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RCEP agreement to take effect in January 2022

The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Agreement will officially take effect starting January 1 next year, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

Stronger solutions needed to avoid economic crackdown: NA deputies

The Government should promptly complete an overall strategy to effectively respond to the COVID-19 pandemic in the new situation, many National Assembly (NA) deputies have proposed. This would promote production and business and speed up economic recovery.

Vietnam Friendship Parliamentarians Organisation set up

The National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee announced resolutions on the establishment of the Vietnam Friendship Parliamentarians Organisation, the Young Parliamentarians Group and the Group of Female NA Deputies.

Prime Minister meets leaders of US, RoK, Thailand, GEF

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh met with President of the US Joe Biden, President of the Republic of Korea (RoK) Moon Jae-in, Prime Minister of Thailand Prayut Chan-o-cha, and the Chairperson and CEO of the Global Environment Fund (GEF) in Glasgow, the UK, on late November 1 (UK...

PM attends 16th East Asia Summit

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on October 27 evening attended the 16th East Asia Summit (EAS), which gathered leaders of 10 ASEAN member states and their partners, including China, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Australia, New Zealand, India, Russia and the US, and the ASEAN...

Legislators debate exclusive policies for development of four localities

Legislators are debating the draft resolutions on exclusive policies and mechanisms for the development of Hai Phong city, and Nghe An, Thanh Hoa and Thua Thien-Hue provinces on October 27 morning via videoconference during the second session of the 15th National Assembly.

38th and 39th ASEAN summits

The 38th and 39th Summits of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and related meetings opened on October 26 under the chairmanship of Brunei – the country holding ASEAN chair in 2021.

Lawmakers to mull over three draft laws on October 25

Lawmakers are discussing the draft law on amendments and supplements to several articles of the Criminal Procedure Code via videoconference during the second session of the 15th National Assembly on October 25 morning.

Vietnam needs stronger efforts to achieve SDGs: Workshop

A workshop was held on October 21 to publish the national report on the progress of the five-year implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), during which experts pointed out that Vietnam should strive harder to achieve the goals by 2030.

Vietnam targets 6-6.5 GDP growth in 2022

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has presented to the National Assembly a draft socio-economic development plan for 2022 which aims for a GDP growth of at about 6-6.5 percent in 2022.