Việt Nam News

The virtual event, held between September 6-9, hosted 43 Supreme Audit Institutions (SAIs) and fully accomplished its agenda, despite being online for the first time due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Chinese State Councillor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi will visit Việt Nam from September 10-12, discussing cooperation in COVID-19 fight and vaccine assistance.

Phú Quốc island in the southern province of Kiên Giang is slated to be the first to open to international tourists under the pilot vaccine passport later this year once the local population has been fully inoculated, according to the Government.

Chairman of the Vietnamese National Assembly Vương Đình Huệ and President of the European Council Charles Michel on Wednesday agreed to further enhance cooperation between the two sides, emphasising the significant role of the Vietnamese legislature and the European Parliament (EP).

The Vietnamese health ministry has just announced that Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines can be used as second doses for those who have received first dose of Moderna, amid shortage.

Chairman of the Vietnamese National Assembly (NA) Vương Đình Huệ held talks with President of the European Parliament (EP) David Sassoli in Brussels, Belgium, on Wednesday.

Vaccine diplomacy is very important and urgent at this time, Minister of Foreign Affairs Bùi Thanh Sơn told a meeting of the government's working group on vaccine diplomacy on Wednesday.

Foreign ministers of Mekong countries and the Republic of Korea (RoK) agreed to increase cooperation in pandemic control and economic recovery in the future at the 11th Foreign Ministers’ Meeting on Mekong-Rok Cooperation held online on Wednesday.

The Hanoi Declaration's key message was “Environment Audit for Sustainable Development”. This mantra has become an important part of the Asian Organisation of Supreme Audit Institutions (ASOSAI) strategic vision for future development, with the aim of achieving the 2020 programme on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the UN.

Chairman of the National Assembly Vương Đình Huệ on September 7 made his contribution to several panel discussions on responses to COVID-19 and climate change at the Fifth World Conference of Speakers of Parliament underway in Vienna, Austria.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Bùi Thanh Sơn and his Singaporean counterpart Vivian Balakrishnan on Tuesday said the two countries should strengthen cooperation in politics, economy, trade, investment and education-training to promote their strategic partnership.

National Assembly Chairman Vương Đình Huệ hosted a reception for Secretary General of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Martin Chungong on Tuesday during his trip to the 5th World Conference of Speakers of Parliaments (WCSP5) in Vienna, Austria.

Chairman of the National Assembly (NA) Vương Đình Huệ met with Vice President of the National Assembly of People’s Power of Cuba, Ana María Mari Machado on Tuesday, as part of his trip to Austria to attend the fifth World Conference of Speakers of Parliament (WCSP5).

Three years after the implementation of the Hanoi Declaration by the Asian Organisation of Supreme Audit Institutions (ASOSAI), a report on its effectiveness has shown success in both the sustainable development of goals and tackling global environmental challenges. 

National Assembly Chairman Vương Đình Huệ met with President of Japan’s House of Councillors Santo Akiko in Vienna on Tuesday as part of his trip to Austria to attend the fifth World Conference of Speakers of Parliament (WCSP5).

The 15th assembly of the Asian Organisation of Supreme Audit Institutions (ASOSAI) convened on Tuesday under the chairmanship of Trần Sỹ Thanh, Auditor General of the State Audit Office of Việt Nam.

Head of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee’s Inspection Commission Trần Cẩm Tú held phone talks with Secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee’s Commission for Discipline Inspection Zhao Leji on Tuesday.

The 5th World Conference of Speakers of Parliament (WCSP), which enables parliamentarians, as representatives of the people, to come together physically, is a demonstration of multilateral solidarity to work together in concerted efforts triumphing over COVID-19 for peace, economic recovery and sustainable development.