Vietnam attaches importance to defence ties with Myanmar, said Deputy Defence Minister Sen. Lieut. Gen Nguyen Chi Vinh.

 The first working day of the 7th plenary session of the 12th Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee (CPVCC) took place in Hanoi on May 7.

Vietnam always constructively coordinates with other members of the Chemical Weapons Convention to raise the significance of the disarmament of weapons of mass destruction in general and chemical weapons in particular.

Personnel and personnel work hold a decisive role for the success of the revolution, said General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong.

The strategy on cadres in the period of national industrialisation and modernisation enhancement has fulfilled its “historic mission”.

12th-tenure Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee convened its seventh plenary session in Hanoi on May 7, under the chair of General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong.

 Vietnam’s first field hospital has been all set for the United Nations (UN) peacekeeping mission in South Sudan in a couple of months, said Deputy Minister of National Defence Sen. Lieut. Gen. Nguyen Chi Vinh on May 4.

 The Secretariat of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee has decided to dismiss Phan Thi My Thanh, Deputy Secretary of the provincial Dong Nai Party Committee, from all of her Party positions.

 Although the 2017 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices of the US Department of State recognised Vietnam’s achievements in protecting human rights, it still made some assessments that are not objective.

 National Assembly Vice Chairman Uong Chu Luu met with Romanian Deputy Prime Minister Ana Birchall in Bucharest on May 4 to discuss bilateral cooperation in diverse areas. 

A number of policies on insurance business, printing activities, property valuation, quality control of vocational training, etc. take effect in May.

 Dutch Ambassador to Vietnam Nienke Trooster has described the relations between the Netherlands and Vietnam over the past four decades as wonderful and excellent in various fields.

 Deputy Minister of Home Affairs Nguyen Duy Thang has stated that Vietnam will firmly deal with activities that violate the law and go against public morality in the name of religion while upholding the freedom of religion and beliefs. 

A high-level delegation of the Vietnamese National Assembly led by its Vice Chairman Uong Chu Luu is paying a working visit to Romania.

 Amid the complex world situation, Vietnam needs to push ahead with reforming policies and regulations to keep up with the development pace of the global economy, said Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.

 The Government and the PM issued 28 legal documents, including 19 Decrees and nine Decisions in March 2018. 

 Deputy PM Pham Binh Minh asked for reviewing approved 26 projects using foreign loans in period 2017-2018 which are not listed in the mid-term public investment plan.

The northern province of Quang Ninh has been ranked number one for administrative reform in 2017, according to a survey carried out by Vietnam’s Ministry of Home Affairs (MOHA).

 This is the third time that the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has abolished a range of troublesome administrative procedures, with 54 procedures in ten areas eliminated and streamlined.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has requested resolutely no delay in law building in preparation for the upcoming fifth session of the National Assembly (NA) scheduled for mid-May.