The 17th edition of the Heads of Asian Coast Guard Agencies Meeting (HACGAM-17) took place via videoconference on December 8 under the chair of Major General Le Quang Dao, Commander of the Vietnam Coast Guard.

VOV.VN - The Anti-smuggling Investigation Department under the General Department of Vietnam Customs has been honoured with the Asia Environmental Enforcement Awards in the Collaboration category.

Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam has recently signed Decision No.1911/QD-TTg dated November 15, 2001 on the connection and sharing between the national database on population with national and specialised databases.

VOV.VN - Minister of Public Security General To Lam on November 23 had a meeting with Ambassador Giorgio Aliberti, head of the European Union Delegation to Vietnam, and held online talks with Australian Minister for Home Affairs Karen Andrews.

VOV.VN - The National Assembly (NA)’s Standing Committee convened its fifth session on November 22 in Hanoi under the chair of NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue.

VOV.VN - PathetLao newspaper, a publication of the Lao News Agency, published an article on November 22 featuring the visit to Japan by Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, which it states will contribute to comprehensively promoting and deepening the relationship between both nations.

VOV.VN - As an active member of ASEAN, Vietnam serves as a gateway to the ASEAN-China free trade area, while Vietnam-China trade revenue posted an annual average growth rate of 20% over the past five years.

Party General Secretary and head of the Central Steering Committee for Corruption Prevention and Control Nguyen Phu Trong has highlighted a need to renew the spirit and determination in the fight against corruption and negative phenomena.

New laws must help address limitations and remove obstacles of previous laws, fill legal gaps, and ensure consistency among relevant laws, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh stressed while addressing the Government’s November meeting on law making on November 18.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has nominated Ambassador Nguyen Hong Thao, an incumbent member of the United Nations International Law Commission (ILC), to stand again as a candidate to this UN body for the 2023-2027 term.