Việt Nam News

Party General Secretary Nguyễn Phú Trọng visited the central Laos province of Bolikhamsai which borders Việt Nam’s Nghệ An and Hà Tĩnh central provinces on Saturday.

More than 4,000 offenders who repented their crimes while serving prison sentences are expected to be granted amnesty this year.

Leaders of more than 80 countries, among them President Trần Đại Quang of Việt Nam, wrapped up the 16th Francophone Summit yesterday in the capital of Madagascar, calling for resolution of disputes by peaceful means.

Việt Nam is ready to intensify economic co-operation with Francophone countries and share with them experience in socio-economic development, especially with African nations, President Trần Đại Quang  said.

Viet Nam on November 26 sent a message of condolences  to Cuba over the passing away of revolutionary leader Fidel Castro.

Deputy Prime Minister Trương Hòa Bình has urged relevant ministries and sectors to enhance judicial expertise to thoroughly solve corruption-related cases.

Việt Nam and Laos have issued a joint-statement wherein both sides agree to comprehensively strengthen bilateral relations in all areas across all levels.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc and other National Assembly (NA) deputies of northern Hải Phòng city met with voters of Hải An district yesterday to announce the outcomes of the 14th NA’s second session which just concluded in Hà Nội on Wednesday. 

President Trần Đại Quang arrived in Antananarivo, Madagascar yesterday, beginning his trip to the country to attend the 16th Francophone Summit today and tomorrow, at the invitation of the host country’s President Hery Rajaonarimampianina.

President Trần Đại Quang has proposed that Italia’s Milan city and Lombardy region support the organisation of Vietnamese cultural and art activities in the locality, helping locals in Milan and Lombardy get deeper understanding on Việt Nam and foster friendship between the two countries.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc welcomed French Ambassador to Việt Nam Bertrand Lortholary and the Australian Ambassador Craig Chittick in Hà Nội yesterday.

Foreign Minister Phạm Bình Minh met in Moscow yesterday with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, and the two discussed co-ordination in the oil and gas sector, which they agreed was of strategic importance to both sides.

The Governments of Việt Nam and Laos should help foster bilateral ties, especially in the context of complex regional and global developments.

The leaders of Việt Nam and Laos agreed yesterday that the stability and development of their countries, as well as of their special relationship, is critical to national construction and protection.

A number of bilateral agreements in economic, scientific, and technological co-operation have been signed as Việt Nam and Cuba wrapped up the 34^th session of  the Việt Nam – Cuba Intergovernmental Committee in the Caribbean country on Wednesday (Cuban time).

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Phạm Bình Minh and Russian Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich agreed that the Việt Nam-Russia Comprehensive Strategic Partnership has experienced dynamic development since it was formed in 2012.
 

Pope Francis has welcomed and spoken highly of President Trần Đại Quang’s visit to the Vatican, considering it an occasion for Vietnam and the Vatican to enhance mutual understanding, thereby fostering bilateral ties. 

About half of nationwide communes are targeted to meet new-style rural area standards by 2020, deputies said before the second session of the 14th National Assemly (NA) closed in Hà Nội yesterday.

Legislators adopted the goal as part of a resolution on enhancing the efficiency of the national target programme to build new-style rural areas along with agricultural restructuring.