The Ho Chi Minh City People’s Procuracy, in collaboration with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), on June 20 held a workshop seeking ways to deal with difficulties in implementing prosecution and procuracy over investigations and first-instance trial of criminal cases related to foreigners in the city.

The e-visa pilot scheme, implemented since the beginning of this year, appears to have a positive impact on Vietnam’s tourism.

President Tran Dai Quang and his Czech counterpart Milos Zeman agreed to forge cooperation between Vietnam and the Czech Republic in various areas during their talks in Hanoi on June 7.

Prime Ministers of Vietnam and Japan Nguyen Xuan Phuc and Shinzo Abe have reaffirmed their determination to foster the Vietnam - Japan relationship in a comprehensive and extensive manner in a joint statement on deepening the two countries’ extensive strategic partnership.

The 2016 Law on Children became effective on June 1 with a variety of provisions aiming to comprehensively intensify enforcement of children’s rights.

Vietnam and the US have issued a joint statement for enhancing the comprehensive partnership between the two countries, on the occasion of the official visit to the US by Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc from May 29-31.

The time is ripe for US businesses to engage more strongly in the economic restructuring of Vietnam, especially in finance-banking and equitization of state-owned enterprises, according to Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.

Courts must now ensure publicity and transparency of their activities as well as the rights to receive information from courts of individuals, agencies and organizations.

The third plenary session of the 14th National Assembly opened in Hanoi on May 22 with the opening ceremony broadcast live on national television and radio channels.

The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) 2017 Second Senior Officials’ Meeting (SOM 2) concluded in Hanoi on May 18, with fruitful outcomes in various fields.