Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on June 3 asked ministries, agencies and localities to push the three engines of export, investment and consumption in order to spur the country's economic growth in the time ahead.

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese arrived at Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi at noon on June 3, beginning a two-day official visit to Vietnam at the invitation of his Vietnamese counterpart Pham Minh Chinh.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade is working on a draft decree to replace Government Decree 124 of 2017, aiming to further facilitate offshore investment in the oil and gas industry.

President Vo Van Thuong has recently signed Decision 588/2023/QD-CTN approving the Vietnam-Laos agreement on mutual judicial assistance in civil matters at the request of the Government in Official Letter 269/TTr-CP of May 22.

The 15th National Assembly held plenary sessions in Hanoi on June 2, the 11th day of its ongoing fifth sitting, under the chair of NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue.

The National Assembly (NA) is scheduled to vote to approve a resolution on the 2024 law and ordinance building program and adjustment to the similar program for 2023 in Hanoi on June 2 morning as part of its ongoing fifth session.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh extended congratulations to Buddhist dignitaries, monks, nuns and followers on the occasion of Lord Buddha's 2567th birthday (Vesak day), while visiting Quan Su Pagoda, the headquarters of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS), in Hanoi on June 2.

The Vietnam-Australia relationship is expected to be elevated to a comprehensive strategic partnership, which demonstrates their high political trust, an expert has said.

The 15th National Assembly (NA) continued its ongoing fifth session with plenums presided over by Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue on June 1.

Another 80 Vietnamese citizens recently rescued from a casino in Pampanga province, near Manila capital of the Philippines, have been safely repatriated, raising the number of those returning home so far to 140, said Deputy Spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) Nguyen Duc Thang.