Việt Nam News

The Secretariat of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee met in Hà Nội on Friday chaired by Party General Secretary and President Nguyễn Phú Trọng to review the performance of its directive on the organisation of the Tết (Lunar New Year) festival.

Việt Nam is concerned about and is keeping a close watch over the situation in the Middle East and applauds all efforts aimed at restarting the Middle East peace process, said Spokeswoman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Lê Thị Thu Hằng.

In his remarks, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said ASEAN has played an active role in UN activities, especially peacekeeping, and lauded the bloc's initiatives regarding preventive diplomacy, conflict prevention and peace-building, as well as its main role in the regional architecture.

Vietnamese leaders yesterday exchanged congratulatory messages with their Russian counterparts on the occasion of the 70th founding anniversary of Việt Nam-Russia diplomatic ties.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has written an article looking back at the friendship between Russia and Việt Nam on the 70th anniversary of the establishment of the two countries’ diplomatic relationship (January 30, 1950-2020).

Seventy years ago, on January 1, 1950, the Soviet Union became one of the first countries to establish diplomatic ties with the Democratic Republic of Việt Nam, contributing to the country's international recognition.

In the face of complex developments of the acute respiratory disease caused by the novel coronavirus (nCoV), Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc chaired an urgent meeting with officials of relevant ministries and sectors in Hà Nội on January 27 to discuss countermeasures.

A master plan to streamline the central Government by trimming down ministries will be developed and determined in 2020, according to Home Affairs minister Lê Vĩnh Tân.

Party General Secretary and President Nguyễn Phú Trọng has offered his New Year wishes to all veteran revolutionaries, incumbent and former leaders of the Party, State and the Vietnam Fatherland Front as well as the entire Vietnamese people in and outside the country for the Tết (Lunar New Year) festival.

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Phạm Bình Minh granted an interview to local media to share his thoughts on Việt Nam’s foreign affair activities in 2019 and 2020.

The State Audit Office of Việt Nam handled over VNĐ72.8 trillion (US$3.1 billion) as of the last day of last year, heard a conference in Hà Nội on Wednesday.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc inspected the combat readiness of the mobile police force under the Ministry of Public Security in Hà Nội on Tuesday, ahead of the upcoming Tết (Lunar New Year) festival.

Deputy Prime Minister of Cambodia Men Sam An extended New Year greetings to authorities and people of Long An during a visit to the Mekong Delta province on Tuesday.

Deputy Prime Minister Trương Hòa Bình highlighted the necessity to enhance ASEAN identity and community awareness at a discussion on ASEAN during the 50th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum 2020 in Davos, Switzerland.

Vietnamese Deputy Defence Minister Sen. Lieut. Gen Nguyễn Chí Vịnh hosted a reception in Hà Nội on Monday for Russian Ambassador to Việt Nam Konstantin Vnukov.

A live talk between Vietnamese officers currently on peacekeeping duty in South Sudan and their relatives and representatives of the Vietnamese Government was held on Monday in Hà Nội.

Vice Chairman of the National Assembly (NA) Gen. Đỗ Bá Tỵ received a delegation of the Committee on Armed Services of the US House of Representatives led by Congressman Seth Moulton in Hà Nội on Monday.

Deputy Prime Minister Trương Hoà Bình had talks with Vice President and head of the Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research of Switzerland Guy Parmelin in Geneva on Monday.