Việt Nam News

Party General Secretary and State President Nguyễn Phú Trọng cited the engagement of the whole community including doctors, nurses, armed forces and ordinary people in the fight against COVID-19 as an outstanding example of national solidarity in which the Việt Nam Fatherland Front (VFF) plays a core role.

Japanese Ambassador to ASEAN Chiba Akira has spoken highly of Việt Nam's performance as ASEAN Chair in 2020 with the successful organisation of the 37th ASEAN Summit and Related Meetings despite COVID-19.

Vietnamese Ambassador Đặng Đình Quý, head of the Vietnamese mission to the United Nations, has called on the international community and UN organisations to continue support for Lebanon.

The ASEAN Defence Senior Officials’ Meeting Plus Working Group (ADSOM+ WG) was held via video conference on Wednesday, chaired by Lieut. Gen. Vũ Chiến Thắng, Director of the Ministry of Defence’s Foreign Relations Department and head of ADSOM+ WG Việt Nam.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc chaired a meeting with ministries and sectors on Tuesday to review Việt Nam-Laos co-operation and discuss preparations for the 43rd meeting of the Việt Nam-Laos Inter-governmental Committee slated for early December in Hà Nội.

Vietnam News Agency corresponsdent based in Jakarta, Indonesia spoke to Indonesian Ambassador to ASEAN Ade Padmo Sarwono about the outcomes of the 37th ASEAN Summit and Related Meetings

Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy of Germany Peter Altmaier has welcomed the signing of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement between 15 signatories in Asia-Pacific.

Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Philippines to ASEAN Noel Servigon shares his views with Vietnam News Agency correspondent in Jakarta, Indonesia on the recently concluded 37th ASEAN Summit and Related Meetings

The ASEAN Defence Senior Officials' Meeting (ADSOM) was held via video conference on Tuesday by the Ministry of Defence, chaired by Senior Lieutenant General Nguyễn Chí Vịnh, Deputy Defence Minister, and head of Việt Nam’s ADSOM.

Russian Ambassador to ASEAN Alexander Ivanov has highlighted the role of Việt Nam as Chair of ASEAN this year following the success of the 37th ASEAN Summit and related meetings last week, saying it was not easy for the Southeast Asian country to fulfil its duties.

The year-end meeting of the 14th National Assembly (NA) closed on Tuesday with seven bills and 13 resolutions adopted.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc on Monday presented the State President’s decisions to appoint Nguyễn Thanh Long as Minister of the Ministry of Health, Nguyễn Thị Hồng as the Governor of State Bank of Việt Nam, and Huỳnh Thanh Đạt as Minister of Science and Technology.

Ambassador/Permanent Representative of Thailand to ASEAN, Phasporn Sangasubana, talks to the Vietnam News Agency about the results of the 37th ASEAN Summit.

One of the bright spots in the East Sea (internationally known as South China Sea) tension this year is that many countries have clarified their legal stance in the sea through diplomatic notes exchanged at the United Nations, said Dr Phạm Lan Dung, acting director of the Diplomatic Academy of Việt Nam on Monday.

With 87.14 per cent of votes, National Assembly deputies on Monday morning passed a resolution on urban administration in HCM City to eliminate People’s Councils at district and ward levels in the city.

The ASEAN Defence Senior Officials’ Meeting Working Group (ADSOM WG) was held via video conference on Monday to promote defence cooperation among member states.

Defence minister General Ngô Xuân Lịch and his Japanese counterpart Nobuo Kishi agreed to implement national defence cooperation after the COVID-19 pandemic is brought under control during their phone talks on Monday.

The number of adopted documents was the largest in the history of all ASEAN meetings, said Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc.