Việt Nam News

The need to have extra requirements for people when applying for regular residency in cities affiliated to the central Government, also known as centrally-run cities like Hà Nội or HCM City, remains controversial in the agenda of the National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Monday.

NA Chairwoman Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân will attend and deliver an opening speech.

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)’s Secretariat held a virtual ceremony on Saturday to mark the bloc’s 53rd founding anniversary under the theme “ASEAN 53: A Cohesive Journey to Recovery”.

Remarks by Dato Lim Jock Hoi, Secretary-General of ASEAN on the Occasion of the 53rd  ASEAN Day Online Celebration, August 8, 2020

Remarks by the ASEAN Chair 2020 Phạm Bình Minh, Deputy Prime Minister, Foreign  Minister of Socialist Republic of Việt Nam on the occasion of the 53rd ASEAN Day Online Celebration on August 8, 2020

Việt Nam’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations in its capacity as ASEAN Chair in New York hosted a virtual ceremony on Friday to celebrate the 53rd founding anniversary of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) (August 8).

The State Audit Office of Việt Nam (SAV) has been making great efforts in managing tasks and fulfilling its responsibilities as chairman of the Asian Organisation of Supreme Audit Institutions (ASOSAI) during 2018-2021 term despites of difficulties and inconveniences caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in the first half of this year.

Việt Nam is ready to join other UN member states in fighting terrorism and organised crime for peace and stability regionally and globally, stated Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyễn Minh Vũ.

An ASEAN flag hoisting ceremony was held in Hà Nội on Friday morning to mark the 53rd founding anniversary of the association (August 3, 1967) and 25 years of Việt Nam’s ASEAN membership (July 28, 1995).

The two foreign ministers reaffirmed a common vision on peace and stability in Indo-Pacific region.

Former General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam, Lê Khả Phiêu died in the early hours of Friday morning at the age of 89.

Việt Nam has repatriated more than 21,000 Vietnamese citizens stranded abroad since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, an official has said.

Việt Nam called out China on a range of reports alleging China's illegal moves in the South China Sea and the two archipelagos that Việt Nam sees as its own.

The National Assembly of Việt Nam has proposed organising the 41st General Assembly of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA 41) in the form of a teleconference at Ha Noi’s International Convention Centre on September 8-10, NA Chairwoman Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân said on Wednesday.

ASEAN and the US agreed to strengthen capacity to cope with new waves of COVID-19 infection and minimise the pandemic’s impacts at the virtual 33rd ASEAN-US Dialogue on Wednesday.

One Vietnamese citizen was injured in the explosion in Lebanon’s capital city Beirut this morning that has so far claimed 78 lives and injured 4,000 people.

The Japanese Government is willing to provide Việt Nam with necessary financial support to help the country overcome economic hardship caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said.