Defence and Public Security not to let any unfortunate incidents occur during the APEC Economic Leaders’ Week in the central city of  Đà Nẵng from November 6-11.