Việt Nam News

Party and State leaders of Việt Nam and Cambodia have exchanged letters of greetings on the 55th anniversary of the countries’ diplomatic relations and the Việt Nam - Cambodia Friendship Year 2022.

Foreign Minister Bùi Thanh Sơn talks to the press about outstanding achievements in relations between Việt Nam and Cambodia on the 55th anniversary of diplomatic ties (June 24).

Vice President Võ Thị Ánh Xuân on Thursday proposed four measures to help women make use of their potential and play their part in the economic recovery process after COVID-19.

Party General Secretary Nguyễn Phú Trọng held a meeting with voters in three districts of Hà Nội on Thursday, where the public praised the Government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic and condemned recent corruption scandals involving medical supplies. 

Nguỵ Thị Khanh, former head of NGO GreenId and known for her advocation to cut down coal-fired power, was handed prison sentence for economic crimes, not her environmental activism, spokesperson for the foreign ministry Lê Thị Thu Hằng said on Thursday.

Việt Nam on Thursday denounced China’s illegal military exercise in the Hoàng Sa (Paracels) archipelago as a serious violation of its sovereignty over the South China Sea Island chain.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Bùi Thanh Sơn has had a phone call with his Omani counterpart Sayyid Badr bin Hamad bin Hamood Al Busaidi on Wednesday after Việt Nam and Oman celebrated the 30th anniversary of their diplomatic ties (June 9).

The Party Central Committee’s Inspection Commission issued a disciplinary warning against the Standing Board of the Party Committee of the Việt Nam National Coal – Mineral Industries Group (Vinacomin) for the 2015-20 and 2020-25 tenures, during its 16th meeting that took place from June 20-22.

Việt Nam and Laos are going to push ahead with the search for and repatriation of the remains of Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and experts who lost their lives performing duties in the neighbouring country.

Vietnamese State President Nguyễn Xuân Phúc held a reception on Wednesday in Hà Nội for the President of the Mozambican Assembly Esperanca Laurinda Francisco Nhiuane Bias, who is on an official visit to Việt Nam at the invitation of her Vietnamese counterpart Vương Đình Huệ.

Governor of Udon Thani province of Thailand Sayam Sirimongkol expressed his wish for increasing cooperation with Vietnamese localities, particularly in economy and culture, at a meeting with visiting Vietnamese Vice President Võ Thị Ánh Xuân on Wednesday, as part of her ongoing visit to Thailand to attend the Global Summit of Women 2022.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Ukraine Nguyễn Hồng Thạch asked Ukraine agencies to coordinate with the Vietnamese Embassy to seek flexible resolutions to issues facing Vietnamese people fleeing the war during a meeting with representatives from Ukraine’s State Migration Service and Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Tuesday (local time).

Minister of National Defence General Phan Văn Giang held bilateral meetings with his counterparts from Laos, Japan and Cambodia on Tuesday while he was in Phnom Penh, Cambodia for the 16th ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting (ADMM).

Việt Nam always attaches importance to promoting its traditional friendship and cooperation with Mozambique and regards the country as a key partner in Africa, Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính said during a meeting with President of the Mozambican Assembly Esperanca Laurinda Francisco Nhiuane Bias in Hà Nội on Tuesday.

The Mekong Delta region will enjoy robust, breakthrough development in the future, bringing prosperity and happiness through whole-of-system efforts and support from international partners, Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính said.

Healthcare staff shortages, rising living costs and mental healthcare were among the concerns of voters in HCM City’s District 1 at a meeting chaired by State President Nguyễn Xuân Phúc on Tuesday.

Vice President Võ Thị Ánh Xuân will lead a delegation to attend the Global Summit of Women 2022 (GSW 2022) in Bangkok, Thailand.

Việt Nam remains an important part of the Pacific Partnership 2022 (PP22), said US Consul General in HCM City Marie C. Damour at the PP22 launching ceremony in Tuy Hoà City, the south-central coast province of Phú Yên on Monday night.