Việt Nam News

Vietnamese Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính had a phone call with the premier of the State Council of the People's Republic of China Li Keqiang on Friday to discuss socio-economic co-operation and measures to boost relations between the two neighbours. 

The UN Security Council (UNSC) sat down on June 3 to discuss the issue of chemical weapons in Syria and unanimously adopted two Resolutions regarding the situation in Sudan and Libya, with Việt Nam affirming its consistent stance in support of the non-proliferation and disarmament of weapons of mass destruction, including chemical ones.

Local governments have become more transparent with public spending and are showing better practice publicising documents related to State budget spending, according to a report published yesterday.

Chairman of the Vietnamese National Assembly (NA) Vương Đình Huệ held talks with his Cambodian counterpart Samdech Heng Samrin via video teleconference on Thursday morning.

Việt Nam’s economic performance in the first five months of 2021 means the country remains on track for solid growth despite two waves of COVID-19 outbreaks, heard a Government meeting on Thursday in Hà Nội.

Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính is set to officially launch a COVID-19 vaccine fund on Saturday in Hà Nội.

Ambassador Đặng Đình Quý, head of the Vietnamese Mission to the United Nations, chaired a six-month periodical meeting of the UN Security Council (UNSC)’s Informal Working Group on International Tribunals in New York on Wednesday.

State President Nguyễn Xuân Phúc on June 2 sent a letter to Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss bilateral ties, including enhancing joint work to fight the COVID-19 pandemic.

Ambassador Giorgio Aliberti, head of the European Union Delegation to Việt Nam, told President Nguyễn Xuân Phúc on Tuesday he is willing to help Việt Nam access COVID-19 vaccine sources and vaccine technology from Europe.

The Hà Nội Department of Public Security today issued a wanted notice for Lê Văn Dũng, alias Lê Dũng Vova, who has been charged with anti-State propaganda.

Vietnamese Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính attended and addressed the 2021 P4G Seoul Summit on May 31 evening. The following is the full text of his remarks. 

Vietnamese Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính attended the Partnering for Green Growth and the Global Goals 2030 (P4G) Summit via videoconference yesterday, at the invitation of President of the Republic of Korea Moon Jae-in.

President Nguyễn Xuân Phúc on Sunday sent a letter to US President Joe Biden, asking for COVID-19 vaccine support for Việt Nam as the country is facing a devastating fourth wave of infections.

Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính said Việt Nam sees green growth as crucial to the country’s future during a meeting with a visiting British politician.

Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs Bùi Thanh Sơn and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken discussed bilateral relations as well as regional and international issues of shared concern during their phone talks on Friday.

Ambassador Đặng Đình Quý, Permanent Representative of Việt Nam to the United Nations, has called for the resumption of negotiations on the Palestine issue.

Deputy Foreign Minister and head of the ASEAN SOM Vietnam, Nguyễn Quốc Dũng and Japanese Deputy Foreign Minister Mori Takeo co-chaired the 36th ASEAN – Japan Forum on Thursday.

On the occasion of the 131st birthday of President Ho Chi Minh (May 19) and the elections of deputies to the 15th National Assembly and all-level People's Councils 2021-2026 (May 23), Professor, Dr Nguyen Phu Trong, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Viet Nam (CPV), has written an article titled “A number of theoretical and practical issues on socialism and the path towards socialism in Viet Nam.”