Việt Nam News

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.

The former head of Đại Đoàn Kết (Great Unity) newspaper in the central region has been sentenced to ten years in prison for abusing his position.

HCM City’s police arrested and commenced legal proceedings against 14 people involving in fraudulence of Alibaba Real Estate Joint Stock Company.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has requested sectors and businesses to make sure production activities continue as normal, despite the outbreak of SARS-CoV-2.

Participants and officials from ASEAN member countries began the Preparatory Senior Economic Officials Meeting (Prep-SEOM) – one of the first activities preluding the 26th ASEAN Economic Meeting (AEM) Retreat – in the central city of Da Nang yesterday.

Việt Nam and Russia sought measures to step up bilateral ties, and discussed regional and international issues of shared concern during their 11th strategic dialogue on diplomacy, defence and security in Hà Nội on Friday.

Việt Nam’s initiatives and proposals in building vision of ASEAN in 2025 and beyond as well as preparations of ASEAN Summit were highly appreciated by ASEAN member countries at the ASEAN Joint Consultative Meeting (JCM) yesterday.

The Party Central Committee’s Inspection Commission held the 43rd session in Hà Nội this week proposing the Standing Board of the HCM City Party Committee in the 2010-15 tenure be disciplined for violations.

The visit of US Navy aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) and guided-missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill (CG52) to Đà Nẵng contributes to the development of the relations between Việt Nam and the US, according to spokesperson of the Foreign Ministry Lê Thị Thu Hằng.

Việt Nam and ASEAN member countries will continuously support and share experience with Timor Leste in preparations for its ASEAN membership application, as well as assessing the country’s capability and readiness.

Ambassador Đặng Đình Quý, head of Việt Nam’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations (UN), on Wednesday called on the UN Security Council (UNSC) to review its sanctions against South Sudan.

The Ministry of National Defence made the first public appearance for Level-2 Field Hospital No 3, which will be deployed to the UN mission in South Sudan, at a ceremony in HCM City on Wednesday.