Việt Nam News

High-level military talks took place in Phnom Penh yesterday as the heads of the Vietnamese and Cambodian armed forces met in person. 

The upcoming visit to Việt Nam by Malaysian Prime Minister Dato’ Sri Ismail Sabri bin Yaakob from March 20-21 is expected to open up opportunities to elevate the bilateral strategic partnership to a new height, Vietnamese Ambassador to Malaysia Trần Việt Thái told the Vietnam News Agency (VNA)’s correspondents in Kuala Lumpur.

President Julius Maada Bio and a high-ranking delegation of the Republic of Sierra Leone on Friday visited the Mekong Delta's An Giang Province as part of his official visit to Việt Nam.

The Government is taking action to protect the legitimate rights and interests of Vietnamese cashew exports who may have been scammed out of millions of dollars in Italy. 

As a member of the Francophone community Việt Nam has contributed to the community's common goals, Vietnamese Ambassador to France and Representative of Việt Nam to the Francophonie Đinh Toàn Thắng said at the 40th extraordinary session of the Ministerial Conference of the Francophonie.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Bùi Thanh Sơn held talks with his Saudi Arabian counterpart Prince Faisal Bin Farhan Al Saud in Hà Nội on Thursday as part of the latter’s visit to Việt Nam.

Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính has ordered the head of each locality in the country to take more responsibility for directing and understanding statistical work so that the sector really becomes “the ears and the eyes” of the Party and State.

Malaysian Prime Minister Dato’ Sri Ismail Sabri bin Yaakob will pay an official visit to Việt Nam from March 20-21 at the invitation of Vietnamese Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính.

Opportunities and challenges to the collaboration of the EU and Mekong River nations (Việt Nam, Cambodia, Laos) was the main theme of the EU-Mekong Cooperation Conference held in Hà Nội on Wednesday.

Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính on Thursday received H.H. Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Saudi Arabia.

As a traditional friend of both Russia and Ukraine, Việt Nam hopes that the sides will exercise restraint, ease tensions and continue dialogue efforts to seek a long-term solution in conformity with international law, with the interests of each side taken into account, Foreign Minister Bùi Thanh Sơn has said.

Enterprises in charge of importing petrol and oil will be strictly punished, and could even be suspended from operating, if found to be illegally holding petrol and oil to sell at a higher price later.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Bùi Thanh Sơn and his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov discussed the conflict in Ukraine in a candid and constructive manner during a phone talk late Tuesday in an atmosphere of “trust and friendship.”

Sierra Leone attaches importance to the development of its friendship and cooperation with Vietnam, affirmed President Julius Maada Bio at his meeting with Vietnamese Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính in Hà Nội on March 15.

The National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee discussed the state budget addition and foreign non-refundable aid in 2020 and 2021, during the 9th session on Tuesday.

President Nguyễn Xuân Phúc and President of Sierra Leone Julius Maada Bio expressed their hope to expand the cooperation between the two countries in economy, agriculture and diplomacy during the latter’s official visit to Việt Nam from March 14-20.

The Communist Party’s Secretariat on Tuesday held a meeting to discuss disciplinary actions against the former officials of Thái Nguyên and Kiên Giang provinces.

The Embassy of Việt Nam in Russia will continue to work with Russian agencies to safely receive Vietnamese fleeing to Russia from eastern Ukraine, Counsellor Nguyễn Tùng Lâm from the embassy has said.