Politics

  National Assembly Chairman Vương Đình Huệ delivers opening remarks at the meeting in Hà Nội on Monday. — VNA/VNS Photo  HÀ NỘI — National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vương Đình Huệ asked deputies to propose practical and effective measures to fulfil socio-economic targets for the 2021-2025 period. Addressing the opening ceremony of the third …

  Deputy Prime Minister Vũ Đức Đam speaks at a high-level discussion during the 78th annual meeting of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) on Monday in Bangkok, Thailand. VNA/VNS Photos Ngọc Quang BANGKOK — Deputy Prime Minister Vũ Đức Đam on Monday highlighted …

    Vietnamese Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính gave the speech at the launch of the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity on Monday. — VNS Photo   HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam will join 12 countries in the region in the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF) as US President …

   Ambassador Lê Thị Tuyết Mai, Permanent Representative of Việt Nam to the United Nations, the World Trade Organisation (WTO) and other international organisations in Geneva. — VNA/VNS Photo GENEVA — Deputy Prime Minister Lê Minh Khái will attend the 52nd World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting from May 23-24 …

  The third plenary session of the 15th-tenure National Assembly opens in Hà Nội on Monday morning. — VNA/VNS Photo Văn Điệp HÀ NỘI — The 15th-tenure National Assembly (NA) convened its third session in Hà Nội on Monday. The opening session is broadcast live on Radio the Voice of …

  Chair of National Assembly Committee for External Relations Vũ Hải Hà. — VNA/VNS Photo Doãn Tấn HÀ NỘI — The visit by National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vương Đình Huệ to Laos from May 15-17 was a success, helping further foster the cooperative relations and mutual support between the two parliaments, …

Party General Secretary Nguyễn Phú Trọng meets the Speaker of the Singaporean Parliament Tan Chuan-Jin on Friday. VNA/VNS Photo Trí Dũng HÀ NỘI — Party General Secretary Nguyễn Phú Trọng met the Speaker of the Singaporean Parliament Tan Chuan-Jin yesterday, highlighting that the two countries should continue promoting their strategic partnership. The …

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 …

  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; …

  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 …