Việt Nam News

The repatriation of Vietnamese people who are in extremely difficult circumstances abroad and wish to go home amid the COVID-19 pandemic is a sound and humane policy of the Party and the State, spokesperson of the Foreign Ministry Lê Thị Thu Hằng affirmed.

14 countries and territories have so far recognised Việt Nam’s COVID-19 vaccine certificates, while Việt Nam has recognised those of 79 countries and territories.

Cambodia's Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn said the positive test result came after his Vietnamese counterpart arrived in the country earlier on Wednesday.

ASEAN foreign ministers discussed the bloc’s focuses, priorities and cooperation orientation for 2022 during the ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting Retreat (AMMR) held both online and in-person in Cambodia on February 16-17.

Việt Nam has strongly protested the US Department of Commerce's plan to impose anti-dumping tariff with rate up to 400 per cent against imported Vietnamese raw honey products.

 Hà Nội sees Australia as an important and potential partner and always pays attention to promoting cooperation with the country.

Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính on Wednesday chaired a Government meeting on law building – the second of its kind this year.

Senior officials of ASEAN convened both in person and via video conference on Wednesday in Cambodia, Chair of the bloc in 2022 to review preparations for and agenda of the ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting Retreat.

Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính has asked Pfizer Chairman and CEO Albert Bourla to expedite the delivery of 22 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine for children aged 5-12 years to Việt Nam in the coming days, with a goal of completing this procurement contract in April or May at the latest.

Chairing a conference on the collective economy and cooperatives, Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính said the country had recorded important achievements after more than 35 years of "Đổi mới" (Renewal).

President Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has asked Bình Định Province to make breakthroughs in socio-economic development in order to take full advantage of all its potential and strengths.

Việt Nam shared its experience in poverty reduction and overcoming crises, at the 60th session of the UN Commission for Social Development (CSocD) taking place from February 7-16 in New York.

Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính on Monday chaired the fourth meeting of the national steering committee for reviewing land laws and policies, with the ultimate aim improving the interests of State, businesses and people. 

Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính suggested the UK and development partners support Việt Nam in technology, capacity and finance so it can better realise its commitments in climate change and emissions reduction.

Vietnamese Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Trần Hồng Hà met with President for the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) and a Minister of State at the Cabinet Office of the UK Alok Kumar Sharma on Monday, discussing priorities to implement the commitments made at COP26 and preparations for the next meeting.

Japanese authorities have reportedly identified the suspect caller who threatened to shoot down a Vietnam Airlines plane last month, according to the Ministry of Transport.

Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs Bùi Thanh Sơn met with Speaker of the National Assembly of the Republic of Korea (RoK) Park Byeong-seug and the RoK’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance Hong Nam-ki in Seoul on February 11.

President Nguyễn Xuân Phúc received the newly-appointed ambassadors of Mexico and the US, who came to present their credentials to the Vietnamese leader in Hà Nội on Friday.