Việt Nam News

Ambassador Đặng Hoàng Giang, head of the Permanent Delegation of Việt Nam to the United Nations, has reaffirmed the country's commitment to work with other countries on proposals outlined in the UN Secretary-General's report "Our Common Agenda."

The relationship between Việt Nam and Australia is developing strongly and at its best ever, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyễn Minh Vũ said on Thursday.

The Government leader chaired a cabinet meeting on Thursday to review prominent domestic and international affairs in the first two months of the year.

No Vietnamese nationals in Ukraine have been hurt during the current armed conflict and evacuation efforts are underway to bring them to safety. Ministry of Foreign Affairs Spokesperson Lê Thị Thu Hằng gave the update on Thursday during a regular press briefing.

Việt Nam is slated to resume pre-pandemic bilateral and unilateral visa exemption policies for foreigners when the country fully reopens on March 15, 2022, announced the spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Lê Thị Thu Hằng.

The 12th security cooperation conference between Việt Nam and Laos took place in Vientiane on Thursday, under the co-chair of Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Public Security, Senior Lieutenant General Lương Tam Quang, and his Lao counterpart, Senior Lieutenant General Kongthong Phongvichith.

Việt Nam will promote the enjoyment of human rights and fundamental freedoms in a comprehensive and holistic manner, in all civil, political, economic, social, cultural and developmental aspects.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) has been working with authorities, domestic airlines, and representative agencies in Ukraine and surrounding areas to make plans to ensure the security, safety, and conditions for evacuating Vietnamese citizens from combat zones in Ukraine and repatriating them.

An appraisal council with representatives of several ministries and agencies has been established to evaluate the development plan for press, radio and television, electronic information and publishing networks for 2021-2030.

In the address, Giang recalled Việt Nam’s history of enduring wars, saying that conflicts today stem from “obsolete doctrines of power politics, the ambition of domination and the use of force in settling international disputes”.

Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính on Tuesday met with other Government leaders and authorities to discuss the feasibility of the construction of two ring roads in Hà Nội and HCM City, and three expressways in the southern region.

Discussing the Ukraine conflict, the diplomat said Việt Nam is very concerned about it and called on relevant parties to exercise restraint, abide by the United Nations Charter and basic principles of international law, and continue dialogue to seek a peaceful solution.

The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) opened its 49th session in Geneva on Monday (local time), with the participation of many high-ranking leaders and representatives of 47 member countries and over 100 observers, and inter-governmental and non-governmental organisations headquartered in Geneva.

 Seven former officials of south-central Khánh Hòa Province have been prosecuted for violating land management regulations under Clause 3 of Article 229 in the 2015 Penal Code.

United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said that Việt Nam is a trustworthy partner of the UN, and described the country as a successful example of a developing nation, given its achievements so far.

Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính has signed an official dispatch, sent to ministries and agencies under the Government, and provinces and centrally-run cities, on the protection of Vietnamese citizens and legal entities in Ukraine.

Lieut. Gen. Nguyễn Duy Ngọc, member of the Party Central Committee and Deputy Minister of Public Security paid a courtesy call to Singapore’s Minister of State for Home Affairs Desmond Tan on February 25.

President Nguyễn Xuân Phúc had a meeting with staff members of the Vietnamese Embassy and representatives from the Vietnamese community in Singapore on February 26, as part of his State visit to the island state.