Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has said Việt Nam treasures its cooperation with the European Union (EU) and expressed his hope that the EU-Việt Nam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) will be signed soon.

Việt Nam respects the selection of the Venezuelan people in the recent presidential elections, Spokesperson of the Foreign Ministry Lê Thị Thu Hằng has said.

Vietnamese President Trần Đại Quang and his spouse will pay a state visit to Japan from May 29 to June 2 at the invitation of the State of Japan. 

National Assembly (NA) deputies on Tuesday morning raised concerns over the risk of an information access barrier to Vietnamese citizens and companies posed by the draft law on internet security.

President Trần Đại Quang kicked off his State visit to Japan on Tuesday afternoon with a visit to Gunma prefecture, where about 7,000 Vietnamese people are living.  

National Assembly (NA) deputies have raised concerns that the draft law on internet security will prevent Vietnamese citizens and companies from accessing information on the web.

 Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc yesterday hosted a reception for newly-appointed Sudanese Ambassador to Việt Nam Mohamed Elmurtada Mubarak Ismail Siraq, expecting the new ambassador will do his utmost to foster the bilateral ties during his term of office.

The Party’s local level anti-corruption watchdogs were given more power, including ability to order travel bans and request for the ability to freeze assets, to better curb corruption and malfeasances committed by Party members.

The Vietnamese Government and people always attach great importance to relations with Japan, President Trần Đại Quang said during a meeting with Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko in Tokyo on May 30.

The Vietnamese government always treasures its traditional friendship with the government and people of Egypt – a country with a long-lasting civilisation and world-renowned landmark destinations, Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has said.

President Trần Đại Quang held a meeting with Chuichi Date, Speaker of the House of Councillors of the Japanese National Diet in Tokyo yesterday, during which the two sides said they were pleased with the strong growth of Việt Nam-Japan ties.

Việt Nam wants the Global Environment Fund (GEF) to continue helping in addressing environment-related issues, Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc said during his reception for GEF CEO and Chairperson Naoko Ishii in Hà Nội yesterday.

APEC members are determined to use all policy tools - monetary, fiscal and structural - individually and collectively, to achieve strong, sustainable, balanced and inclusive growth.

Personnel and personnel work hold a decisive role for the success of the revolution, said General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong at the Party Central Committee’s seventh plenary session on May 7.

Legal frameworks should be built to ensure equal rights for ethnic and religious groups, said National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan at the 137th Inter-Parliamentary Union Assembly’s general debate in Saint Petersburg, Russia, on October 15.

The fifth session of the 14th National Assembly opened in Hanoi on May 21, with eight draft laws and one draft resolution expected to be passed during the event which will last for 20 working days.

Vietnam News Agency (VNA) has selected Vietnam’s 10 most notable events of 2017 as follows:

Chairwoman of the Vietnamese National Assembly Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan has emphasized that to solve migration crises, it is necessary to enhance cooperation at global level with the active participation of countries and international organizations.

President Tran Dai Quang and Governor-General of Australia Peter Cosgrove on May 24 agreed to strengthen political and strategic trust between the two countries by enhancing the exchange of visits and meetings.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc asked Cabinet members to give feedback on the 2018 growth scenario, toward reaching growth of at least 6.7 percent this year, higher than the 6.5 percent assigned by the National Assembly.