Two Vietnamese agencies elected to ESCAP organisations’ governing councils

The General Statistics Office (GSO) of Việt Nam and the Việt Nam Institute of Agricultural Engineering and Post-Harvest Technology (VIAEP) on May 25 were elected to the Governing Councils of the Statistical Institute for Asia and the Pacific (SIAP) and the Centre for Sustainable Agricultural Mechanisation (CSAM) under the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP).

EU-Việt Nam relations to deepen with Indo-Pacific strategy

Việt Nam attaches importance to and wants to deepen relations with the EU, Minister of Foreign Affairs Bùi Thanh Sơn affirmed during his phone call with the Vice President of the European Commission (EC) and EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell late Tuesday.

Deputy PM joins WEF discussions

Deputy Prime Minister Lê Minh Khái joined various activities at the 52nd World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland.

Field hospital team leaves for UN peacekeeping mission

A send-off ceremony for the 2nd sortie of Rotation 4 of Việt Nam’s Level-2 Field Hospital to perform duties in the UN peacekeeping missions in South Sudan was held on Tuesday in the military airfield of Division 371 of the Air Defence – Air Force Service.

New US-Việt Nam Cooperation Centre opens in Hà Nội

US Ambassador to Việt Nam Marc Knapper, Assistant Foreign Minister Đỗ Hùng Việt, Acting President of Diplomatic Academy of Việt Nam Phạm Lan Dung together opened the new US-Việt Nam Cooperation Centre on Tuesday at the Diplomatic Academy of Việt Nam in Hà Nội.

Voters raise concerns over social issues: VFF President

Presenting a report at the third plenary session of the 15th-tenure National Assembly in Hà Nội on Monday, President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee Đỗ Văn Chiến listed a number of hot-button issues raised by voters.

People should be the centre of regional development: Deputy PM

Deputy Prime Minister Vũ Đức Đam on Monday highlighted a number of focus areas for cooperation between Asia and the Pacific as he spoke at the 78th annual meeting of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) in Bangkok, Thailand.

Việt Nam commits to working with global community in tackling global issues

Deputy Prime Minister Lê Minh Khái is attending the 52nd World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting from May 23-24 in Davos, Switzerland. Ambassador Lê Thi Tuyết Mai, Head of the Permanent Delegation of Việt Nam to the United Nations, World Trade Organization (WTO) and other international organisations in Geneva, talks to VTV News on relations between Việt Nam and WEF, as well as issues surrounding the content of this year's forum.

Deputy PM busy with meetings on threshold of WEF summit

Deputy Prime Minister Lê Minh Khái on May 22 held several bilateral meetings with leaders of international organisations and businesses during his trip to Geneva to attend the 52nd World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting.

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