Việt Nam strongly condemns the recent terror attacks in Surabaya city of Indonesia, including inhuman attacks at three churches in the early morning of May 13 that left many civilians dead and injured, said the Vietnamese Foreign Ministry’s spokesperson Lê Thị Thu Hằng. 

The Government will strive for gross domestic product (GDP) growth of 6.8 percent in 2019, according to a direction signed by Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc this week.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has asked leaders of ministries, sectors and localities to pinpoint the weaknesses in dealing with complaints.

Việt Nam is committed to Open Government Partnership (OPG) as part of its efforts to fight corruption and promote transparency and government accountability, said participants at a conference held in Hà Nôi on May 17 on a study about implementing Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Việt Nam and OPG.

Việt Nam requests China to immediately stop sending bombers to conduct drills in Việt Nam’s Hoàng Sa (Paracel) archipelago, said the Vietnamese Foreign Ministry’s spokesperson Lê Thị Thu Hằng.

 General Secretary of the Communist Party of Việt Nam Nguyễn Phú Trọng on Saturday sent a message of condolences to First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba Central Committee Raul Castro Ruz over the recent plane crash of Cuba’s carrier Cubana de Avicion that killed 107 people. 

Việt Nam was selected as the only candidate of the Asia-Pacific region for a non-permanent seat at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for 2020-2021 tenure at a monthly meeting of the Asia-Pacific Group at the UN on May 25.

The use of e-Government would help fight corruption, push administrative reform and improve the investment environment, said Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc.  

President Trần Đại Quang hosted Cambodian Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Prak Sokhonn, who is in Việt Nam to co-chair the 16th meeting of the Việt Nam-Cambodia Joint Commission on Economic, Cultural, Scientific and Technological Cooperation. 

At the invitation of President Trần Đại Quang, the Governor General of Australia Peter Cosgrove and his wife Lynne Cosgrove will pay a State visit to Việt Nam from Wednesday to Saturday. The visit also marks the 45th anniversary of the two countries’ diplomatic relations (1973-2018).

Việt Nam strongly condemns terrorist attacks in Indonesia’s Surabaya City, especially those on three churches in the morning of May 13, that left a number of fatalities and injures, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lê Thị Thu Hằng has said.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc ordered HCM City authorities related agencies to quickly settle the growing land disputes involving the new urban area of Thủ Thiêm.

Việt Nam is concerned about escalating tension and violence in the Gaza Strip over recent days, which killed and injured many Palestinians, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lê Thị Thu Hằng said at a regular press briefing on May 17.

President Trần Đại Quang hosted separate receptions for Ambassadors of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Mozambique and the Republic of Korea (RoK) after receiving their letter of credentials on Thursday.

National Assembly Standing Committee yesterday agreed to introduce the draft law on amendments of 13 laws that have planning-relating regulations to agenda of coming National Assembly plenary meeting.

Top lawmakers yesterday urged for adjusting the jurisdiction of courts and competence of people’s committees at special administrative and economic zones, saying such changes would be in accordance with future development.

The 14th National Assembly (NA) which will last for 20 working days opened its fifth session Monday morning in Hà Nội.

Groundless accusations and lack of manpower to look into them were among reasons lawmakers cited against allegations made via phone calls or emails during the morning session of the 14th National Assembly’s fifth meeting in Hà Nội on May 24.

The High-level People’s Court in Hà Nội upheld the 13-year jail sentence for Đinh La Thăng, former Chairman of the Member Council of the Việt Nam Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam) during an appeal court on Monday.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has asked the entire People’s Public Security force to be well aware that following late President Hồ Chí Minh’s teachings is a key political task of each of its units and officers.