Việt Nam News

Party General Secretary and President Nguyễn Phú Trọng chaired the Politburo’s meeting on the COVID-19 combat on Friday, saying over-confidence or complacency must be avoided as the pandemic’s development remains very complex and unpredictable.

Adjustments to Việt Nam’s entry regulations amid the rapid and complicated developments of the COVID-19 pandemic are based on the principle of non-discrimination, said spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Lê Thị Thu Hằng on Friday.

National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân praised the work of Japanese Ambassador to Việt Nam Umeda Kunio to promote relations between Việt Nam and Japan as well as between the two countries’ parliaments.

The top leader made the request while addressing a meeting of the sub-committee in charge of personnel affairs for the upcoming National Party Congress in Hà Nội.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc on Thursday proposes the 36th ASEAN Summit, the ASEAN-New Zealand Summit and related meetings, initially scheduled for April 8-9 in Việt Nam’s Đà Nẵng City, be postponed until the end of June.   

The Cambodian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation has announced the suspension of activities at the country’s border gates with Việt Nam following developments of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Việt Nam and Senegal will complete the necessary legal steps to ink a number of agreements to boost bilateral trade and investment.

Việt Nam has been consulting ASEAN member nations and partners about the possibility of postponing the 36th ASEAN Summit and related meetings in early April as scheduled due to complicated developments of the COVID-19 epidemic in the region and the world.

The Central Military Procuracy has completed an indictment to prosecute a former high ranking official from the Ministry of Defence

The British Ambassador to Việt Nam, Gareth Ward, on Monday sent a message to express gratitude to the Vietnamese Government for supporting British visitors in tough times due to the spread of COVID-19.

A memorial service was held in honour of 64 martyrs who fought to protect the Gạc Ma (Johnson South) Reef, part of the Trường Sa (Spratly) Archipelago, from Chinese invaders in 1988, at Mân Quang Wharf on Saturday.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc yesterday called for the launch of a monitoring system for e-Government to gauge the level of the use of online public services in ministries, agencies and localities.

At the request of Canada, Permanent Deputy Foreign Minister Bùi Thanh Sơn has spoken over the phone with Canadian Deputy Foreign Minister Marta Morgan to discuss bilateral relations and share experience in COVID-19 prevention and control.

President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee Trần Thanh Mẫn has stressed the importance of the engagement of the entire political system, especially the whole people, in the fight against COVID-19.

Ambassador Đặng Đình Quý, Việt Nam’s Permanent Representative to the UN, has voiced concerns over terrorism and extremist violence in Africa which is threatening the stability and development of several countries in the continent.

ASEAN economic ministers yesterday completed the second working day of the ASEAN Economic Ministers Caucus Meeting on the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) and the 26th ASEAN Economic Ministers (AEM) Retreat by released a joint statement in response to the outbreak of COVID-19.

UN Resident Coordinator Kamal Malhotra praised Việt Nam’s efforts and strong measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in the community, saying that the UN has shared Việt Nam’s experience with other countries worldwide.

ASEAN countries have agreed to try and persuade India to return to the negotiating table for the 16-nation Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) trade deal.