The Government has issued a new decree detailing and guiding the implementation of the Law on Vietnamese Nationality, creating more favourable conditions for Vietnamese residing abroad to retain their Vietnamese nationality.
National Assembly (NA) deputies voiced their opinions about the draft revised laws on housing and on real estate business during their plenary sitting at the legislature’s ongoing eighth session on October 24.
The fifth Vietnam-Japan Strategic Partnership Dialogue took place in Hanoi on October 24, under the chair of Vietnamese Deputy Foreign Minister Ho Xuan Son and his Japanese counterpart Shinsuke Sugiyama.
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of the Slovak Republic Miroslav Lajcak has said his country attaches importance to Vietnam’s strategic position in the region and hopes for close coordination between the two countries.
Vice President Nguyen Thi Doan has expressed her gratitude to the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) for its support of Vietnam’s fight against the pandemic.
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung hosted a reception for the head of UN agencies in Vietnam in Hanoi on October 24 on the occasion of the UN’s 69th founding anniversary.
Police have confirmed that Vietnamese oil tanker Sunrise 689 was hijacked and robbed of a third of its oil load by a gang of armed pirates, suffering an estimated loss worth about VND30 billion (US$1.4 million).
The Hanoi–based Ho Chi Minh Museum will host next month a special exhibition on the life of the late President Ho Chi Minh in the former Soviet Union.
Tanzanian President Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete’s State visit to Vietnam from October 26-28 is expected to further strengthen the friendship and cooperation between the two countries.
Domestic and international banking experts are discussing ways to provide funds and boost sustainable agricultural production at a regional forum on agricultural financing in Hanoi that run from October 22 to 25.