Việt Nam News

Vietnamese President Nguyễn Xuân Phúc on Wednesday held talks with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin as part of the former's official visit to the country.

President Nguyễn Xuân Phúc, his spouse, and a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation arrived at Vnukovo International Airport in Moscow on Monday afternoon (local time), beginning an official visit to Russia at the invitation of Russian President Vladimir Putin.

The Office of the President yesterday held a press conference to announce President Nguyễn Xuân Phúc’s order on the promulgation of two new laws that were approved at the 15th tenure’s National Assembly meeting.

President Nguyễn Xuân Phúc on November 29 morning (Việt Nam time) had a working session with Daren Tang, Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) in Geneva as part of the former’s official visit to Switzerland.

President Nguyễn Xuân Phúc’s official visit to Russia from November 29 to December 2, which will be made at the invitation of President Vladimir Putin, is expected to deepen the Việt Nam-Russia comprehensive strategic partnership.

World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghegreyesus told the visiting Vietnamese President Nguyễn Xuân Phúc that WHO backs Việt Nam’s proposal of turning itself into a regional hub of vaccine manufacturing.

Việt Nam received about 1.4 million doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine aided by France over the weekend, bringing the total doses offered by the European donor to more than 2 million.

As part of his official visit to Switzerland, Vietnamese President Nguyễn Xuân Phúc on Sunday (local time) held several meetings with heads of WTO, FIFA, UN Office in Geneva, Geneva's local leaders, and the Permanent Mission of Việt Nam to the UN and Vietnamese experts working at international organisations in Geneva.

A delegation of the Vietnamese National Assembly (NA) is taking part in the 143rd Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Assembly in Spain.

President Nguyễn Xuân Phúc proposed authorities of Bern and Hà Nội cities to further strengthen their cooperation, especially in urban management while receiving Mayor of Bern Alec Von Graffenried on Saturday.

Vietnamese Minister of Education and Training Nguyễn Kim Sơn and Switzerland’s State Secretary for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI) Martina Hirayama on November 26 discussed measures to improve the efficiency of educational cooperation between the two countries.

The Politburo and the Secretariat of the Party Central Committee on Saturday handed over retirement decisions to six Politburo and Secretariat members of the 12th Party Central Committee who have not run for seats in the 13th tenure.

Vietnamese President Nguyễn Xuân Phúc on November 26 met President of the Swiss National Council Andreas Aebi as part of his official visit to Switzerland.

Việt Nam will continue to strengthen the fight against corruption and the prevention of negative phenomena among officials.

Việt Nam and Switzerland have agreed to soon conclude negotiations on a free trade agreement (FTA) between Việt Nam and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA), of which Switzerland is a member.

Vietnamese President Nguyễn Xuân Phúc and Swiss President Guy Parmeli on Friday held talks during his official visit to Switzerland as the two countries mark the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations this year (October 11, 1971 - October 11, 2021).

Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính on Friday proposed initiatives to promote co-operations between Asia and European countries in the coming time while attending the 13th summit of the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM 13) via video conference.

President Nguyễn Xuân Phúc arrived in Geneva, Switzerland on November 26 morning (local time), beginning his official visit to the European country at an invitation of his Swiss counterpart Guy Parmelin.