Việt Nam News

The 53rd session of the National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee completed its programme's contents on schedule and ensured all COVID-19 prevention and control measures during the session, NA Chairwoman Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân stated on Tuesday at the closing ceremony.

Việt Nam continues to “put emphasis on the protection and promotion of all human rights and fundamental freedoms of our people, even in this most difficult of times" in the context of the global pandemic

Speaking at the opening of the session, NA Chairwoman Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân said during the Tết (Lunar New Year) holiday, all agencies and sectors have implemented measures to combat the COVID-19 pandemic and ensure social order and security as well as traffic safety.

Ambassador Lê Thị Tuyết Mai, head of the Vietnamese mission in Geneva, extended congratulations to Durant, expressing her belief that she will drive the UNCTAD to new success.

Party General Secretary and State President Nguyễn Phú Trọng sent a wreath in commemoration of the deceased, who passed away on Friday at the age of 79.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc called the tourism potentials in the south-central province of Phú Yên “rough diamonds” that need the polishing of skilled craftsmen to truly shine, urging the province to facilitate private investment into this sector.

The ministries of public security of the two countries convened their seventh meeting on crime prevention in Hà Nội on Friday under the co-chair of Vietnamese Minister of Public Security General Tô Lâm and his Chinese counterpart Zhao Kezhi.

The Communist Party of Việt Nam, Vietnamese Government and the people attach great importance to fostering friendly relations with the Chinese Party, State and people, said Party General Secretary and President Nguyễn Phú Trọng during a meeting with Chinese Minister of Public Security Zhao Kezhi on Friday in Hà Nội.

The Politburo’s Decision No 06-QDNS/TW, dated February 18, on the assignment was announced at a meeting in Hà Nội on Friday.

Việt Nam first joined UN peacekeeping operations in 2014 when the Ministry of National Defence sent two officers to serve at the UN peacekeeping mission in South Sudan.

Former Politburo member and former Deputy Prime Minister Trương Vĩnh Trọng passed away at his home at 3:25am on February 19 in Lương Thuận Hamlet, Lương Quới Commune, Giồng Trôm District, the Mekong Delta province of Bến Tre due to old age and serious illness.

When she takes office as the seventh WTO General Director on March 1, Okonjo-Iweala will become the first woman and the first African to lead the WTO.

“The success of congress is only one step, in which major orientations are outlined. Now it’s time for these orientations to be concretised, detailed, and institutionalised, and not just leaving them on the paper,” Trọng noted.

Việt Nam and ASEAN countries on Thursday agreed to spend US$10.5 million to purchase COVID-19 vaccine via the ASEAN response fund.

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.