Four Vietnamese armed forces officers were disciplined with warning level following a decision made by the Party’s Central Inspection Commission during its 32nd meeting on December 3-6. 

 The former vice chairman of HCM City was detained on Saturday for alleged violations in his handling of a State-owned 5000sq.m. prime land lot in the city’s downtown district.

Vietnam will do its utmost to preserve, protect and nurture the solidarity and comprehensive cooperation with Cambodia, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam and President Nguyen Phu Trong has said.

 National Assembly (NA) Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan arrived in Hanoi on December 7 evening, concluding her official visit to the Republic of Korea (RoK) at the invitation of Speaker of the RoK’s parliament Moon Hee-sang.

Investigators from the Ministry of Public Security on December 8, issued a decision to prosecute and detain Nguyen Thanh Tai, former vice chairman of the HCMC People’s Committee.

 The HCM City People’s Council yesterday approved many policies related to solutions for cultural and socio-economic development.

 Vietnam has always treasured and prioritised the promotion of economic cooperation with Cambodia for the benefit of their people and businesses, and to support the development goals of each nation, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has said.

The Hanoi People`s Council approved the list of 36 titles for the vote of confidence. 

Vietnam has reported its outstanding achievements in guaranteeing human rights in its third-cycle Universal Periodic Review, Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang has said.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on December 6 received international investors in the field of tourism who are in Hanoi to attend the Vietnam Tourism Forum 2018. 

 Vietnam’s Ministry of Public Security and Singapore’s Ministry of Home Affairs have signed a document on extending the agreement on bilateral cooperation in the field of cross-border crime prevention and control.

 The image recognition of Hanoi among the global audience of the US’s Cable News Network (CNN) has improved, especially on social networks, according to CNN Senior Vice President for Asia-Pacific Sunita Rajan.

Director of the Pukyong National University Kim Young-seop granted an Honorary Doctorate Degree of Politics to Chairwoman of the Vietnamese National Assembly Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan.

 Japanese Ambassador to Vietnam Umeda Kunio on December 5 announced grants from the Japanese government worth a total of 1.2 million USD to eight grassroots development projects in Vietnam.

Vietnamese Ambassador to the US Ha Kim Ngoc paid last respects to former US President George H.W. Bush, in the Capitol Rotunda, Washington DC, on December 3 (local time).

 National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan met with representatives from Vietnam-RoK families in Busan on December 5 as part of her ongoing official visit to the Republic of Korea.

NA Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan hailed contributions by Honorary Consul General of Vietnam in Busan-Gyeongnam region Park Soo-kwan to the Vietnam-Republic of Korea (RoK) ties while receiving him on December 4.

PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc has issued decisions on disciplinary measures against two government officials after the Inspection Commission punished the two for their violations of regulations in connection with Mobifone’s acquisition of AVG.

 The Vietnamese and Russian ministries of defence held their fourth defence strategy dialogue in Moscow on December 3, affirming that defence cooperation remains a pillar in the two countries’ relations.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc met with UK Prince Andrew, the Duke of York, in Hanoi on December 4, asking his guest to promote the establishment of a Vietnam-UK university in the Southeast Asian nation.