Party Central Committee convenes 5th meeting
The Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee (CPVCC) opened its fifth plenary meeting of the 12th tenure in Hanoi on May 5.
President visits Vietnam Buddhist Sangha Supreme Patriarch
President Tran Dai Quang on May 4 paid a visit to Most Venerable Thich Pho Tue, Supreme Patriarch of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS) on the occasion of the Buddha’s 2561st Birthday Festival 2017.
Armed forces of Son La, northern Lao provinces bolster cooperation
Armed forces of Vietnam’s northwestern province of Son La and Laos’s northern provinces held a meeting on May 4 to review bilateral cooperation over the past years.
PM orders stronger management over farm produce market
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has told the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) to draw lessons and seek ways to improve the poor management of the farm produce market, with the most recent example being the slump in the price of pork, causing great losses to farmers.
Inspection teams set up targeting serious corruption cases
Eight inspection teams have been set up to inspect and supervise the investigation, prosecution and trial of serious corruption and economic cases related to the standing boards of 20 provincial party committees.
Son La, northern Lao public security forces strengthen ties
Public security forces of Vietnam’s northern province of Son La and northern Lao provinces affirmed the priority they give to bilateral traditional friendship, special solidarity and comprehensive cooperation, during a working session in Son La on May 3.
Nghe An should develop hi-tech agriculture: President
President Tran Dai Quang advised the central province of Nghe An to shift towards organic agriculture using biological and high technology during a working session with local authorities on April 29.
Top legislator explains issues of public concern to Can Tho voters
National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan had a meeting with voters in Ninh Kieu district, the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on April 28, to listen to their opinions on a series of issues of public concern in recent time.
Vietnam runs for UNESCO Director-General position
Ambassador Pham Sanh Chau, assistant to the Foreign Minister, presented his action plan as a candidate for the post of UNESCO General-Director to the Executive Board of UNESCO and ambassadors of the organisation’s member countries on April 27.
NA Chairwoman attends reunification celebration in Can Tho
National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan attended a ceremony to mark the 42nd anniversary of the South Liberation and National Reunification Day, International Labour Day and the 127th birth anniversary of late President Ho Chi Minh in the Mekong delta city of Can Tho on April 28.