Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — The Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Thursday announced official visits broad to be made by Vietnamese leaders next week. At the invitation of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc will attend the 10th Mekong-Japan Summit and visit Japan from October 7 to 10, the ministry’s spokesperson Lê Thị Thu Hằng said at a press briefing. The 10th Mekong-Japan Summit marks the tenth year of Mekong-Japan co-operation and the third year of the 2015 Tokyo strategy. The participation of Vietnamese delegation to the summit aims to affirm Việt Nam’s commitment to this co-operation mechanism, to assess experience obtained over the past 10 years and to work out plans to enhance co-operation, she said. The visit to Japan of Prime Minister Phúc takes place with the two countries celebrating 45th anniversary of diplomatic ties and aims at tightening the Việt Nam-Japan … [Read more...] about State leaders to attend int’l events
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HCM City holds ceremony to pay homage to late State leader
Delegations have lined up to pay tribute to the State leader from 6am on September 26. The delegation of the Party Central Committee’s Commission for Organization headed by its vice chairman Nguyen Thanh Binh The delegation of Ho Chi Minh City’s National Assembly deputies led by Secretary of the municipal Party Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan The delegation of the HCM City People’s Council led by its Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Quyet Tam The delegation of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee in HCM City The delegation of the Party Central Committee’s Office in HCM City Other delegations pay their last respects to President Quang at Thong Nhat Hall in Ho Chi Minh City. Delegations have lined up to pay tribute to the State leader from 6am on September 26. The delegation of the Party Central Committee’s Commission for Organization headed by its vice chairman Nguyen Thanh Binh The delegation of Ho Chi … [Read more...] about HCM City holds ceremony to pay homage to late State leader
June 18-24: Party, State leaders meet voters after NA’s fifth session
Party, State leaders meet voters after NA's fifth session The senior leaders of the Party, State, Government and National Assembly held meetings with voters across the country in the past week to inform them of the outcomes of the recently concluded fifth meeting of the 14th NA. In particular, the high-ranking leaders clarified and eased the voters' concerns over the draft Law on Special Administrative – Economic Units and the draft Law on Cyber Security. Vietnam sees strong CPI increase in May Vietnam’s consumer price index (CPI) in May rose by 0.55% against the previous month, the largest monthly increase in the last six years, according to the General Statistics Office. One of the primary reasons behind such a sharp rise was the impact of two rounds of petrol price hikes on May 8 and 23, which contributed a 0.16% increase. The month also saw a 0.88% increase in food and catering services as a result of higher rice and meat prices. Vietnam, Israel hold fifth round of … [Read more...] about June 18-24: Party, State leaders meet voters after NA’s fifth session
Party and State leaders commemorate heroic fallen soldiers
Party and State leaders commemorate fallen soldiers. (Photo: VNA)This was part of activities to mark the 71st Day for Wounded and Fallen Soldiers (July 27th). Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong; former Party General Secretaries Le Kha Phieu and Nong Duc Manh; State President Tran Dai Quang; former State President Tran Duc Luong; Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc; former Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung; National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan; former National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Van An; and President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Tran Thanh Man joined the delegation. Other Party and State leaders and former leaders; Politburo members; Secretaries of the Party Central Committee; Vice State Presidents; Deputy Prime Ministers; Vice National Assembly Chairpersons; inter alias veteran revolutionary cadres and leaders of central and ministerial agencies also attended the ceremony. The delegation members showed their respect for the nation’s elite who bravely … [Read more...] about Party and State leaders commemorate heroic fallen soldiers
Son of Islamic State leader killed in Syria’s Homs: IS news channel
By Reuters  July 4, 2018 | 08:20 am GMT+7 A member loyal to the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) waves an ISIL flag in Raqqa June 29, 2014. Photo by Reuters/Stringer The leader has preivously urged followers to wage attacks against the West and to keep fighting in Iraq, Syria and elsewhere. A son of Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has been killed in the city of Homs in Syria, the group’s news channel reported on Tuesday. “Hudayfah al-Badri ... the son of the Caliph ... was killed in an operation against the Nusayriyyah and the Russians at the thermal power station in Homs,” the statement said. The word Nusayriyyah refers to Syria’s Alawite community. The statement showed an image of a young boy carrying an assault rifle and gave no further details. Baghdadi’s whereabouts remain unknown, but the wording of Tuesday’s statement seemed to imply he is still alive. The secretive Islamic State leader has … [Read more...] about Son of Islamic State leader killed in Syria’s Homs: IS news channel