Party leader Nguyen Phu Trong becomes new President

Deputies of the 14th National Assembly on October 23 elected Nguyen Phu Trong, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam, as the State President for the 2016-2021 tenure during their on-going sixth session in Hanoi.

Defence Minister Ngo Xuan Lich meets US Defence Secretary James Mattis

General Ngo Xuan Lich, Minister of Defence, received his US counterpart James Mattis in Ho Chi Minh City on October 17.

HCM City leader greets US Secretary of Defence

Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan hosted a reception in the city on October 16 for US Secretary of Defence James N.Mattis.

Viet Nam - US Defence Policy Dialogue 2018

Viet Nam and the US convened a defence policy dialogue in Hanoi on October 4, discussing measures to enhance the effectiveness of bilateral defence cooperation.

Special Communiqué on former Party chief Do Muoi’s passing away

The Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee, the National Assembly, the President, the Government and the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front have issued a special communiqué, announcing that former General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee Do Muoi passed away at 23:12 on October 1, 2018.

President Donald Trump sends condolences over passing of President Tran Dai Quang

President Donald Trump has offered condolences to the family of Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang and the Vietnamese people over the passing of the President.

Special Communique on the passing away of President Tran Dai Quang

The Party Central Committee, the National Assembly, the President, the Government and the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front have issued a special communiqué, announcing that President Tran Dai Quang passed away at 10:05am on September 21, 2018, and his funeral will be held as a national mourning.

Phu Quoc among CNN’s top five destinations to visit this fall

CNN has selected the top five up-and-coming Asia Pacific destinations to visit this fall, including Phu Quoc island off Vietnam’s southern province of Kien Giang. 

Vietnamese leaders send sympathies over passing of US Senator John McCain

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan on August 27 sent messages of condolences to the family of US Senator John McCain and leaders of the US Senate.

PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc: Viet Nam wants to push forward ties with US

Viet Nam always considers the US one of the most important partners and wants to push forward the practical and effective development of bilateral comprehensive partnership for the benefit of the peoples of the two countries, said Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on August 3. 

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