Việt Nam News

COVID-19 vaccines should be considered a shared asset of the international community, and delivered to countries at affordable prices with priority given to vulnerable groups and frontline workers, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Phạm Bình Minh said on Wednesday.

Việt Nam condemns all terrorist attacks and extreme violence in Iraq, Việt Nam’s representative said at an online meeting of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on Tuesday.

Vietnamese Ambassador Trần Đức Bình took office as Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN for Community and Corporate Affairs at a ceremony in Jakarta on Monday.

Permanent Representative of Việt Nam to the UN Ambassador Đặng Đình Quý has emphasised the need to offer COVID-19 vaccine to peacekeepers, particularly those at high risk, such as medical workers at field hospitals and forces operating in areas severely hit by the pandemic.

Party General Secretary and State President Nguyễn Phú Trọng has granted an interview to the Vietnam News Agency on the occasion of the Lunar New Year – 2021.

Nguyễn Quốc Dũng, Deputy Foreign Minister of Việt Nam and  Head of Việt Nam’s ASEAN Senior Officials’ Meeting (SOM), has penned an article reviewing the ASEAN centrality in the year 2020, when Việt Nam has successfully fulfilled the chairmanship role.

Dr. Madan Mohan Sethi, Consul General of India in HCMC, shares his thoughts on the relations between India and Vietnam.

The Vietnamese Party, State, and people always treasure the solidarity and whole-hearted support, both spiritually and materially, that Cuba has given to Việt Nam during the struggle for national liberation as well as the cause of national construction and defence over the past six decades and more.

On behalf of the Chinese Party, State and people, Xi congratulated the CPV on the success of its 13th National Congress and Trọng on his re-election as General Secretary of the 13th-tenure CPV Central Committee.

Women’s equal representation in leadership and decision-making at all levels, in both public and private sectors, is essential for realising Việt Nam’s socio-economic development vision.

Party General Secretary and President Nguyễn Phú Trọng held phone talks with Dmitry Medvedev, Chairman of the United Russia political party and Deputy Chairman of Russia’s Security Council, on Monday.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc inspected combat readiness of some units of the Ministry of Public Security on Sunday, ahead of the upcoming Tết (Lunar New Year) holiday.

The 13th National Party Congress wrapped up earlier this week in Hà Nội, a milestone political event that not only charts the development course for Việt Nam in the next five years but also projects an ambitious vision of a developed nation by the middle of the century.

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Phạm Bình Minh had phone talks with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken yesterday.

Việt Nam supports Agent Orange victims in their fight for justice from chemical companies, Vietnamese spokesperson for the foreign ministry Lê Thị Thu Hằng said on Thursday.

Hằng made the statement during yesterday press briefing, held virtually due to the new clusters of COVID-19 community cases in Hà Nội, asked for Việt Nam’s response to the recent UK-Japan statement regarding the South China Sea.

Ambassador Phạm Hải Anh, Chargé d’affaires ad interim of Việt Nam at the UN, reiterated that Việt Nam categorically condemns the use of chemical weapons in any form, by anyone, anywhere and under any circumstances during an UN Security Council (UNSC)’s open video teleconference (VTC) on February 3.

In an interview with the Vietnam News Agency, the top legislator said 2021 is an important year as it is a transition to a new tenure and the first year of implementing the 13th National Party Congress’s resolution.