The Japanese government wants to promote comprehensive cooperation with Da Nang and central localities in Vietnam, Japanese Consul General Yakabe Yoshinori in Da Nang has affirmed.

The Party Central Committee’s Inspection Commission considered disciplinary measures against Party organisations and members for wrongdoings during its 17th session in Hanoi on July 13 and 14.

The Party Central Committee’s Inspection Commission convened its 17th meeting from July 13-14, discussing disciplinary measures against a number of leaders and officials of Phú Yên and Gia Lai provinces.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on July 15 chaired the second meeting of the steering committee for building a project reviewing the resolution of the 11th-tenure Party Central Committee’s 8th session on the Fatherland safeguarding strategy.

Vice State President Vo Thi Anh Xuan received Regional Director of the World Health Organisation (WHO) for the Western Pacific Takeshi Kasai in Hanoi on July 15.

Đào Hồng Lan, former Secretary of Bắc Ninh Party Committee, will serve as the Acting Minister of Health, as the former minister is under arrest for his role in COVID-19 test price gouging.

Dao Hong Lan, member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Bac Ninh provincial Party Committee and head of the province’s National Assembly deputies' delegation, has been appointed Secretary of the Party delegation to the Ministry of Health and Acting Minister of Health.

Deputy Minister of National Defence Sen. Lt. Gen. Hoàng Xuân Chiến hosted a reception in Hà Nội on Thursday for newly-accredited Egyptian Ambassador to Việt Nam Amal Abdel Kader Elmorsi.

Ambassador Nguyễn Văn Thảo, Head of the Vietnamese delegation to the EU, presented his credentials to the European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on July 15

Minister of Transport Nguyễn Văn Thể and Lao Minister of Public Works and Transport Viengsavath Siphandone reviewed the partnership between the two ministries in the last two years.

A delegation from the Ministry of Science and Technology (MST) paid a working visit to France and the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) in Geneva from July 7 to 14 to promote cooperation in science, technology and innovation.

The European Union (EU) always attaches importance to its relationship with Vietnam, considering the country an important partner of the EU in the region, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has said.

Deputy Minister of National Defence Sen. Lt. Gen. Hoang Xuan Chien hosted a reception in Hanoi on July 14 for newly-accredited Egyptian Ambassador to Vietnam Amal Abdel Kader Elmorsi.

Newly-appointed Ambassador of Vietnam to Italy and Cyprus Duong Hai Hung presented his credentials to President of Cyprus Nicos Anastasiades in Nicosia on July 13.

The Embassy of France in Vietnam on July 14 hosted a get-together in Hanoi to celebrate the 233rd anniversary of French National Day (July 14, 1789 – 2022), with Vietnamese Deputy Foreign Minister Ha Kim Ngoc in attendance.

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

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on July 14 chaired meetings between the standing board of the steering committee on the strategy on building and perfecting a rule-of-law socialist State until 2030 with a vision to 2045, and the Party Delegations of National Assembly (NA) and the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF).

Minister of Transport Nguyen Van The and Lao Minister of Public Works and Transport Viengsavath Siphandone held a working session in Hanoi on July 14, during which they discussed transport cooperation plans between the two countries in 2022 and the following years.

The following is a brief review of the day’s events as reported by the Vietnam News Agency on July 14.

Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs Bùi Thanh Sơn and his Korean counterpart Park Jin held talks over the phone on Wednesday, as the two nations are celebrating the 30th founding anniversary of their diplomatic relations (December 22, 1992-2022).