The commission concluded that the Party delegation to the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs violated the principles of democratic centralism and working regulations, and showed a lack of responsibility, lax leadership and directions.

The Party Central Committee’s Inspection Commission convened its 37th meeting in Hanoi from March 6-8 under the chair of its head Tran Cam Tu, who is also a Politburo member and Secretary of the Party Central Committee.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on March 8 received executives of some leading enterprises of Australia planning cooperation and investment in Vietnam.

The following is a brief review of the day’s events as reported by the Vietnam News Agency.

The coming official visit to New Zealand by PM Phạm Minh Chính holds special significance as it is an occasion for the two sides to further intensify bilateral cooperation and strategic partnership.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Algeria Trần Quốc Khánh laid a wreath at the memorial plaque located on the Journalistes Việt Nam 8/3/1974 Street, Bir Mourad Raïs District, Algiers on Thursday, in memory of the Algerian journalists who died in an accident in Việt Nam 50 years ago.

The coming official visit to New Zealand by Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh holds special significance as it is an occasion for the two sides to further intensify bilateral cooperation and strategic partnership, said Vietnamese Ambassador to the South Pacific country Nguyen Van Trung.

The bloc always attaches importance to fisheries cooperation and considers this as one of the economic integration priorities that plays an important role in ensuring food security, promoting the economies, and boosting livelihoods across the region.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Egypt and Djibouti is taking citizen protection measures for Vietnamese sailors working on the Barbados-flagged True Confidence cargo ship which was struck by a Houthi ballistic missile off the coast of Yemen.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Egypt and Djibouti is taking citizen protection measures for Vietnamese sailors working on the Barbados-flagged True Confidence cargo ship which was struck by a Houthi ballistic missile off the coast of Yemen on March 6.

Ambassador Mai Phan Dung, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the UN in Geneva, on March 7 affirmed the importance the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) attaches to fisheries cooperation and Vietnam’s achievements in developing this sector.

Non-cash payment transactions increased by 63.3 percent in volume and 41.45 percent in value in January, compared to the same period last year, the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) has announced.

A national conference was held in Hanoi on March 7 to review the enforcement of laws and resolutions adopted at the 15th National Assembly (NA)’s sixth session and 5th extraordinary meeting.

National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vương Đình Huệ required concerned organisations to soon issue documents detailing laws and resolutions, and arrange resources and conditions to ensure missions are completed on schedule.

The following is a list of selected news summaries reported last night by the Vietnam News Agency.

Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Justice Tran Tien Dung and Australian Deputy Secretary of Justice Tara Inverarity held talks in Canberra on March 7.

Upon receiving the information on March 7, the foreign ministry instructed the Vietnamese Embassy in Saudi Arabia and Yemen and the Vietnamese Embassy in Egypt and Djibouti to contact the relevant local authorities to request information on the situation of the Vietnamese citizens on board the attacked ship.

Vietnam strongly condemns violent, inhumane attacks targeting innocent civilians and civilian vessels on international shipping lanes, said the Foreign Ministry’s spokeswoman Pham Thu Hang on March 7.

One Vietnamese national was among the three casualties logged in a missile attack on the Barbados-flagged True Confidence cargo ship by Houthi forces off the coast of Yemen on March 6, the Vietnamese Embassy in Egypt and Djibouti has confirmed.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Egypt and Djibouti has been able to contact the group of Vietnamese sailors. Their health is now stable. However, they lost all their identification papers when the ship was attacked, said the embassy.