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President reviews 60 years of building State governed by law (26-08-2005) President Tran Duc Luong delivers a speech. — VNA/VNS Photo Nguyen Khang HA NOI — "The Vietnamese State attaches great importance to building the people’s administration and strengthening socialist legislation," said President Tran Duc Luong. Interviewed by the Viet Nam News Agency on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the August Revolution (August 19) and National Day (September 2), President Luong highlighted the historical stages of the Vietnamese nation since President Ho Chi Minh read the Declaration of Independence, founding the Democratic Republic of Viet Nam. "Major events in history that are of great significance become greater and greater, and more and more remarkable with time. This is also true of Viet Nam’s historical events because they opened up a new era in the Vietnamese nation’s history and were linked to all of mankind’s development," said President Luong. … [Read more...] about President reviews 60 years of building State governed by law

A block of State-owned flats in Đống Đa District.— Photo kienthuc.net Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — Hà Nội administration will revoke the State-owned houses from civil servants who are found to be misusing the facilities. It was part of a programme that recently got the greenlight from Nguyễn Đức Chung, chairman of the capital People’s Committee, aiming to implement thrift and anti-waste work this year, the Tuổi trẻ (Youth) newspaper reported. State-owned houses are allotted to public officials, usually leaders of State, Government, ministries and agencies when they are assigned to certain posts or missions. Chung has ordered the authorised agencies to reclaim State-owned houses from those who have retired and are misusing the accommodation. Following the programme, Chung also asked State-owned agencies to return old buildings to the city after they have moved to new buildings. They are not allowed to lease the old buildings or give them to other agencies. … [Read more...] about Hà Nội to revoke State-owned houses

Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman L ê Thị Thu Hằng. –  VNA/VNS Photo Văn Điệp H À NỘI – Vi ệt N am hopes all parties involved in the diplomatic tensions between Qatar and some Persian Gulf states will set up a dialogue soon to seek measures to ensure interests of all sides, contributing to peace and stability in the region. Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman L ê Thị Thu Hằng said this at a press briefing yesterday. She said Vi ệt N am shares sound relations with Middle Eastern countries and members of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) in particular. She also said that Vi ệt N am strongly condemned the twin t errorist attacks in Iran on Wednesday. All terrorist actions in any form must be strictly punished, she said. “We offer our condolences to the State, Government and people of Iran as well as families of the victims,” Hằng said. … [Read more...] about Việt Nam hopes Qatar, Gulf states will hold peace talks

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc (right) receives John Kerry, US ex-secretary of state, in Hà Nội. – VNA/VNS Photo Thống Nhất Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI – Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has told former US secretary of state John Kerry to convey a message to US President Donald Trump that there is no confrontation on trade between Việt Nam and the United States. Viet Nam signed contracts to buy US equipment and services and hoped the US market will be opened for Vietnamese exports, he said at a reception in Hà Nội on Tuesday for Kerry . Lauding Kerry’s efforts to promote Việt Nam-US relations, Prime Minister Phúc spoke highly of the Fulbright University Việt Nam project’s important role in training high-quality human resources for the country, stating that the Vietnamese government is interested in the project and supports it. He noted that cooperation contracts signed between the two countries during his official visit to the US last month are encouraging … [Read more...] about No trade ‘confrontation’: PM tells US ex-secretary of state

Lê Đình Lượng. — Photo baonghean.vn Viet Nam News NGHỆ AN — Central Nghệ An Province Police on Monday detained Lê Đình Lượng of Yên Thành District for allegedly carrying out activities aimed at overthrowing the people’s government, according to its press release. According to the police’s initial investigation, Lượng, 52, a freelance worker residing in Hợp Thành Commune, Yên Thành District, often conducted activities targeted at overthrowing the people’s government and causing social disorder. With collected evidence, Nghệ An Police’s Investigation and Security Force detained Lượng following regulations under the country’s Law on Criminal Procedures. The police are completing procedures in connection with further investigation of the case . Lượng will face prison term of between 12 and 20 years, life imprisonment or capital punishment if found guilty on the charge under article 79 of the Penal Code . — VNS … [Read more...] about Nghệ An resident detained for alleged anti-government activities

