Chinese party official calls for deeper relations with VN

The parties of China and Việt Nam should enhance high-level delegation exchanges, reinforce political trust, promote strategic connectivity and effectively control disputes for healthy and stable ties between the two parties and countries, a senior party official of China has said. 

VN backs India’s Act East policy: NA Chair

Việt Nam always supports the Act East Policy and the increase of presence and connection of India in the Southeast Asia, National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân told Indian President Pranab Mukherjee.

No more “ask and give” in new law

Vũ Quang Các, director general of the Department of Planning Management, under the Ministry of Planning and Investment, speaks to the Bnews/VNA about some key new points in the latest draft of the Planning Law

PM urges Hưng Yên Province reform, growth

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has asked the northern province of Hưng Yên to focus on reforming its administrative system and improving its business and investment environment.

Việt Nam, India to tighten parliamentary ties

Speaker of India’s Lower House Sumitra Mahajan and visiting Vietnamese National Assembly (NA) Chairwoman Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân agreed on the need to enhance parliamentary relations during their talks at the Indian parliament’s headquarters in New Delhi late yesterday.

 

VN sets priorities for APEC 2017

APEC Year 2017 is among focuses of Việt Nam’s external activities in the context of intensive and extensive international integration, stated Deputy Foreign Minister Bùi Thanh Sơn yesterday while chairing the first press conference of Việt Nam on the event. 

NA Chairwoman meets Indian communist leader

National Assembly Chairwoman of Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân met yesterday with the General Secretary of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M), Sitaram Yechury, in New Delhi.

PM urges measures to bolster Malaysia trade ties

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc said he wants Việt Nam and Malaysia to seek measures to boost bilateral trade during his reception for Minister for International Trade and Industry Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamad in Hà Nội yesterday. 

VN-Malaysia trade needs push: President

Việt Nam and Malaysia should work out specific, practical measures to achieve their trade target of US$15 billion by 2020, President Trần Đại Quang told visiting Malaysian Minister of International Trade and Industry, Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed, in Hà Nội yesterday.

Shun factional interests: Deputy PM

Factional interests must be excluded from the process of developing institutions, Deputy Prime Minister Trương Hòa Bình told a meeting of the National Steering Committee for Administrative Reform.

Gov’t offices work to bolster VN-Laos relations

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has proposed the Government Offices of Việt Nam and Laos make more contributions to cementing the traditional friendship, special solidarity, and comprehensive co-operation between the two countries.

Sympathies sent to Indonesia after quake

President Trần Đại Quang and Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc yesterday offered sympathies to Indonesian President Joko Widodo on heavy human and property losses caused by an earthquake in Aceh province. 

Asia-Pacific reps meet in Hà Nội

Senior officials from the Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation (APEC) forum gathered at a conference in Hà Nội yesterday to discuss priority topics and key activities for the 2017 APEC Summit to be hosted by Việt Nam.

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