The World Bank (WB) is willing to assist Vietnam in reforming State-owned enterprises (SOEs), WB Country Director for Vietnam Ousmane Dione told Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue.

 The Vietnam Post has protested against China’s recent issuance of a collection of postage stamps featuring five lighthouses it has built on Chau Vien, Gac Ma, Si Bi, Chu Thap and Vanh Khan reefs on Vietnam’s Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago. 

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc heard a number of recommendations from domestic and foreign experts for the country’s future development at a roundtable conference in Hanoi on December 13.

Vietnam and the European Union (EU) have held their annual human rights dialogue in Brussels, exchanging viewpoints and sharing experience and good practices in promoting and protecting human rights.

Vietnamese officials underlined the importance of border and territorial issues to relations between Vietnam and China at the two countries’ governmental-level negotiation on border and territory in Beijing, China, on December 12-13.

 Australia and Viet Nam have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that provides a formal framework for the return of Vietnamese nationals with no legal right to be in Australia.

 National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan has called on countries around the world to unite and act responsibly to build a green world for future generations.

NA Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan suggested closer coordination between the legislative bodies of Vietnam and the United Arab Emirates in implementing cooperation agreements between the two nations, towards strengthening bilateral ties.

 Vietnam’s stock market is becoming more attractive to many foreign investors, many insiders said at a recent workshop in HCM City.

Vietnam always attaches importance to the friendship and all-round cooperation with the United Arab Emirates  – one of its leading partners in trade, investment and labour in the Middle East, said National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan.

The Vietnamese Ministry of Public Security wants to consolidate cooperation with Australian law enforcement agencies to protect national security, social safety and stability of each country, said visiting Minister To Lam. 

 A senior official of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) has called on Vietnam and China to continue implementing important common perceptions and agreements reached between their Party and State leaders.

 The Presidential Office announced three new laws freshly adopted at the 2nd session of the 14th National Assembly last month at a press conference in Hanoi on December 12.

 Chief Judge of the Supreme People’s Court Nguyen Hoa Binh and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Korea (RoK) Yang Sung-tae held talks in Seoul on December 12 to discuss orientations to bilateral ties in the near future. 

 The 11th Global Summit of Women Speakers of Parliament opened in Abu Dhabi, the capital city of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on December 12 with the participation of 50 female parliamentarians. 

 Vietnam adamantly opposes the Chinese Navy’s commemoration of the so-called 70 years of the recovery of two archipelagoes in the East Sea, Foreign Ministry Spokesman Le Hai Binh said on December 12.

In our country, the word "comrade" is commonly used, especially in Party organizations, the armed forces, and political - social organizations. 

National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan arrived in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), on December 11 (local time) to attend the 11th Global Summit of Women Speakers of Parliament.

The parties of China and Vietnam should enhance high-level delegation exchanges, reinforce political trust, promote strategic connectivity, and effectively control disputes, for healthy and stable ties between the two parties and countries.

 The visit to India by National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan is expected to deepen the bilateral relations, Deputy Foreign Minister Ha Kim Ngoc told the media after the visit concluded on December 11.