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Australian state minister visits RMIT Vietnam

The Government of Australia’s Victorian state looks forward to furthering its relationship with the Government of Vietnam, the Victorian Minister for Higher Education and Minister for Training and Skills Gayle Tierney has said.

Prime Minister welcomes Australian Foreign Minister

Vietnam and Australia should increase trade and investment ties while stepping up cooperation in other important spheres such as education, culture and tourism, creating a firm foundation for the expansion 

Korean lawmaker honoured with Friendship Order

Kim Hak-yong, head of the National Assembly’s Environment and Labour Committee of the Republic of Korea, has been honoured with the Friendship Order of the Vietnamese State.

Amended tax and public investment laws passed

National Assembly (NA) deputies on Thursday passed the draft amendment of the Law of Tax Management with 91.32 per cent of all deputies approving the draft law.

Promoting Vietnam-US space co-operation

US Science Envoy for Space, Major General Charles Frank Bolden, Jr. has completed a four-day visit to Vietnam during which he promoted space co-operation between the two countries.

Local governments have become more transparent: report

Local governments have become more transparent with how they spend public money, but more needs to be done, according to a report.

Vietnam needs legal framework for e-government

Nguyen Tuan Anh, a standing member of the National Assembly Committee on Science, Technology and Environment, talks to Vietnam News Agency about how to make best use of e-government to speed up administrative reform.

Vietnamese, Australian Foreign Ministers hold talks

Deputy PM and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh has lauded Vietnam visit by Marise Payne following her reappointment as Minister for Foreign Affairs cum Minister for Women of Australia.

 

Increasing overtime must ensure labourers’ rights: NA deputy

Increasing overtime working hours must ensure labourers’ health and give them time to recharge, said National Assembly (NA) Deputy Nguyen Thi Quyet Tam from HCM City.

Vietnam welcomes Czech Republic’s resumption of working visas for Vietnamese

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc yesterday applauded the Czech Republic’s decision to reinstate issuing working visas to Vietnamese citizens.

Two resolutions adopted on 17th day of National Assembly’s 7th session

Two resolutions were adopted and two draft laws were tabled for discussion on June 11, the 17th working day of the 14th National Assembly’s 7th session.

 

NA adopts resolution on State budget final accounts of 2017

The National Assembly passed the Resolution on State budget final accounts for 2017 with 91.53 per cent approval at the ongoing seventh session of the 14th legislature yesterday.

Some laws may slap tougher sanctions on drink driving

Multiple laws will be amended to impose harsher sanctions against drunk drivers, even though the National Assembly has failed to pass any regulations on penalties for this behavior.

 

Vietnam, Timor-Leste agree to promote wide-ranging cooperation

Vietnam and Timor-Leste have agreed on the need to further promote bilateral cooperation in promising areas such as trade-investment, education, agriculture, and fisheries.

 

 

Royal Canadian Navy’s ships visit Vietnam

The Royal Canadian Navy’s multi-role patrol frigate HMCS Regina and supply ship MV Asterix arrived at Cam Ranh port in the central province of Khanh Hoa on June 10, beginning a four-day visit to Vietnam.

 

National Assembly passes two resolutions on June 10

The National Assembly adopted two resolutions on legislature’s supervision programme in 2020 and implementation of the Law on the Organisation of People’s Courts on June 10 within the framework of the ongoing 7th session.

 

Vietnam’s priorities after winning UNSC non-permanent seat

Deputy PM and FM Pham Binh Minh has stressed the need to further boost the role of multilateralism in an interview granted to Vietnam News Agency's reporter after Vietnam won a seat on the UNSC.

Singapore affirms commitment to building on ties with Vietnam, Cambodia

The Singaporean Ministry of Foreign Affairs on June 7 gave explanations of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong’s remarks relating to Cambodia and Vietnam at the 2019 Shangri-La Dialogue.

 

PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc talks about “dual responsibility” after Vietnam elected to UNSC

Vietnam will shoulder “great and dual responsibility” as a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council for 2020-2021 tenure and ASEAN Chairmanship 2020, according to Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.

 

Vietnam aligns with UN SDGs

Three years ago, 193 member countries approved the UN Agenda for Sustainable Development, pledging that no one will be left behind by 2030. Since then, Vietnam’s efforts to realise the agenda