Vo Van Hoan, chief of the HCMC People's Committee Office, and major general Ngo Minh Chau, deputy director of the HCMC Police Department, have been elected vice chairmen of the municipal People’s Committee.

A delegation of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee (VFFCC) paid a visit to Singapore from May 7 to 11, where the two countries agreed to actively cooperate in cultural and people-to-people exchanges.

Deputy PM Pham Binh Minh urged Denmark and Bulgaria to soon ratify and sign the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) and the EU-Vietnam Investment Protection Agreement (EVIPA) for the benefits of all parties involved.

National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan and Nepalese Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli expressed their satisfaction at the growing relations between Vietnam and Nepal during their meeting in Hanoi on May 11.

The WB always stands ready to support Vietnam in implementing the Support Program to Respond to Climate Change, Christophe Crepin, head of social, environmental and rural development unit, East Asia and Pacific region, WB said.

Leaders of Can Tho and a Finnish delegation led by Ambassador Kari Kahiluoto on May 10 discussed issues regarding global climate change, thus pushing ahead with bilateral cooperation plans in waste management and energy solutions.

National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan hosted a reception in Hanoi on May 10 for Indian Vice President Venkaiah Naidu, who is also Chairman of the Rajya Sabha - the upper house of the Parliament of India.

Vice Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Le Thanh Liem hosted a reception on May 10 for visiting Deputy Mayor of China’s Shanghai city Peng Chenglei.

The first meeting of the European Union-Vietnam Joint Committee for the implementation of the EU-Vietnam Framework Agreement on Comprehensive Partnership and Cooperation (PCA) took place in Hanoi on May 10.

Vietnam is a founding member of the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) and ASEM partners represents 70% of Vietnam's foreign investment inflows and 80% of the Southeast Asian country's total trade value.

The National Assembly will scrutinize amendments to the Labor Code at the 7th working session this year.

Chairman of Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Phong has instructed departments, wards and districts in the city to work harder towards making strong changes in administrative reforms.

Vice President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh has suggested that Vietnam and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) should tighten and consolidate judicial cooperation in the time ahead.

 While the Government has announced the CPI in January-April was at its lowest level in three years, the National Assembly (NA) Economic Committee has voiced concern over the possible recurrence of high inflation.

Nepali Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli began his official visit to Vietnam on May 9, during which he will attend the UN Day of Vesak 2019.

The State of Vietnam has been consistent in its policy of respecting and guaranteeing the right to freedom of all citizens to follow or not to follow any religion and belief, the spokesperson of the Foreign Ministry Le Thi Thu Hang affirmed.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc recently issued a plan to review the five-year enforcement of the 2013 Constitution.

The Inspection Commission of the Party Central Committee has concluded that the Party committee of the Transport Ministry had seriously violated the principle of centralized democracy and working regulations.

Vietnam’s socio-economic situation in April 2019 witnessed many positive signs with macroeconomic stability and surging aggregate demand, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc told a regular cabinet meeting in Hanoi on May 4.