Việt Nam News

President of the Assembly of Mozambique Esperanca Laurinda Francisco Nhiuane Bias’s upcoming official visit to Việt Nam this month is expected to strengthen and spur the two countries’ traditional friendship and multifaceted cooperation, particularly in the parliamentary sphere.

 Ambassador Đặng Hoàng Giang, Permanent Representative of Việt Na to the UN, and his counterparts of South Africa, Sweden, and New Zealand co-chaired a consultation on a UN General Assembly (UNGA) draft resolution on the epidemic preparedness and response.

Vietnamese Foreign Minister Bùi Thanh Sơn attended the Special ASEAN-India Foreign Ministers' Meeting (SAIFMM) in New Delhi on Thursday on the 30th anniversary of ASEAN - India relations.  

The National Assembly on Thursday agreed to spend nearly VNĐ45 trillion (US$1.9 billion) building more than 188 kilometres of highway in the Mekong Delta.

Việt Nam has been playing an active role in enhancing ASEAN-India relations, Vietnamese Ambassador to India Phạm Sanh Châu told the Vietnam News Agency's resident correspondent in New Delhi.

International industry experts and businesses in the energy sector stressed the importance of cross-border cooperation and technology transfer for the region’s efforts to shift away from coal power at an online webinar hosted by Việt Nam News and the Asia News Network on Wednesday.

National Assembly (NA) deputies proposed specific regulations to improve environmental protection in oil and gas activities while discussing the revised Petroleum Law on Wednesday. 

Nearly 100 member states of the Group of Friends on the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) held a ceremony on June 14 (US time) to mark 40 years since the adoption of the convention.

With 91.16 per cent of approval votes, the National Assembly yesterday passed the Law on Mobile Police.

Việt Nam considers the US a leading important partner and stands ready to work together with the country to deepen the bilateral comprehensive partnership in an effective and practical manner, on the basis of respect for independence, sovereignty, territorial integrity and political institutions of each other, Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs Bùi Thanh Sơn has affirmed. 

Việt Nam supports a comprehensive and sustainable solution with the strong commitment of relevant parties to the Myanmar issue, Deputy Head of the Vietnamese Delegation to the United Nations Lê Thị Minh Thoa has stated.

Vietnamese scientists, particularly those who are National Assembly deputies, need to give more ideas and initiatives to the NA and Government serving the building and perfection of institutions, said NA Chairman Vương Đình Huệ on Monday.

The 5th Vietnam - Republic of Korea (RoK) Forum for the Future took place in Hà Nội on Monday on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the countries’ diplomatic ties.

President Nguyễn Xuân Phúc hosted receptions for the ambassadors of Croatia and Senegal as they presented their credentials in Hà Nội on Monday.

Deputy Minister of National Defence Sen. Lt. Gen. Hoàng Xuân Chiến and visiting US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman agreed that cooperation between the two countries in overcoming war consequences have gained encouraging results and served as a foundation for the bilaral relations. 

Việt Nam and Burundi have signed an agreement on visa exemptions for citizens holding diplomatic and official passports.

A ceremony took place on Sunday to bid farewell to the remaining 156 members of Việt Nam’s Engineering Unit Rotation 1, as they left for peacekeeping duty at the UN Interim Security Force for Abyei.

Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính on Saturday offered incense and flowers at the Đồng Lộc T-junction national special historical relic site in memory of heroic martyrs who sacrificed their lives for national liberation, during his working trip to the central province of Hà Tĩnh.