Việt Nam News

Administrative procedures conducted online have the same legal validity as other forms, according to Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc’s Decree no. 45.

The Vietnamese Foreign Ministry on Friday received a diplomatic note from the Republic of Korea (RoK) Embassy in Việt Nam which said amid the complicated developments of the COVID-19 pandemic worldwide, the Korean Government has decided to suspend the validity of short-term visas for foreigners, irrespective of countries and territories, starting from 00:00 on April 13. 

Italy’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Luigi Di Maio has sent a letter to Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Phạm Bình Minh expressing his profound gratitude to the Vietnamese Government and people for their support to Italy’s fight against COVID-19.

Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyễn Quốc Dũng, on behalf of Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc, symbolically handed over US$50,000 as gift to the Ambassador of Myanmar to Việt Nam Kyaw Soe Win to support the country’s fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.

The ASEAN Coordinating Council (ACC) held its 25th meeting in the form of a video conference on April 9 chaired by the council’s chairman - Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Phạm Bình Minh.

The ASEAN Special Summit and the ASEAN+3 Special Summit on COVID-19 Response will be held online on April 14 with Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc chairing over the events as ASEAN Chair 2020, Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyễn Quốc Dũng announced.

Việt Nam’s submissions of diplomatic notes protesting China’s illegal claims over East Sea is a normal action to express the country’s standpoint and protect its legitimate rights and interests.

PM Phúc asked the Australian Government and agencies to support Vietnamese students so that they feel safe to continue their study in Australia.

The statement said the Philippines’ own experience revealed how much trust in a friendship is lost by such acts.

US President Donald Trump thanked Việt Nam for supporting the country in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, confirming that 450,000 ‘Made-in-Vietnam’ protective suits have arrived in the US.

The Ministry of Public Security has officially launched an investigation into the alleged abuse of position and power to appropriate assets at the State-run PetroVietnam Oil Corporation (PVOil) and OceanBank, along with two former PVOil officials.

Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc sent a video message to a teleconference of health ministers from the Western Pacific region hosted by World Health Organisation on Wednesday, with a focus on fighting the COVID-19 pandemic.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc urged Đồng Nai Province to make every effort to complete site clearance covering 5,000ha for the construction of Long Thành International Airport during a teleconference with the southern province’s leaders on Wednesday.

Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Health Nguyễn Thanh Long and Lao Minister of Health Bounkong Syhavong have agreed to set up a connection system to provide technical assistance in the prevention and test of COVID-19 and treatment of patients.

Việt Nam on Tuesday donated 550,000 anti-bacterial face masks to the UK, France, Germany, Italy and Spain – five European countries hit hardest by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The High Command of Military Region 7 of the Việt Nam People’s Army (VPA) on Tuesday handed over medical supplies and equipment to some units of the Cambodian Royal Army to fight the COVID-19 pandemic.

Up to 500 COVID-19 test kits produced by Việt Nam’s Ministry of Science and Technology have been delivered to Indonesia to support the country’s fight against COVID-19.

It urged China to instead focus on supporting international efforts to fight the pandemic.