Politics Vietnam, China hold 17th meeting of steering committee for bilateral cooperation Vietnam and China have agreed to enhance political trust, increase high-level exchanges and those at all levels, bring into full play the general coordinating role of the Steering Committee for Bilateral Cooperation, and improve the effectiveness of substantive cooperation across sectors. 03/17/2026 16:10 | Vietnam Law Vietnam emerges as hub for high-quality FDI 03/17/2026 10:55 | Vietnam Law Vietnamese PM holds phone talks with Angolan President 03/17/2026 08:00 | Vietnam Law Fuel price governance must balance interests of State, businesses, people: PM 03/17/2026 07:59 | Vietnam Law 1 VietnamPlus | 01/09/2024 15:25 President presents appointment decisions to ambassadors, heads of representative agencies abroad President Vo Van Thuong on January 9 handed over appointment decisions to 26 ambassadors and heads of Vietnamese representative agencies abroad for 2024-2027, and assigned tasks to them. 2 Vietnam Law | 01/09/2024 11:25 Two draft revised laws likely to be approved next week The National Assembly (NA) will consider the adoption of the draft revised laws on land and credit institutions at its 5th extraordinary session slated for next week. 3 VietnamPlus | 01/09/2024 09:46 Draft amended Land Law likely to be approved next week: official The National Assembly (NA) will consider the approval of the draft amended Land Law and the draft amended Law on Credit Institutions – the two extremely important bills – at its fifth extraordinary session scheduled to take place next week. 4 Vietnam Law | 01/09/2024 09:32 Indonesian President to pay State visit to Vietnam Indonesian President Joko Widodo will pay a State visit to Vietnam from January 11-13, the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on January 8. 5 VietnamPlus | 01/09/2024 08:07 ☀️ Morning digest January 9 The following is a list of selected news summaries reported last night by the Vietnam News Agency. 6 Vietnam news | 01/09/2024 07:11 NA Standing Committee opens its 29th plenary session, giving comments on major contents The session would focus on giving opinions on several important issues to prepare for the fifth extraordinary session of the National Assembly, which was scheduled to open on January 15. 7 Vietnam Law | 01/08/2024 22:00 Bulgarian NA Speaker’s Vietnam visit opens up new chapter in bilateral ties: PM Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has expressed his belief that that the ongoing visit to Vietnam by Speaker of the Bulgarian National Assembly Rosen Dimitrov Jeliazkov will be a success, opening up a new chapter in the long-standing relations between the two countries. 8 Vietnam news | 01/08/2024 21:26 President welcomes top Bulgarian legislator on visit to Việt Nam The Bulgarian top legislator wished that Việt Nam would serve as a bridge to facilitate cooperation between Bulgaria and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), as well as between ASEAN and the European Union (EU). 9 Vietnam news | 01/08/2024 21:16 Bulgarian NA Speaker’s Việt Nam visit opens up new chapter in bilateral ties: PM Recognising complementary factors in the two economies, PM Chính proposed making economic cooperation a pillar of the bilateral ties with the goal of achieving $500 million in annual two-way trade soon. 10 VietnamPlus | 01/08/2024 21:00 Bulgarian NA Speaker’s Vietnam visit opens up new chapter in bilateral ties: PM Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has expressed his belief that that the ongoing visit to Vietnam by Speaker of the Bulgarian National Assembly Rosen Dimitrov Jeliazkov will be a success, opening up a new chapter in the long-standing relations between the two countries. 11 Vietnam Law | 01/08/2024 20:30 President welcomes top Bulgarian legislator on visit to Vietnam President Vo Van Thuong has extended a warm welcome to Speaker of the Bulgarian National Assembly Rosen Dimitrov Jeliazkov on his official visit to Vietnam at the outset of the new year, saying that the trip showcased the high level of political trust in the cooperative relationship between the two nations. 12 VietnamPlus | 01/08/2024 20:11 President welcomes top Bulgarian legislator on visit to Vietnam President Vo Van Thuong has extended a warm welcome to Speaker of the Bulgarian National Assembly Rosen Dimitrov Jeliazkov on his official visit to Vietnam at the outset of the new year, saying that the trip showcased the high level of political trust in the cooperative relationship between the two nations. 13 VietnamPlus | 01/08/2024 19:42 Indonesian President to pay State visit to Vietnam Indonesian President Joko Widodo will pay a State visit to Vietnam from January 11-13, the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on January 8. 14 VietnamPlus | 01/08/2024 18:33 NA Standing Committee convenes 29th session The 29th session of the National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee opened in Hanoi on January 8, which is scheduled to last for one and a half days. 15 Vietnam news | 01/08/2024 17:56 Former Minister of Health Nguyễn Thanh Long proposed to 20 years of imprisonment in COVID-19 kit test case The most severe sentence recommendation was 30 years for the former General Director of the Việt Á Company Phan Quốc Việt for giving bribes and violating bidding regulations causing serious consequences. 16 VietnamPlus | 01/08/2024 17:34 ☕ Afternoon briefing on January 8 The following is a brief review of the day’s events as reported by the Vietnam News Agency. 17 Vietnam Law | 01/08/2024 17:20 Parliaments of Vietnam, Bulgaria to strengthen cooperation Chairman of the National Assembly (NA) Vuong Dinh Hue and Speaker of the Bulgarian NA Rosen Dimitrov Jeliazkov held talks in Hanoi on January 8, agreeing that the two NAs will push ahead with implementing the recently signed memorandum of understanding (MoU) on cooperation. 18 VietnamPlus | 01/08/2024 16:48 Parliaments of Vietnam, Bulgaria to strengthen cooperation Chairman of the National Assembly (NA) Vuong Dinh Hue and Speaker of the Bulgarian NA Rosen Dimitrov Jeliazkov held talks in Hanoi on January 8, agreeing that the two NAs will push ahead with implementing the recently signed memorandum of understanding (MoU) on cooperation. 19 Vietnam Law | 01/08/2024 16:30 National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee opens 29th session The 29thsession of the National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee will focus on preparations for the 5th extraordinary meeting of the 15th legislature slated for January 15, NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue said on January 8. 20 Vietnam news | 01/08/2024 15:32 Vietnamese NA leader hopes Bulgaria will support EVIPA ratification Chairman Huệ told the Bulgarian guest that Việt Nam has made efforts to implement the recommendations of the European Commission (EC) on sustainable fish development, asking Bulgaria to call on the EU to consider removing the IUU "yellow card" for Vietnamese fishery products. 468 469 470 471 472