Minister and Chairman of the Government’s Office, Mai Tiến Dũng, addresses a press conference after a regular cabinet meeting held yesterday in Hà Nội. — VNA/VNS Photo Dương Bình Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — The Party, the Government and political apparatus as a whole is committed and determined to fight corruption, Minister and Chairman of the Government’s Office, Mai Tiến Dũng, said yesterday. He was responding to questions raised at a press conference about several economic mismanagement trials involving high-ranking officials and executives as well as leading bankers over the last two years. “It’s not just the serious and high profile cases, cases in remote areas are also investigated thoroughly and punishments handed out under the law in a transparent manner,” Dũng said. He said the Government has been guiding continued investigations into huge loss-making projects and businesses. In the context of the high-level Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation (APEC) meeting set to … [Read more...] about Party, State committed to fighting corruption

Minister of Public Security, Senior Lieutenant General Tô Lâm at yesterday meeting of the National Assembly. — VNA/VNS Photo Trọng Đức HÀ NỘI — Yesterday the National Assembly heard reports on the draft Law on State Secrets Protection and the draft Law on Cyber Information Security. According to the Minister of Public Security, Senior Lieutenant General Tô Lâm, 840 cases of illegal revealing State secrets – including confidential documents regarding Party, State, and Government policies and direction for handling foreign affairs – have been discovered since 2001. The leaks were blamed on a lack of consistency in State secret protection laws and a lack of effective handling mechanisms and strong deterrents, hence the need for a law on State secrets protection. The law will concretise the 2013 Constitution, protect national security, ensure human and citizen rights, and create compatibility with secrecy and confidentiality agreements that Việt Nam has signed with other … [Read more...] about State secret protection law discussed at NA meeting

A residence registration and administration office in the urban district Đống Đa in Hà Nội City. — VNA/VNS Photo Doãn Tuấn Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — Administrative reform must be transparent and concrete, and “ambiguous language” that bureaucrats can ‘exploit’ must be absolutely avoided. The order was made by the Minister, Chairman of the Government Office Mai Tiến Dũng during a meeting yesterday for the advisory council for administrative reform to outline tasks for 2018, with the participation of representatives of State agencies and the business community. As the President of the council, citing the Government’s Resolution No 1 on major socio-economic goals for the year 2018, Chairman Dũng asked the council members “to join hands” to achieve reform tasks, including cutting 50 per cent of commodities subject to special inspections. Chairman Dũng stressed that State agencies must not be duplicitous, “[You] cannot just combine three administrative procedures into one and … [Read more...] about Administrative reform must be transparent: Government Office

Former Prime Minister Phan Văn Khải. — AFP/VNA Photo Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — A State funeral will be held on March 20-21 for former Prime Minister PhanVăn Khải, who passed away on Saturday. This was announced today by the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV), the National Assembly, the President, the Government, and the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF). The state funeral organising committee will be headed by Party General Secretary Nguyễn Phú Trọng. A ceremony to pay tribute to the late PM will take place from 8:00 am on March 20 to the end of March 21 at Thống Nhất Hall in HCM City where his remains are preserved. … [Read more...] about State funeral for former PM Phan Văn Khải

A delegation of Party and State leaders and former leaders pay tribute to late PM Khải in HCM City. — VNA/VNS Photo Trí Dũng Viet Nam News HCM CITY — Former Prime Minister Phan Văn Khải’s State funeral began this morning at Thống Nhất (Reunification) Palace in HCM City. A delegation of the National Assembly led by Chairwoman Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân pays tribute to the late Government leader. — VNA/VNS Photo The funeral will be followed by a memorial service at the palace at 7.30am on March 22. The burial ceremony is scheduled at 11am the same day in his hometown in Tân Thông Hội Commune in HCM City’s Cu Chi District. Party Secretary General Nguyễn Phú Trọng offers his condolences to the family of the late Prime Minister Phan Văn Khải. — VNA/VNS Photo The tribute-paying and memorial ceremonies also take place at the International Convention Centre on Lê Hồng Phong Street in Ba Đình District, Hà Nội, at the same time as those in HCM City. Earlier on … [Read more...] about State funeral of former PM Khải today