Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has urged the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (JCCI) to forge closer links between the business communities of both countries, saying it would further strengthen bilateral relations.

Director of the Vietnam Information and Credit Rating Company Le Dinh Quan was sentenced to 28 months in prison at a trial in Hanoi on December 6 for tax fraud pursuant to the Article 161, clause 3 of the Criminal Code.

 Russia’s energy company Gazprom should work closely with the Vietnam Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam) to speed up joint projects, says President Truong Tan Sang.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Eight out of the nine weak banks have finished the restructuring process, while the ninth one may be sold to foreign investors. There is no precedent for such a move in Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The government has requested the Ministry of Industry and Trade to check the plan on developing hydropower plants and exclude the Dong Nai 6 and Dong Nai 6A from the plan.

 Vietnam is accelerating a comprehensive institutional reform to facilitate foreign operations in the country.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung’s working trips to France and the United Nations, especially his speech at the UN General Assembly, have left a fine impression on the international community.

 Vietnam will actively contribute to the building of strategies and action programmes of the United Nations in various fields, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has said.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Prime Minister has agreed to stop the implementation of the North – South sea optic cable project of the Vietnam Post and Telecommunication Group (VNPT), with VND3 trillion worth of Japanese ODA.

 Vietnam attaches great importance to its defence cooperation with France as the two countries have seen important developments in all fields such as delegation exchange, training, army medicine and defence industry, PM Nguyen Tan Dung said.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has appointed two Vice-Ministers of Science and Technology and Agriculture and Rural Development.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has ordered the Ministry of Public Security to set up police patrol teams in urban centres and tourism destinations around the country to protect tourists from robbers and hawkers.

The Voice of Russia has quoted Russian military experts as saying that the first two Russian submarines that Nga builds for Vietnam, named "Hanoi" and "Ho Chi Minh City," would take a journey to Vietnam through Africa.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has pledged that the Government will persist in drastically implementing set objectives, tasks and measures in an effort to fulfill the 2013 socio-economic development plan at the highest level.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung affirmed this in his opening speech at the 2013 Vietnam ICT Summit, which took place on June 20 in Hanoi.

 VietNamNet Bridge - After some local newspapers reported on prostitution in many big cities, the Prime Minister has asked Hanoi, Hai Phong, Ho Chi Minh City and Nam Dinh to quickly assess the situation and report to the government before July 5.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has signed a decision to appoint three Vice Ministers of Foreign Affairs, Health and Transportation.

PM Nguyen Tan Dung has approved new policies on providing residential and production land as well as ensuring clean water supplies for poor ethnic minorities and underprivileged households in disadvantaged areas during the 2013-15 period.

 The Government has launched a crackdown on illegal drugs which will take place throughout June.

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam highly valued Russia's affirmation of its new foreign policy towards Viet Nam as a prioritised partner in the region, PM Nguyen Tan Dung said at a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in the city of Sochi