The installation of electronic toll collection (ETC) system in all lanes of BOT expressways will be completed by July 31 following a direction from the Prime Minister, said Minister of Transport Nguyen Van The while answering legislators’ queries on June 9 as part of the 15th National Assembly’s third session.

Minister of Transport Nguyen Van The told the 15th National Assembly what caused traffic projects not to be completed on schedule in recent years during its third sitting’s last Q&A session in Hanoi on June 9.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc attended a ceremony in Hanoi on June 9 to mark the 40th anniversary of Army Corps 11 under the Ministry of National Defence, during which he presented the third-class Fatherland Protection Order to the engineering corps.

As one of the Vice Presidents of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA)’s 77th session, Việt Nam can bring into play its role in handling differences among countries and promoting consensus on the UNGA’s decisions, an official has said.

Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai clarified a number of issues raised by National Assembly (NA) deputies regarding banking activities on June 9 as part of the ongoing NA third meeting's question-and-answer session.

President Nguyễn Xuân Phúc received visiting Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh in Hà Nội on Wednesday, saying the two countries' growing and effective defence cooperation has substantially contributed to bilateral relations.

Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính praised the cooperation between the defence ministries and armies of Việt Nam and India while receiving visiting Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh in Hà Nội on Wednesday.

Ambassador Vu Ho represented Vietnam at the ASEAN+3 Senior Officials' Meeting (SOM) 2022 hosted by Cambodia via video teleconference on June 8, which gathered senior officials from ten ASEAN member states and their three partners – China, Japan and the Republic of Korea.

Banking and transport-related issues continue to be the focus of the National Assembly’s question-and-answer session on June 9.

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

Minister of Defence Phan Văn Giang held talks with his Indian counterpart Rajnath Singh on Wednesday in the Vietnamese capital Hà Nội, agreeing that the two countries should expand bilateral cooperation as close defence and security cooperation is an important factor of stability in the Indo-Pacific region.

The Hồ Chí Minh National Academy of Politics (HCMA) and the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) will cooperate to implement a project on establishing and building the capacity of the Việt Nam–Australia Centre, under an agreement signed at a ceremony in Hà Nội on Wednesday.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh praised the cooperation between the defence ministries and armies of Vietnam and India while receiving visiting Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh in Hanoi on June 8.

The National Assembly (NA) spent the 13th working day of its third session on asking officials about issues relevant to agriculture and rural development, finance, and banking.

As one of the Vice Presidents of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA)’s 77th session, Vietnam can bring into play its role in handling differences among countries and promoting consensus on the UNGA’s decisions, an official has said.

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Ha Kim Ngoc and Italian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Manlio Di Stefano on June 8 co-chaired the 4th political consultation within the framework of the two nations’ strategic partnership.

ASEAN member states highlighted the need to maintain unity and promote a central role amid a complicated geopolitical context, on Tuesday

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc received visiting Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh in Hanoi on June 8, saying the two countries' growing and effective defence cooperation has substantially contributed to bilateral relations.

Secretary of the provincial Party Committee of central Quang Nam province Phan Viet Cuong on June 8 held a meeting with a visiting delegation from Laos’s Sekong province led by the Secretary of the Party Committee and Governor of Sekong, Leklai Sivilay.

In his press meeting on Wednesday in Hà Nội, Italy Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Manlio Di Stefano reaffirmed Italy's commitment towards collaborations with Việt Nam in business, trade and culture.