The controversial cyber security law was passed by the National Assembly on June 12 with 86.86 percent approval. On the sidelines, NA deputies talk to An Ninh Thu Do (Capital Security) newspaper on how the bill won’t harm Constitution-mandated civil rights or initiate mass surveillance. The subjects of the bill are criminals, not common people, they stressed.

The ultimate target of the Party is to serve the people’s interests, said General Secretary of the Communist Party of Việt Nam Nguyễn Phú Trọng.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc said Việt Nam is ready to contribute to co-operation in the framework of the Cambodia-Laos-Myanmar-Việt Nam (CLMV) mechanism and proposed specific support for the countries. 

After three weeks of important discussions, the 14th National Assembly completed its working agenda of the fifth session, NA Chairwoman Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân said during the closing ceremony in Hà Nội yesterday.

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Phạm Bình Minh and Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of Luxembourg Jean Asselborn reviewed the development of bilateral ties during their talks in Hà Nội yesterday.

President of the Việt Nam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee Trần Thanh Mẫn praised the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) as a worthy strategic information agency of the Party and State during his visit to the State-run agency on June 15 on the occasion of the 93rd anniversary of Việt Nam Revolutionary Press Day (June 21).

Police in HCM City yesterday issued decisions commencing legal proceedings against and detaining two men for disturbing social order.

The Investigation Police Agency of Bình Thuận Province’s Police on June 15 decided to start legal proceedings against people involved in disturbances in Phan Rí Cửa town in Tuy Phong District and Phan Thiết city on June 10-11.

Việt Nam always regards Luxembourg as an important friend and partner, Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc said at his reception for Jean Asselborn, Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of Luxembourg in Hà Nội on Thursday. 

A Vietnamese delegation led by Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc will attend the eighth Ayeyawady-Chao Phraya-Mekong Economic Cooperation Strategy Summit (ACMECS 8) and the ninth Cambodia-Laos-Myanmar-Việt Nam Summit (CLMV 9) in Bangkok, Thailand on Friday and Saturday.

National Assembly (NA) deputies on June 14 approved the restructuring of the public security apparatus while discussing the draft revision of the Law on the People’s Public Security Force.

The National Assembly on Thursday morning passed the Law on Sports and Physical Training, with the majority voting yes to the controversial bill.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc sent a document answering a question of National Assembly (NA) deputy Le Cong Dinh regarding measures to foster regional connectivity.

The Party and State of Việt Nam will create optimal conditions for the Vietnamese and Indian defence ministries to co-operate closely and effectively, thus deepening the comprehensive strategic partnership between the two countries, said President Trần Đại Quang.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc hosted a reception in Hà Nội on Wednesday for Kim Do-hyun, newly-appointed Ambassador of the Republic of Korea (RoK) to Việt Nam. 

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc received in Hà Nội on Wednesday newly-accredited Mozambican Ambassador Leonardo Rosario Manuel Pene, affirming Việt Nam’s willingness to send experts in agriculture, education and health care to the African country. 

 National Assembly deputies continued discussions on the country’s amended anti-corruption laws today during the NA’s fifth meeting in Hà Nội.

Two years after the arbitral tribunal ruling in favor of the Philippines’ South China Sea case and rejecting China’s so-called nine-dash line, disputes continue to rage even as China and ASEAN formally enter negotiations toward a Code of Conduct framework.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc and his Canadian counterpart Justin Trudeau reached consensus on measures to step up bilateral ties across fields during their talks in Quebec, Canada, on June 10 (local time).

Viet Nam has carried out 7 mass paroles during the last 10 years with over 87,000 convicts released early, of which 50,000 were reported to have successfully reinhabited in society and able to find employment, said a report presented to the National Assembly yesterday during a meeting in Hà Nội,