Việt Nam News

Việt Nam has highlighted the significance of maintaining peace for the promotion of global development at the high-level virtual meeting of the Group of Friends of Global Development Initiative (GDI), which was held in New York on May 9 with the theme “Deepening Cooperation under Global Development Initiative for Accelerated Implementation of the 2030 Agenda”.

Vietnamese Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính will attend the ASEAN-US summit and have a working visit to the US and the United Nations (UN) at the invitation of the US President Joe Biden, according to the foreign ministry.

A delegation of the Việt Nam General Confederation of Labour (VGCL) attended the 18th congress of the World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU) that took place in Rome, Italy, from May 6 to 8.

Police have charged two company directors for “giving bribes”, the latest move in the investigation of a case of “giving and receiving bribery" involving the Consular Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The 13th-tenure Party Central Committee entered the third day of its fifth session on Friday.

A group of 28 members of Việt Nam’s Engineering Unit Rotation 1 arrived at the UNISFA Mission in Abyei on the border of South Sudan and Sudan on Thursday

Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio’s recent visit to Việt Nam has brought the bilateral extensive strategic partnership to a new period which is more pragmatic and effective, Vietnamese Ambassador Vũ Hồng Nam has noted.  

The Việt Nam Fisheries Society (VINAFIS) has voiced its objection against China’s unilateral fishing ban in the South China Sea (known as the East Sea in Việt Nam), saying the annual long ban increases the risk of confrontation between Vietnamese fishing boats and Chinese coast guard.

A conference reviewing the five-year implementation of a friendship exchange programme between Vườn Bưởi Village, Lộc Thiện Commune, Lộc Ninh District of Việt Nam’s Bình Phước Province and Cooc Thomo Village, Tonlung Commune, Memot District of Cambodia’s Tboung Khmum Province took place on May 5.

The fifth plenum of the 13th Party Central Committee opened in Hà Nội on Wednesday under the chair of General Secretary Nguyễn Phú Trọng.

Việt Nam and Japan share common strategic interests and Japan is a trustworthy and long-time strategic partner of great importance, which is a high priority of Việt Nam’s foreign policy, President Nguyễn Xuân Phúc said on Sunday.

Party General Secretary Nguyễn Phú Trọng expressed his delight at the rapid and comprehensive development of relations between Việt Nam and Japan during a meeting with Japanese Prime Minister (PM) Kishida Fumio on Sunday. 

Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính and his Japanese counterpart Kishida Fumio discussed in-depth Việt Nam and Japan's bilateral relations, as well as international and regional issues of mutual concern, during their talks in Hà Nội on Sunday (May 1).

Vietnamese Prime Minister (PM) Phạm Minh Chính and his Japanese counterpart Kishida Fumio on Sunday attended a ceremony to exchange cooperation documents and meet with the press. 

Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính had an informal meeting with his Japanese counterpart immediately after Prime Minister Kishida Fumio arrived in Hà Nội for an official visit on Saturday evening.

Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio and his entourage arrived in Hà Nội on Saturday afternoon, beginning his two-day official visit to Việt Nam.

President Nguyễn Xuân Phúc and many military and government officials attended a flag-hoisting ceremony held by the central province of Quảng Trị at the local Hiền Lương – Bến Hải special national monument this morning to mark the 46th anniversary of the Liberation of the South and National Reunification Day.

Spokeswoman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Lê Thị Thu Hằng emphasised the demand that China respect Việt Nam’s sovereignty while replying to reporters’ question about China’s three-month fishing ban in the East Sea, including the waters of Việt Nam, on April 29.