The war to defend the northern border of Vietnamese people 40 years ago (February 17, 1949) was spotlighted in a recent seminar held at the Ho Chi Minh Institute under Saint Petersburg State University of Russia. 

Lieut. Gen Porfiry Ivashko, one of the first experts and advisors of the former Soviet Union sent to Vietnam right after the northern border defence war began in the country 40 years ago has asserted the just struggle of Vietnamese people.  

 Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh talked about these achievements, and what the diplomatic apparatus will do in the new year as a raft of new-generation free trade agreements enter into force.

 The police chief orders criminal police to take patrol from 23:00 pm to 5:00 am through 96 patrol teams while transport police are asked to ensure traffic safety.

The upcoming 40th anniversary of the brief but devastating border clash between China and VN in 1979 offers a chance to reflect on history and draw lessons to consolidate bilateral ties, not to deepen hatred.

The defining aim of the Vietnam-Japan partnership is to contribute to regional peace and prosperity, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said in an exclusive interview granted to General Director of VNA Nguyen Duc Loi.

The Hanoi City People’s Committee announced a decision to establish a steering committee on building the municipal e-government on February 15. 

 President of Argentina Mauricio Macri and his spouse will pay a State visit to Vietnam from February 19-21.

Vietnam has called on countries to continue making active and practical contributions to the maintenance of peace and stability as well as respect and implement relevant international legal obligations on territorial waters and oceans.

Hanoi has been chosen to host the political event of the year. US President Donald Trump will meet North Korean leader Kim Jong-un at the end of February. So what can we expect from the meeting?  

 Why Vietnam for US-DPRK summit?

 Deputy Minister of National Defence Sen. Lieut. Gen. Nguyen Chi Vinh on February 13 handed over the President’s decision to another officer to take on duty at the United Nations peacekeeping mission in South Sudan.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has issued a plan to implement the Law on Amnesty, which was approved on November 19, 2018 during the sixth session of the 14th National Assembly and will take effect from July 1, 2019.

Vietnamese Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy noted the efforts by ASEAN to narrow development gaps among its members at a session of the Commission for Social Development of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC).

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has issued a plan to implement the 2018 Law on Vietnam Coast Guard.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has inspected the preparations for the United Nations (UN) Day of Vesak 2019 at the Tam Chuc Buddhist Cultural Centre in Ba Sao commune, Kim Bang district of the northern Ha Nam province, the host of the event.

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh arrived in Pyongyang on February 12, starting his three-day official visit to the DPRK at the invitation of DPRK Foreign Minister Ri Yong-ho.

 Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Pham Binh Minh will pay an official visit to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) from February 12-14th, according to the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 

 The second summit between the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) and the US in Vietnam’s capital city of Hanoi will be a critical turning point for the complete denuclearisation of the Korean Peninsula.

 The adoption of the Law on Belief and Religion in 2016 was an important legal reform in Vietnam, creating a firm legal framework to better ensure citizens’ rights to freedom of belief and religion.