Việt Nam News

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc will pay a working visit to Japan from May 26-28, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced yesterday.

Nearly 70 million Vietnamese are eligible to go voting in the upcoming big Sunday, according to the National Election Council (NEC) yesterday.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc delivered a speech at the Commemorative Summit marking the 20th anniversary of the ASEAN-Russia dialogue partnership in Sochi, Russia yesterday, affirming Vieät Nam’s stance on reinforcing the ASEAN-Russia ties in a practical and effective manner.

Việt Nam's party, state and government continue to regard Russia as a significant strategic priority in its diplomatic policy of multilateralisation and international integration, Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc said.

 President Trần Đại Quang called on the World Bank (WB) to fulfill its coordination role and to mobilise more financial support to help Việt Nam deal with challenges hindering its integration and socioeconomic development, especially climate change response, renewable energy development, health care, and education. 

The Chief Representative of the Japan International Co-operation Agency (JICA), Yasuo Fujita, has proposed measures to help the Vietnamese Government use official development assistance for public-private partnership (PPP) projects.

President Trần Đại Quang visited the Việt Nam Academy of Social Sciences and Việt Nam Academy of Science and Technology yesterday.

 Việt Nam will create favourable conditions for Brunei enterprises that wish to invest in the country, President Trần Đại Quang has said.

Preparations for the national election slated for this Sunday are nearly complete, said Deputy Minister of Home Affairs Trần Anh Tuấn. 

Representatives from the Party Central Committee, the president, members of the National Assembly, Government employees and Việt Nam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee members visited the Mausoleum of Hồ Chí Minh in Hà Nội yesterday in commemoration of the President’s 126th birth anniversary (May 19, 1890-2016). 

The outcomes of Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc’s three-day official visit to Russia from Monday are believed to have created new momentum for a comprehensive strategic partnership between Việt Nam and Russia.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc asked Vietnamese and Russian firms to raise two-way trade to US$10 billion by 2020 during a business forum in Moscow yesterday.

President of the Việt Nam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee Nguyễn Thiện Nhân yesterday visited the Việt Nam Buddhist Sangha (VBS)’s Executive Council on the occasion of Buddha’s 2,560th birthday.

Việt Nam adamantly opposes China’s fishing suspension – a void decision – in the East Sea, Foreign Ministry Spokesman Lê Hải Bình has said.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc asked the Vietnamese and Russian legislative bodies to enhance co-operation in the international arena during a meeting with the Speaker of Russia’s State Duma, Sergei Naryshkin, in Moscow yesterday. 

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc begins his official visit to Russia today at the invitation of Russian President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev.

Ambassador Nguyễn Trung Thành, Việt Nam’s permanent representative to the United Nations (UN), rejected the inaccurate, biased and unverified information provided by the spokesperson of the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCR) last Friday.

 President Trần Đại Quang has urged enterprises to push ahead with business restructuring and the application of advanced science and technology to improve their management capacity, productivity and competitive edge.