VOV.VN - A Facebooker of Phu Yen province, central Vietnam, has been sentenced to eight years in prison on a charge of making, stockpiling, distributing and disseminating documents against the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.

VOV.VN - Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son and Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Ethiopia Demeke Mekonnen, during their phone talks on April 22, discussed bilateral cooperation and coordination at multilateral forums on the occasion of both nations’ 45th anniversary of their diplomatic ties.

Workshops sharing experience in social housing development of the Republic of Korea (RoK) and policy improvements in Vietnam will be held in major cities of HCM City, Da Nang and Hanoi in the coming time, according to the Ministry of Construction (MoC).

VOV.VN - The Presidential Office held a press conference on April 16 to announce the Law on Drug Prevention and Control, which was granted approval during the 14th National Assembly’s 11th session.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s GDP growth rate is forecast to rise by 6.5% this year, a figure which is higher than the global average of 6%, before climbing to 7.2% in 2022, according to data released in the latest World Economic Outlook report compiled by the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

VOV.VN - Vo Thi Anh Xuan, member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Party Committee of An Giang province, and head of the National Assembly (NA) deputies’ delegation of the province, was elected Vice State President of Vietnam for the 2016 – 2021 tenure at the ongoing 11th session of the 14th NA.

VOV.VN - Law makers will continue discussing the personnel work during its 11th session on April 6, during which State President Nguyen Xuan Phuc will report on the result of discussion in groups on the dismissal of Vice State President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh.

VOV.VN - Lawmakers at the ongoing session of the 14th National Assembly will focus on finishing the personnel work for the State, NA and the Government during the final working week running from April 5-8.

VOV.VN - Vietnam's permanent missions to the United Nations (UN) in New York and Geneva have recently sent diplomatic notes to the UN and countries informing the candidacy of Ambassador Nguyen Hong Thao to the International Law Commission (ILC) for the 2023-2027 tenure.

VOV.VN - National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue held phone talks with his Lao counterpart Saysomphone Phomvihane on April 2, during which Hue thanked the Lao NA leader who was the first leader to send a congratulatory letter after he was elected as NA Chairman on March 31.