Việt Nam News

The Vietnamese President is the first State visit that Singapore is hosting since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations, Jean-Pierre Lacroix, on Monday thanked Việt Nam for its strong support for as well as personnel contributions to UN peacekeeping operations.

Vietnamese President Nguyễn Xuân Phúc and his spouse will be leading a high-ranking delegation of the Socialist Republic of Việt Nam to visit Singapore from February 24-26, 2022, at the invitation of the President of the Republic of Singapore Halimah Yacob.

The National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee held a conference in Hà Nội on Monday to review the performance of provincial-level People’s Councils in northern localities last year and launch tasks for 2022.

A non-reimbursable grant funding of up to EUR210 million (US$237.8 million) will be given to Việt Nam for the 2021-24 period, the European Commission (EC) announced at a press briefing in Hà Nội on Saturday.

In the statement the Transport Ministry said repatriation flights were carried out as the Party and State wanted to help stranded Vietnamese overseas who were in disadvantaged circumstances and needed to get home amid COVID-19 outbreaks.

Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính hosted a reception for visiting Executive Vice President of the European Commission (EC) Frans Timmermans in Hà Nội on Friday as the latter is on a three-day visit to Việt Nam.

Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Lê Văn Thành made the request during a meeting in Hà Nội with Frans Timmermans, Vice-President of the European Commission (EC), during a three-day visit to Việt Nam.

Ambassador Đặng Hoàng Giang began his tenure as Head of the Permanent Delegation of Việt Nam to the United Nations (UN) in New York on Thursday.

The repatriation of Vietnamese people who are in extremely difficult circumstances abroad and wish to go home amid the COVID-19 pandemic is a sound and humane policy of the Party and the State, spokesperson of the Foreign Ministry Lê Thị Thu Hằng affirmed.

14 countries and territories have so far recognised Việt Nam’s COVID-19 vaccine certificates, while Việt Nam has recognised those of 79 countries and territories.