The 13th Party Central Committee has issued an announcement on its mid-term meeting, which wrapped up in Hanoi on May 17 after two and a half days of sitting.

President Vo Van Thuong has signed a decision approving the agreement on mutual judicial assistance in civil matters between Vietnam and Thailand.

The 13th Party Central Committee opened its mid-term meeting in Hanoi on May 15 under the chair of General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong.

Government officials will have to step down from their posts in 10 days if they get low confidence votes from two-thirds of voters, according to a new draft decree.

Vietnamese President Vo Van Thuong attended the coronation of King Charles III at the invitation of the Royal Family of the UK on May 6 in a three-day trip from May 4 to May 6.