VOV.VN - Deputy Minister of Planning and Investment Tran Quoc Phuong and Minister Delegate for Foreign Trade, Economic Attractiveness, Francophonie and French Nationals Abroad Franck Riester co-chaired the 8th session of the annual high-level economic dialogue between Vietnam and France on May 17 in Paris.

Former Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long and five other defendants in the Viet A case had their sentences reduced during an appeal court hearing in Hanoi on May 17.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has emphasised the need to diversify resources for social housing development, from the State, the public, society and financial institutions, in order to provide support for both sellers and buyers.

Vietnam wants to deepen the traditional reliable relations and strategic partnership with France, particularly the French Development Agency (AFD), said Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha while receiving AFD Deputy Director General Marie-Hélène Loison in Hanoi.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chaired a meeting in Hanoi on May 16 with ministries and agencies to discuss the coordination of fiscal and monetary policies aimed at maintaining macroeconomic stability, controlling inflation and promoting growth.

The Danish Minister for Food, Agriculture and Fisheries, Jacob Jensen, is leading a high-level delegation to visit Vietnam on May 14-16.

VOV.VN - The 13th Party Central Committee began its ninth session on May 16 in Hanoi under the chair of Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and Politburo member and Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh for the opening sitting.

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha has emphasised the importance of selecting advanced urban railway technology during the first meeting of a task force established to accelerate urban railway projects in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.

Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai requested relevant ministries and sectors assign officials to join a delegation for inspecting the gold market and gold trading activities, during a meeting discussing gold market management measures on May 14 in Hanoi.

VOV.VN -Minister of Public Security General To Lam chaired an official welcome ceremony on May 14 in Hanoi for a high-ranking delegation of the Iranian Law Enforcement Command led by led by its commander Brigadier General Ahmad Reza Radan, who is on a working visit to Vietnam from May 13 to May 16.