Việt Nam News

President Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has told Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) leaders that vaccine access is crucial to economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.

The foreign spokesperson also calls on the US to end its "hostile policy and unilateral economic and financial embargo against Cuba."

The warning came as South Africa has been coping with rioting and looting in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng provinces and some other localities, following protests over the arrest of former President Jacob Zuma.

President Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has proposed Indonesia continue to create conditions for Vietnamese citizens in Indonesia to receive COVID-19 examination and treatment in case of necessity.

Việt Nam will continue to create favourable conditions for businesses from the Republic of Korea (RoK) to expand investment in Việt Nam, Party General Secretary Nguyễn Phú Trọng said while holding a phone talk with RoK President Moon Jae-in on Thursday.

National Assembly Chairman Vương Đình Huệ chaired a nationwide teleconference in Hà Nội on Thursday reviewing the elections of deputies to the 15th legislature and People’s Councils for the 2021-26 tenure held in late May.

The initiative, initiated and compiled together with Bangladesh and the Philippines, focuses on vulnerable groups, especially the disabled and the elderly.

Chairman of the Vietnamese National Assembly Vương Đình Huệ held online talks with Speaker of the Parliament of Singapore Tan Chuan-Jin on Wednesday.

National Assembly (NA) chairman Vương Đình Huệ on Wednesday said preparations for the first meeting of the 15th NA on July 20 in Hà Nội were complete.

President Nguyễn Xuân Phúc on Wednesday said he is delighted at the economic cooperation between Việt Nam and Romania during a conversation with the European country’s President Klaus Iohannis.

The 18th dialogue between the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and Canada has taken place virtually.

HCM City authorities officially refuted rumours, on Wednesday, that a complete citywide lockdown would be imposed.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Bùi Thanh Sơn attended a video conference between his counterparts in ASEAN and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday, with issues on the agenda ranging from COVID-19 to the South China Sea and Myanmar.

Foreign minister Bùi Thanh Sơn attended the virtual Ministerial Meeting of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) held late Tuesday and chaired by Azerbaijan.

Việt Nam called on sides involved in Colombia to employ necessary measures and effective mechanisms to ensure security and protect civilians, particularly women and children at a UN Security Council meeting on Colombia and the performance of the UN Verification Mission in the nation.

On the second day of the 58th meeting of the 14th tenure National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee on Tuesday, the committee members discussed key plans for Việt Nam’s socio-economic development, its finance and medium-term public investment between 2021 and 2025.

President Nguyễn Xuân Phúc on July 13 held receptions for the ambassadors of Thailand, Chile, Cuba and Russia, who came to present their credentials.