President to visit Cuba, join APEC forum

State President Tran Dai Quang and his wife will pay an official visit to Cuba from November 15-17 and attend the 24th High-level Week of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Forum in Lima, Peru, from November 17-20.

President: Việt Nam wants to develop stable ties with China

President Trần Đại Quang has reiterated that Việt Nam attaches great importance to developing stable, healthy and sustainable relations with China, and thanked the Chinese Party, State and people for their assistance during the country’s revolutionary stages.

Party chief hosts Chinese chairman

Party General Secretary Nguyễn Phú Trọng suggested Việt Nam and China make greater efforts to implement the common perceptions reached between their senior leaders, maintain regular high-level meetings and discussions, and effectively uphold co-operation mechanisms.

VN-China Youth Festival launched

The third Việt Nam-China Youth Festival kicked off at the Hữu Nghị (Friendship) International Border Gate in Việt Nam’s northern province of Lạng Sơn yesterday, bringing together thousands of young people from the two countries.

Lawmakers adopt 5-year economic plan

State budget overspending will be reduced to below 3.5 per cent of GDP by 2020, while public debts, government debts and the country’s foreign debts will not exceed 65 per cent, 54 per cent and 50 per cent, respectively, of GDP annually in 2016-2020.

Party chief wants robust Ireland ties

Party General Secretary Nguyễn Phú Trọng yesterday called on Việt Nam and Ireland to step up co-operation in many areas including agriculture, clean energy, high technology and climate change adaptation.

Viet Nam, China to increase mutual understanding

The Vietnamese parliament always wishes to promote co-operation with the National People’s Congress of China towards increasing mutual understanding and trust between the two countries, National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân said yesterday.

Hà Nội to crack down on fire hazards

Alarmed by last week’s karaoke bar fire that claimed 13 lives, Hà Nội authorities have issued Document 6737/UBNC-NC, signifying the intention to take a heavy-handed approach to ensure fire safety regulations are closely observed in the capital.

China official visits Việt Nam today

Zhang Dejiang, a standing Politburo member and Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress of China, will pay an official friendly visit to Việt Nam from November 8-11.

VN, Ireland to boost ties

President Tran Dai Quang and his Irish counterpart Michael D. Higgins have affirmed their wish to deepen the friendship and multi-dimensional cooperation between Viet Nam and Ireland in the time ahead.

VN steadfast on economic reforms, IMF delegation told

The Party and Government of Việt Nam consistently pursue the goal of stabilising macro-economy, heed growth quality, and accelerate economic restructuring, especially bad debts and banking system, head of the Party Central Committee’s Economic Commission Nguyễn Văn Bình said.

Ireland, Viet Nam face similar challenges

Irish President Michael D. Higgins tells Vietnam News Agency’s Phạm Diễm Quỳnh on the eve of his state visit to Việt Nam that the two countries have in common their past independence struggles as well as the current challenge of forging an equitable growth model.

Revise rural growth criteria: NA

Application of a uniform standard not tailored to meet specific needs of communities is limiting the success of the nation’s rural development programme, National Assembly deputies said yesterday.

Lạng Sơn should tap its potential

President Trần Đại Quang has urged the northern mountainous province of Lạng Sơn to fully tap its potential and strengths to develop border trade, services, tourism, agro-forestry and its rural economy. 

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