Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyễn Quốc Dũng on Friday handed over medical equipment worth over VNĐ7 billion (US$304,000) as gifts from the Vietnamese Government and people to their Lao and Cambodian counterparts to fight the COVID-19 pandemic.
President Moon thanks the Vietnamese Government for enabling South Koreans to enter the country for major business activities.
The Government Office late Friday issued a document detailing the instructions on the implementation of Prime Minister’s Directive 16 regarding a 14-day nationwide stay-at-home order and social distancing measures starting April 1 to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic.
Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc on Friday reiterated the Government’s determination to protect public health in spite of having to sacrifice short-term economic gain.
Party Central Committee General Secretary and State President Nguyen Phu Trong on Thursday wrote to the compatriots nationwide to mark the 20th anniversary of the “All-people blood donation day” (April 7), calling on them to step-up their efforts.
The Vietnamese Government is poised to adopt a US$2.6 billion relief package to help those most affected by the COVID-19 pandemic that has waged devastation on the economy.
A teleconference of senior officials of ASEAN and the US was held on Wednesday to promote co-ordination between the two sides in coping with the COVID-19 pandemic and public health challenges.
The US has invested more than US$706 million over the past 20 years in health assistance in Việt Nam as well as provided substantial technical and financial support over the past decade to prevent, detect, and respond to emerging and serious infectious diseases.
Việt Nam has delivered 6,000 test tubes to Germany from the Hà Nội-based Vietnamese-German Centre of Excellence in Medical Research (VG-CARE) for COVID-19 drug development research.
Việt Nam has reaffirmed support for peace process led by Afghan people at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC)'s teleconference on March 31 discussing Afghanistan situation and activities of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA).
A teleconference of the ASEAN Senior Officials’ Meeting on preventing and combating COVID-19 is scheduled for early April this year.
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Phạm Bình Minh and Philippine Foreign Secretary Teodoro L. Locsin Jr. discussed co-operation between the two countries amid the developments of the COVID-19 pandemic during recent phone calls.
National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân, who is also the Chair of the 41st General Assembly of ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA 41), has called on the organisation’s members to join hands in COVID-19 fight.
The PM said this is a crucial time to fight COVID-19 and asked the political system and authorities at all levels to concentrate on the battle.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Thursday condemned Chinese’s establishment of two research stations on Đá Chữ Thập (Fiery Cross Reef) and Đá Xu Bi (Subi Reef) which are parts of Việt Nam's Trường Sa (Spratly) archipelago.
Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc attended the G20 emergency video summit on Thursday during which leaders of the 20 major economies discussed coordinated responses to the widening COVID-19 pandemic.
