Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính (right) meets with Speaker of the Singaporean Parliament Tan Chuan-Jin on Friday morning in Hà Nội. — VNA/VNS Photo Dương Giang HÀ NỘI — Singapore has always been one of Việt Nam’s leading partners in the region. Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính made the statement meeting …
Read More »Former Deputy Health Minister gets four years in prison in fake medicine case
The defendants at the court. VNA/VNS Photo HÀ NỘI — Former Deputy Health Minister Trương Quốc Cường has been sentenced to four years in prison in the first-instance trial of the case relating to the trading of counterfeit medicine labelled ‘Health 2000 Canada’. The verdict cited the official’s lack of responsibility causing serious consequences; …
Read More »UN promises support for Việt Nam’s energy transition scheme
Special Adviser to the UN Secretary General on Climate Action Selwin Hart handed over the letter from UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to Ambassador Đặng Hoàng Giang, Permanent Representative of Việt Nam to the UN. — VNA/VNS Photo HÀ NỘI — The United Nations (UN) has affirmed its willingness to …
Read More »Việt Nam, Singapore to strengthen cooperation ahead 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations
President Nguyễn Xuân Phúc (right) meets Speaker of the Singaporean Parliament Tan Chuan-Jin on Thursday. VNA/VNS Photo HÀ NỘI — Speaker of the Singaporean Parliament Tan Chuan-Jin said Singapore’s Prime Minister wants to visit Việt Nam in 2023 when the two countries celebrate the 50th anniversary of the establishment of …
Read More »Foreign writers passionate about President Hồ Chí Minh’s legacy
Translator Sandra Scagliotti (right). — VNA/VNS Photo HÀ NỘI — Translator Sandra Scagliotti and journalist and writer Hellmut Kapfenberger are among the many foreigners extremely interested in exploring President Hồ Chí Minh’s life and legacy. Scagliotti, from Italy, has been passionate about Vietnamese and President Hồ Chí Minh studies …
Read More »Party inspections enhanced to avert violations
Last month, a meeting of the Party Central Committee’s Inspection Commission, chaired by its Chairman Trần Cẩm Tú, was held. — VNA/VNS Photo HÀ NỘI — Inspection and supervision are a crucial part of Party building, a leadership function and task of the entire Party, which have been stepped up in …
Read More »Việt Nam to host ASEAN peacekeeping meeting
The Vietnamese delegation at the ASEAN Defence Senior Officials’ Meeting (ADSOM) in Phnom Penh. — VNA/VNS Photo PHNOM PENH — Việt Nam will host an annual meeting of the ASEAN Peacekeeping Centres Network (APCN) this September. The announcement was made by Deputy Defence Minister Sen. Lieut. Gen. Hoàng Xuân Chiến who led a Vietnamese delegation …
Read More »Incumbent, former science, health, securities officials disciplined
The 15th session of the Party Central Committee’s Inspection Commission was held on May 16 and 17. — VNA/VNS Photo HÀ NỘI — Disciplinary measures have been issued for current and former officials of the Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST), the Ministry of Health (MoH) and the State Securities Commission of Vietnam …
Read More »Late President Hồ Chí Minh in the hearts and minds of int’l friends
Indian journalist Sandip Hor, Vice Chairman of the Foreign Correspondents’ Association in Australia, during a visit to President Hồ Chí Minh Mausoleum in Hà Nội. — VNA/VNS Photo HÀ NỘI — Late President Hồ Chí Minh was not only a beloved leader of the Vietnamese people and founding father …
Read More »Leaders pay homage to President Hồ Chí Minh on 132nd birth anniversary
Party and State leaders pay floral tributes to late President Hồ Chí Minh at his Mausoleum on the occasion of his 132nd birth anniversary (May 19) in Hà Nội. — VNA/VNS Photo An Đăng HÀ NỘI — A delegation of the Party Central Committee, State President, National Assembly (NA), Government …
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