Prime Minister meets voters in Hải Phòng Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc and the delegation of National Assembly deputies from the city of Hải Phòng met with voters in the city’s An Dương District yesterday to inform them of the outcomes of the NA’s seventh session.

NA adopts resolution on State budget final accounts of 2017 The National Assembly passed the Resolution on State budget final accounts for 2017 with 91.53 per cent approval at the ongoing seventh session of the 14th legislature yesterday.

NA Standing Committee opens 32nd session with militias on the agenda

The National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee opened its 32nd session in Hà Nội on Monday under the leadership of NA Chairwoman Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân.

Upholding gender equality at workplace for women to thrive1

Women should be free to choose the job they want to do without being hindered by discriminations on the grounds of their gender or physical capabilities.

VN prioritise legal aid for the poor and vulnerable

Ensuring support and care for people living in poverty and vulnerable groups are always a priority in Việt Nam’s socio-economic development, said deputy justice minister Nguyễn Khánh Ngọc during a joint conference held between the Ministry of Justice and the Delegation of the European Union to Việt Nam on Thusday in Hà Nội.

Cooperation needed to seize corruption assets

Close cooperation among agencies and sectors should be enhanced to effectively acquire assets originated from corruption acts, said Võ Văn Dũng, deputy head of Party Central Committee’s Commission for Internal Affairs.

Spokesperson talks about VN’s human rights achievements

Việt Nam has reported its achievements in guaranteeing human rights in its third-cycle Universal Periodic Review (UPR), the Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Lê Thị Thu Hằng has said.

VN’s implementation of treaty against torture to be reviewed in Geneva

Việt Nam's implementation of the United Nations Convention Against Torture would be examined for the first time by the UN Committee Against Torture in Geneva, Switzerland, next month, according to the Ministry of Public Security.

President welcomes delegates to auditing summit

President Trần Đại Quang received the heads of delegations to the 14th Assembly of the Asian Organisation of Supreme Audit Institutions (ASOSAI 14) in Hà Nội on Wednesday.

Closed trial for Vũ case permissible under law

Vietnam News Agency talks to Đinh Thế Hưng PhD, Head of the Criminal Law Department at the Institute of State and Law, Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences, about cases in which the court may permit a closed trial instead of an open (or public) trial in light of the upcoming trial of Phan Văn Anh Vũ.