Politics Việt Nam ready to organise two-tier local administration: home affairs minister With the two-tier local administration model, the workload is enormous and the task requirements are very high, demanding officials, especially those at the commune level, be versatile, multi-tasking, professional, and capable of uniting and mobilising the public. 06/17/2025 21:49 | Vietnam news Counterfeit goods prevention and control should be national strategy: NA deputy 06/17/2025 17:03 | Vietnam news International arrivals to Vietnam up 21.3 percent in Jan-May 06/16/2025 09:10 | Vietnam Law Press brings voters’ voice to legislature: Top legislator 06/15/2025 17:00 | Vietnam Law 1 Vietnam news | 04/14/2025 17:57 Việt Nam - China Youth Forum underscores role of young people in upholding ideals In the face of global uncertainties, and under the leadership of General Secretary of the Communist Party of China Xi Jinping and General Secretary of the Communist Party of Việt Nam Tô Lâm, youth from both countries are stepping confidently onto the world stage together. 2 Vietnam news | 04/14/2025 16:27 General Secretary Tô Lâm prioritises legal reforms to support administrative restructuring The Monday session of the Central Steering Committee focused on approving plans to reorganise and merge provincial- and commune-level administrative units and build a streamlined two-tier political system at the local level. 3 Vietnam news | 04/14/2025 15:55 Ethiopian PM's Việt Nam visit hopes to further develop bilateral ties The visit by Ethiopian Government leader is expected to accelerate negotiations on key agreements in such areas as trade, investment, aviation, science and technology, agriculture and cybersecurity 4 Vietnam news | 04/14/2025 15:22 Philippines Coast Guard ship begins friendly visit to Đà Nẵng The Filipino Coast Guard ship, BRP Gabriela Silang (OPV-8301), and its 84 member crew, led by colonel Eleizer Gonzales Ibarientos, began a friendship visit to the central city of Đà Nẵng on April 14. 5 Vietnam news | 04/14/2025 14:29 China ready to work with Việt Nam to ever cherish long-standing friendship: Top leader China and Việt Nam are socialist neighbours connected by mountains and rivers, and we are a community with a shared future that carries strategic significance. 6 Vietnam Law | 04/14/2025 14:21 Vietnam-China Comprehensive Strategic Cooperative Partnership General Secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and President of China Xi Jinping is paying a State visit to Vietnam from April 14-15. This marks his fourth State visit to Vietnam as General Secretary and President of China, and his second visit within the same term. The visit coincides with the 75th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries. It aims to strengthen the Vietnam-China Comprehensive Strategic Cooperative Partnership and elevate bilateral ties to a new height. 7 Vietnam news | 04/14/2025 13:08 Government proposes allowing Prime Minister to approve nuclear power projects The revised Atomic Energy Law is scheduled for discussion at the National Assembly’s ninth session, opening on May 5. 8 Vietnam news | 04/14/2025 12:49 China's top leader Xi Jinping arrives in Hà Nội for state visit This is the fourth state visit to Việt Nam by Xi Jinping in his capacity as General Secretary and President of China, and his second visit to the country within the same term. 9 Vietnam news | 04/14/2025 12:02 Việt Nam, Malaysia can anticipate deeper law collaboration: minister Việt Nam News reporter Khánh Dương speaks to YB Dato’ Sri Azalina Othman Said, Minister in the Malaysian Prime Minister’s Department (Law and Institutional Reform), on the prospects of legal cooperation between the two countries while Malaysia takes on the ASEAN Chairmanship. 10 Vietnam Law | 04/14/2025 11:48 National committee meets to accelerate ODA, concessional loan disbursement Deputy Prime Minister Bui Thanh Son has underscored the need to improve processes, streamline procedures, and capitalize on financial resources to support national development. 11 Vietnam Law | 04/14/2025 08:40 Provisional list of new names for 34 provinces, cities in Vietnam The 11th plenum of the 13th Party Central Committee has agreed with the proposed plans concerning the continued restructuring of the political system’s organizational apparatus, rearranging administrative units and organizing local administrations with provincial and communal levels. 12 Vietnam Law | 04/14/2025 08:40 Provisional list of new names for 34 provinces, cities in Vietnam The 11th plenum of the 13th Party Central Committee has agreed with the proposed plans concerning the continued restructuring of the political system’s organizational apparatus, rearranging administrative units and organizing local administrations with provincial and communal levels. 13 Vietnam news | 04/14/2025 08:09 China’s top leader pays state visit to Việt Nam This is Xi's first overseas visit in 2025, his fourth visit to Việt Nam as China's top leader, and the second within his current term. 14 Vietnam news | 04/13/2025 21:38 Việt Nam, China continue enhancing comrades-plus-brothers ties: Chinese media Việt Nam and China have learned from each other and achieved progress together in the cause of building socialism, wrote Chinese state media agencies ahead of China's top leader Xi Jinping's visit to Việt Nam on April 14-15. 15 Vietnam news | 04/13/2025 20:22 Ceremony remembers soldiers of Hoàng Sa Flotilla According to Việt Nam’s feudal state history, the Hoàng Sa Flotilla was set up in 17th century when the Nguyễn lords began their reign in the south of the country. 16 Vietnam news | 04/13/2025 15:11 PM Chính extends greetings for the Khmer's New Year celebrations With more than 1.3 million people, the Khmer community is an inseparable part of the great national unity bloc, said Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính. 17 Vietnam news | 04/13/2025 14:51 Institutional obstacles hindering growth must be removed: PM Feedback and comments at the monthly government meeting on lawmaking on Sunday will be reviewed before the law projects and draft resolutions in discussion are submitted to the National Assembly. 18 Vietnam news | 04/13/2025 14:42 NA Standing Committee to give opinions on amending Constitution The 44th session will be held in two phases, phase one will last three and a half days from Monday to Thursday, and phase two will last five days and a half from April 22 to the morning of April 28. 19 Vietnam Law | 04/13/2025 08:30 Total registered foreign investment into Vietnam up by 34.7 percent in Q1 As of March 31, 2025, total registered foreign investment into Vietnam, including new registrations, capital adjustments, and capital contributions/share purchases, reached USD 10.98 billion, marking a 34.7 percent increase compared to the same period in 2024. 20 Vietnam Law | 04/13/2025 07:00 First third-gen artificial heart implant successful in Vietnam The four-hour surgery was conducted by doctors from the 108 Military Central Hospital under the guidance of Professor Jan D. 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