Việt Nam News

Defence Minister General Ngô Xuân Lịch met yesterday with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi who said that India wishes to maintain and boost friendship and co-operation with Việt Nam.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc yesterday stressed the importance of preventing State asset losses while State-owned enterprises (SOEs) are equitised and called into question the individual accountability of SOE leaders in deliberately delaying the process.

Party General Secretary Nguyễn Phú Trọng told voters in the capital’s Đông Anh and Long Biên Districts yesterday that the fight against corruption and wastefulness was a hard and long-term task. However, the Party and State would stay the course, he said.

Việt Nam and India on Monday reiterated their desire to improve their bilateral defence co-operation for mutual benefit, peace, stability and prosperity in the Asia-Pacific region. 

President Trần Đại Quang pledged that Việt Nam will encourage its business community to invest in Myanmar, especially in agriculture, fish farming, mining and tourism.

Senior officials from the Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation (APEC) member economies will gather at the Informal Senior Officials Meeting (ISOM) in Hà Nội on Friday to discuss priorities and key activities of the 2017 APEC to be hosted by Việt Nam.

Voters who are members of the armed forces in Military Region 9 put forth a range of opinions about the socio-economic development in the Mekong Delta while meeting with National Assembly deputies yesterday.

National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân and the NA deputies of the Mekong Delta city of Cần Thơ met yesterday with voters in Ninh Kiều and Cái Răng districts to inform them of the outcome of the 14th NA’s second session.

New Zealand has committed to continuing its official development assistance (ODA) for Việt Nam, especially in education, human resources, agriculture and rural development, and climate change response. 

A ceremony was held to mark the 50^th anniversary of a massacre committed by South Korean soldiers in the central province of Quảng Ngãi’s Bình Sơn District yesterday.

The Party Central Committee’s Inspection Commission met in Hà Nội from November 28-30 to discuss and decide disciplinary measures on some individuals for violations related to personnel reception, transfer, and appointment, and award to Trịnh Xuân Thanh, former Vice Chairman of the Hậu Giang provincial People’s Committee. 

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Phạm Bình Minh suggested that Việt Nam and New Zealand forge closer economic and trade ties in order to achieve their bilateral trade targets.

Chairwoman of the National Assembly Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân has told Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro that Việt Nam supports the constitutional government of Venezuela and attaches much importance to developing multi-faceted co-operation with the country. 

Australia continues to see Việt Nam as one of its key partners in Asia-Pacific, Foreign Minister Julie Bishop told Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Phạm Bình Minh yesterday. 

The Hà Nội People’s Court yesterday upheld 20-month jail term for Cấn Thị Thêu from Hà Đông District on charges of “causing public disorder” under Article 245 of the Penal Code.

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said yesterday that he wants stronger cooperation between his country’s Liberal Democratic Party and the Communist Party of Việt Nam (CPV).

National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân reiterated the support of Vietnamese leaders and people for Cuba during her meeting with President of Cuban National Assembly of People’s Power Esteban Lazo in Havana. 

A press conference was held in Hà Nội yesterday to announce President Trần Đại Quang’s 2016 amnesty decisions for offenders serving prison sentences and those having their sentences postponed or suspended.