Politics

  Speaker of the Indian Lok Sabha Om Birla HÀ NỘI – Speaker of the Indian Lok Sabha Om Birla will pay an official visit to Việt Nam from April 19-21, according to the National Assembly’s Foreign Relations Committee. The visit will be made at the invitation of NA Chairman Vương Đình …

  National Assembly chairman Vương Đình Huệ speaks at the discussion on draft revisions to the Law on Radio Frequencies on Monday. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo HÀ NỘI — The National Assembly Standing Committee on Monday morning discussed the draft revised Law on Radio Frequencies. Presenting the Government’s proposal to lawmakers, …

Defendants stand trial at HCM City People’s Court on Monday. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo Thành Chung HCM CITY — HCM City People’s Court on Monday opened the trial of 12 defendants charged with ‘carrying out activities against the people’s Government,’ according to Article 109 of the 2015 Penal Code. The defendants are Trần Thị …

  Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs Bùi Thanh Sơn and Belarusian Minister of Foreign Affairs Vladimir Makei held phone talks on Friday. — Photo from the ministry HÀ NỘI — Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs Bùi Thanh Sơn and his Belarusian counterpart Vladimir Makei discussed bilateral relations in the context of …

  Vietnamese Minister of National Defence, General Phan Văn Giang, and Alice Guitton, Director General for International Relations and Strategy at the French Ministry of the Armed Forces, held talks on Friday in Hà Nội. — Photo from People’s Army Newspaper HÀ NỘI — Vietnamese Minister of National Defence, General Phan …

  The Party and State of Việt Nam have always worked out correct viewpoints and guidelines to handle the relationship between economic development and social progress and equality. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo HÀ NỘI — Coordinating economic and social policies and working to ensure that economic growth is accompanied by social progress …

  Party General Secretary Nguyễn Phú Trọng has held phone talks with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo Trí Dũng HÀ NỘI — General Secretary of the Communist Party of Việt Nam Nguyễn Phú Trọng on Friday held a phone conversation with Prime Minister of …

  Đặng Như Quỳnh. — Photo from Facebook HÀ NỘI — Facebooker Đặng Như Quỳnh, residing in Hà Nội, was arrested on Thursday. Lieutenant General Tô Ân Xô, spokesperson of the Ministry of Public Security, said the 42-year-old was arrested on charges of abusing democratic freedoms and rights to undermine the legal …

  Foreign Minister Bùi Thanh Sơn (R) has telephone talks with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi on Thursday. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo  HÀ NỘI — Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs Bùi Thanh Sơn had telephone talks with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi late Thursday. Sơn congratulated China on its achievements in socio-economic …

  Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs Mélanie Joly during the interview with Vietnamese media on Thursday as part of her visit to Việt Nam. — VnExpress News Photo Trọng Kiên HÀ NỘI — Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs Mélanie Joly yesterday said that Việt Nam is part of the “top …