Fourteen defendants, including high-ranking officials from the Border and Coast guards, stand accused of smuggling 200 million litres of RON 95 petrol worth around VNĐ2.8 trillion (US$130 million) into Việt Nam. 

The Ho Chi Minh City Union of Friendship Organisation (HUFO) on July 12 held a ceremony to mark the 233rd anniversary of the National Day of the French Republic (July 14).

The following is a brief review of the day’s events as reported by the Vietnam News Agency on July 12.

The 13th session of the National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee concluded on July 12 after one and a half days of working.

Vietnam and Argentina have agreed to consider the possibility of cooperation in new potential fields such as fundamental industries, hi-tech agriculture, food processing, energy and biotechnology to deepen bilateral economic-trade relations.

The Vietnamese Consul General in the Lao province of Luang Phrabang, Kieu Thi Hang Phuc, on July 11 presented her credentials to Lao Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Phoxay Khaykhamphithoine.

PM Chính spoke highly of the growth of two-way trade which reached US$4.5 billion in 2021, adding that Argentina continued to be the third biggest trade partner of Việt Nam in Latin America.

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

In his opening remarks, NA Chairman Vương Đình Huệ said the committee will give opinions on the outcomes of the session of the 15th NA and start preparations for the NA’s fourth session.

The High People’s Court in Hà Nội started the appellate proceedings on Monday morning of former chairman of the capital People's Committee Nguyễn Đức Chung and two defendants in the Nhật Cường bidding interference case from 2016.

Vietnam always attaches importance to its traditional friendship and comprehensive partnership with Argentina, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has said.

Vietnam and France have maintained their relations despite impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic through online talks, the exchange of letters or bilateral meetings, notably the visit to France by Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh last November, French Ambassador to Vietnam Nicolas Warnery has said.

The People's Committee of northern province of Quang Ninh province on July 11 held a meeting on preparation for the third meeting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Business Advisory Council (ABAC 3), which will be held from July 26-29 in Ha Long city.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc chaired a meeting in Hanoi on July 11 between the standing board of the steering committee for the strategy on building and perfecting a rule-of-law socialist State till 2030 with a vision towards 2045, and the Government’s Party Civil Affairs Committee.

A delegation of the Supreme People’s Court of Laos led by its Vice President Khamphan Bounphakhom had a working session with leaders of the central city of Da Nang on July 11.

Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son and his Argentinean counterpart Santiago Andrés Cafiero agreed on orientations and measures to enhance the comprehensive partnership between the two countries during their talks in Hanoi on July 11.

Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs Bùi Thanh Sơn and Argentinian Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Trade and Worship Santiago Andres Cafiero agreed that the two countries will consider expanding cooperation in oil and gas exploration and trade, renewable energy development and space research.

The Embassy of Japan in Vietnam on July 11 opened a book of condolence for late Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.

The following is a brief review of the day’s events as reported by the Vietnam News Agency on July 11.

Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính led the high-level Vietnamese Government delegation to pay tribute to the late Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at the Japanese Embassy in Hà Nội on Monday.