Former minister of health Nguyễn Thanh Long at the court hearing on Friday. — VNA/VNS Photo HÀ NỘI — Former minister of health Nguyễn Thanh Long has been sentenced to 18 years in prison for accepting bribes in the COVID-19 test kit case, while Việt Á general director Phan Quốc …
Read More »Four officers set to depart for peacekeeping missions
Senior Lieutenant General Hoàng Xuân Chiến, Deputy Minister of Defence, presents the decision to four officers. VNA/VNS Photo HÀ NỘI – The Ministry of Defence on Friday conducted a ceremony to announce the President’s Decision assigning five officers for United Nations peacekeeping missions in the Central African Republic and South …
Read More »Việt Nam and Indonesia pledge to elevate bilateral trade beyond $15 billion
President Võ Văn Thưởng welcomes Indonesian President Joko Widodo. VNA/VNS Photo HÀ NỘI — State President Võ Văn Thưởng on Friday chaired an official welcome ceremony in Hà Nội for Indonesian President Joko Widodo who is on a three-day State visit to Việt Nam. The welcome ceremony was held with …
Read More »Canada willing to share experience, technologies to help Việt Nam address climate change, emissions
Trọng Kiên Minister of International Development of Canada Ahmed Hussen. — VNS Photo Trọng Kiên HÀ NỘI — Canada is willing to share experiences and prepared to deploy Canadian technologies to assist Việt Nam in addressing the “real climate change challenges” facing the country, Canadian Minister of International Development Ahmed …
Read More »Prime Minister to attend WEF, visit Hungary, Romania
Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính. VNA Photo HÀ NỘI – Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính, his spouse, and a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation will attend the 54th Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland and pay official visits to Hungary and Romania from January 16-23, the …
Read More »First police peacekeeping unit of Việt Nam established
Equipment for the Việt Nam Police Peacekeeping Unit No.1 at the launching ceremony on Thursday in Hà Nội. — VNA/VNS Photo Phạm Kiên HÀ NỘI — The Ministry of Public Security (MPS) Office for UN Peacekeeping Operations held an inauguration ceremony for the Việt Nam Police Peacekeeping Unit No.1 in …
Read More »President hosts Chinese Party official
President Võ Văn Thưởng (right) had talks with Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee’s Secretariat and head of the Publicity Department of the CPC Central Committee Li Shulei. — VNA/VNS Photo Thống Nhất HÀ NỘI — President Võ Văn Thưởng hosted a reception in Hà Nội …
Read More »Việt Nam committed to guarantee human rights, religious freedom: Foreign ministry
Spokeswoman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Phạm Thu Hằng at the press briefing on Thursday in Hà Nội. — VNS Photo Trọng Kiên HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam applies itself to ensure human rights and religious freedom for the people, the foreign ministry has underscored in its response to …
Read More »Overseas Vietnamese contribute to promoting ties between Việt Nam and other countries
Overseas Vietnamese in Denmark. — VNA/VNS Photo HÀ NỘI — The overseas Vietnamese community has acted as an important bridge in promoting traditional friendship between Việt Nam and other countries, said Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Lê Thị Thu Hằng during a meeting with press on Thursday. Hằng, who is …
Read More »Preventing and combatting corruption in localities had significant results
Experts attend the conference. — VNA/VNS Photo Phương Hoa HÀ NỘI — The Party internal affairs sector and provincial steering committees for preventing and combatting corruption have made significant efforts to successfully complete their tasks last year. Experts took part in a conference summarising the sector’s work last year and …
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