Deputy Prime Minister Vương Đình Huệ yesterday took the floor to answer National Assembly (NA) deputies on several socio-economic issues of public concerns.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc and his Danish counterpart Lars Lokke Rasmussen expressed their delight at growing bilateral ties in diverse fields during their telephone conversation on Wednesday.

The quality of teachers and training programmes as well as concerns over ethics in education took the spotlight in the 14th National Assembly’s ongoing Q&A sessions as education minister Phùng Xuân Nhạ took the floor.

 Việt Nam will take all steps necessary for the enhancement of Việt Nam–Canada defence cooperation, President Trần Đại Quang told visiting Canadian Defence Minister Harjit Singh Sajjan during their meeting in Hà Nội yesterday.

The quality of human resources in Việt Nam is still poor, which leads to low labour productivity, said Minister of Labour, War Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA) Đào Ngọc Dzung in the National Assembly question and answer session yesterday afternoon.

Canadian Minister of National Defence Harjit Singh Sajjan talks with the press on the prospects of Canada-Việt Nam defence co-operation and Canada’s commitment to sustain peace and security in the Asia-Pacific region during his visit to Việt Nam.

 Việt Nam will work closely with the Czech Republic to further boost economic and trade ties, especially in fields of Việt Nam’s demand and the Czech Republic’s strengths, said National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân.

Việt Nam always wishes to develops ties with traditional friends in the central Eastern Europe, with the Czech Republic as a priority partner, Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc told Vice Chairman of the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic Vojtech Filip during a reception in Hà Nội yesterday.

Việt Nam always cherishes its developing friendship and cooperative ties with the Federated States of Micronesia, said Chairwoman of the National Assembly Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân during her talks with Micronesian Speaker of the Congress Wesley W. Simina in Hà Nội yesterday.

Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Trần Hồng Hà continued to answer questions on land and environmental issues during a question-and-answer session at the National Assembly on Tuesday.

HCM City’s Party Committee’s Standing Board yesterday proposed disciplining Tất Thành Cang, Politburo member and deputy secretary of HCM City’s Party Committee, for violations related to the transfer of Phước Kiển residential area in the city’s outlying district of Nhà Bè.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc and Greek Ambassador to Việt Nam Ioannis Raptakis agreed that Việt Nam and Greece should strengthen ties to increase their two-way trade.

On the occasion of the Constitution Day of Denmark, Charge D' Affairs Christian Brix Moller sends a message to Việt Nam News readers to celebrate the close partnership between two countries.  

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE) is keeping close watch on the development of China’s three nuclear power plants in Guangxi, Guangzhou and Hainan, all of which are provinces that border Việt Nam, said minister Trần Hồng Hà during the NA’s Q&A session yesterday.

A high-ranking delegation of the Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia led by Speaker Wesley W. Simina and his spouse is scheduled to pay an official visit to Việt Nam from June 5-15.

The Government of Việt Nam always supports the defence ministries of Việt Nam and the Republic of Korea (RoK) to foster their cooperation, contributing to deepening partnership between the two countries, said Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc.

Minister of National Defence General Ngô Xuân Lịch has praised the official visit by Defence Minister of the Republic of Korea (RoK) Song Young-moo, saying it would create stronger changes in bilateral national defence.

Over 2.8 million vehicles across the country are expected to be installed with chips that allow them to cross toll stations without having to stop by the end of 2018, said Minister of Transport Nguyễn Văn Thể during a Q&A session with lawmakers in Hà Nội this morning during a National Assembly meeting.

The Party Central Committee’s Inspection Commission announced on June 2 violations in the purchase of 95 per cent of shares at the AVG Audiovisual JSC by the MobiFone Telecommunications Corporation. 

Leaders of the central Argentinean provinces of Entre Rios, Santa Fe and Cordoba expressed their wish to boost ties with Việt Nam in economy, trade and investment during a meeting with Prime Nguyễn Xuân Phúc in Hà Nội on June 1.