Politics - Society

Party General Secretary, State President Nguyen Phu Trong and President of the Cambodian People's Party (CPP) and Prime Minister Hun Sen exchanged views on the two nations' relations during their phone talks on July 9.

Sen. Lieut. Gen. Nguyen Chi Vinh, Deputy Minister of National Defence, on July 6 held phone talks with his RoK and Indian counterparts Park Jae-min and Ajay Kumar.

Lao Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith started a visit to Vietnam on July 5 at the invitation of the host PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has asked for more measures to boost investment, exports, and consumption in order to achieve the highest growth possible in 2020 at a national teleconference between the Government and localities on July 2.

Editor-in-Chief of Nhan Dan (People) Newspaper Thuan Huu received US Ambassador to Vietnam Daniel Kritenbrink at the newspaper's headquarters in Hanoi on the afternoon of July 1.

Leaders of Ninh Binhprovince's Red Cross Society had a working session with representatives fromthe US Embassyin Vietnam on June 30, focusing on the exchange of information and the provision of assistance for local vulnerable groups.

A delegation of the Ministry of Finance led by its Minister Dinh Tien Dung, visited the Convalescent Center for Wounded Soldiers on June, 26 in Nho Quan district, Ninh Binh province, on the occasion of his working visit in the province.

Viet Nam has shown 'strong leadership vision' in leading regional collective response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Ninh Binh province's students won a second prize and a fourth prize at the National Science and Technology Contest for the 2019 - 2020 school year, which was held in Da Nang city from June 18-20.

Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam hosted a reception in Hanoi on June 23 for the Vietnam Business Council for Sustainable Development (VBCSD).

The 14th National Press Awards ceremony was held in Hanoi on June 21.

The 14th National Assembly continued its ninth working day of the second stage of the ongoing ninth session in Hanoi on June 17 under the chair of NA Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has lauded the media for its important contributions to the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, saying that it has produced practical works to mark the 95th anniversary of the Vietnam Revolutionary Press Day.

Chairman of the NinhBinh Provincial People's Committee Dinh Van Dienon June 17 hosted a reception for Indonesian Ambassador to Vietnam Ibnu Hadi and his entourage as they paid a working visit to the province.

Lawmakers continued voicing their opinions on issues related to socio-economic development and State budget on June 15 at the 14th National Assembly's on-going ninth session.

Vice President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh handed down appointment decisions on 12 new ambassadors for the 2020-2023 tenure at a ceremony held in Hanoi on June 9.

Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung has just signed the 2020 Working Programme of the Steering Committee for the National Target Programme on New Rural Construction for the 2016-2020 period.

Vietnamese lawmakers adopted resolutions ratifying the European Union (EU)-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) and the EU-Vietnam Investment Protection Agreement (EVIPA) during a plenary sitting of the 14th National Assembly (NA)'s ninth session in Hanoi on the morning of June 8.

French Ambassador to Vietnam Nicolas Warnery on June 5 held a working session with Ninh Binh's authorities to examine the progress of the Kim Dai sluice dam building project in the coastal district of Kim Son, which is funded by the French Development Agency (AFD).