Politics - Society

President Tran Dai Quang, his spouse and a high-ranking delegation of Vietnam arrived in Minsk on June 26 afternoon, beginning a three-day official visit to Belarus at the invitation of Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko.

The Presidents of the front organisations of Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam signed a tri-lateral cooperation programme for the period 2017-2020 at their third conference held in Hanoi on June 25.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc had a working session with his Cambodian counterpart Hun Sen in the southern province of Binh Duong on June 22 to discuss measures to further boost the two countries' relations.

National Assembly (NA) deputies passed the draft laws on the guard force and on the management and use of weapons, explosive materials and support tools on June 20 afternoon.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc hosted a reception on June 18 in Hanoi for a delegation of press agencies and enterprises that will attend the 2017 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC).

Chairman of the Ninh Binh Province People's Committee Dinh Van Dien had a working session on June 15 with a French Development Agency (AFD) delegation on a project to improve urban infrastructure adaptive to climate change in Phat Diem town,Kim Son district.

Director General of the Korea Industrial Complex Corp (Kicox) Mr Bae Euon Hee and representatives of other enterprises of the Republic of Korea visited the nothern province of Ninh Binh on June 15 to learn about economic and investment situations and seek partnerships in the locality.

Q & A session of the ongoing third meeting of the 14th National Assembly, which began on June 13, focuses on four matters of public concern, including agricultural restructuring, management of cultural activities, social affairs and tourism quality, health check-ups and treatment together with medicine prices and grassroots medical stations and use of resources for development.

Chairman of the Cuban National Assembly Esteban Lazo Hernandez said that Viet Nam and Cuba should give priority to economic and trade cooperation as well as infrastructure at his meeting with PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc on June 12 in Ha Noi.

A commendation ceremony for 400 exemplars in various fields across Vietnam was held by the Central Council for Emulation and Reward in Hanoi on June 10th.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc arrived in Osaka prefecture, the third biggest economic hub of Japan, on June 7th, during his official visit to the country.

National Assembly deputies on June 5 discussed a report detailing supervision results of the implementation of law and policy on food safety in the 2011-2016 period.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc's upcoming official visit to Japan and attendance at the 23rd International Conference on the Future of Asia from June 4th-8th aim to further deepen Vietnam-Japan extensive partnership across diverse areas.

The Washington Times on May 30 published a message by Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on the occasion of his official visit to the United States of America at the invitation of President Donald Trump.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation arrived at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York on May 29, beginning his official visit to the United States at the invitation of US President Donald Trump.

The northern province of Ninh Binh collected VND2.2 trillion (USD317 million) for the State budget in the first five months of2017, reported the provincial Department of Finance.

National Assembly deputies debated the draft bill on supporting small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) during the ongoing third meeting on May 23rd.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has requested ministries and sectors to make greater efforts in order to achieve a growth rate of 6.7% in 2017, thus contributing to realising the growth target set for 2016-2020 by the Central Party Committee and the National Assembly.

The third plenary session of the 14th National Assembly officially opened in Hanoi on the morning of May 22.