Việt Nam News

The vaccine batches – 670,080 doses from France and 812,060 doses from Italy – arrived at Nội Bài International Airport in Hà Nội late yesterday night.

The 15th National Assembly Standing Committee opened its third session on Monday, which is expected to last until September 22.

Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính on Monday criticised COVID-19 prevention and control work in the two southern provinces of Kiên Giang and Tiền Giang as an increased number of areas face a very high risk of infections despite social distancing measures being implemented for two months.

National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vương Đình Huệ arrived in Hà Nội on Sunday, concluding his trip to Europe to attend the fifth World Conference of Speakers of Parliament (WCSP5) in Austria and to visit the European Parliament, Belgium and Finland from September 5-11.

The Party, State, Government and people of Việt Nam take Japan as one of the partners of top importance which enjoys a high trust in the country’s foreign policy, Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính told visiting Japanese Defence Minister Kishi Nobuo in Hanoi on Sunday.

Vietnamese President Nguyễn Xuân Phúc asked Japan to continue to offer COVID-19 vaccine assistance to Việt Nam and help with access to vaccine sources during his meeting with Japanese Defence Minister Kishi Nobuo.

Việt Nam attaches importance to developing ties with China and considers this as a leading priority in its foreign policy, Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính told Chinese State Councillor and Minister of Foreign Affairs Wang Yi at their meeting in Hà Nội on September 11.

Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs Bùi Thanh Sơn and Chinese State Councillor and Minister of Foreign Affairs Wang Yi held talks in Hà Nội on September 11, discussing ways to promote the countries’ comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership.

Party General Secretary Nguyễn Phú Trọng hosted a reception in Hà Nội on September 11 for Wang Yi, State Councilor and Foreign Minister of China, who is in Việt Nam for an official visit and to co-chair the 13th meeting of the Steering Committee for Việt Nam-China Bilateral Cooperation.

China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region has donated medical supplies worth CNY¥62.55 million (US$9.7 million) to help Việt Nam’s COVID-19 fight.

On Saturday, Vietnamese deputy health minister Nguyễn Trường Sơn, who is head of the health ministry’s special standing task force to HCM City to support COVID-19 efforts, received the shipment of 50 MTV ventilators, 30 patient cardiac monitors, 267 volumetric pumps, 100 syringe pumps, as well as 5,000 masks, 10,000 face shields, 5,000 protective coveralls and 400,000 protective gloves – weighing eight tonnes in total.

National Assembly Vương Đình Huệ met Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin on September 10 afternoon as part of his official visit to Finland.

General Phùng Quang Thanh, former Politburo member and former Defence Minister died at 3:45 am on Saturday (September 11) at his home in Hà Nội because of illness.

National Assembly Chairman Vương Đình Huệ met Finnish President Sauli Niinisto in the capital city of Helsinki on September 10 (local time), as part of his ongoing official visit to the European country.

National Assembly Chairman Vương Đình Huệ discussed educational and business cooperation with the mayor of Salo city in Finland and leaders of some international corporations during meetings in Helsinki on Friday (local time) as part of Huệ's official visit to Finland.

Anti-corruption work should be associated with the prevention of 'negative phenomena' among officials, Party members and public servants, Party General Secretary Nguyễn Phú Trọng has requested.

Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Phạm Bình Minh and Chinese State Councillor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi co-chaired a meeting yesterday, discussing a range of important issues about trade, cooperation and COVID-19 vaccine assistance.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on September 10 signed Decision 1469/QD-TTg appointing Vũ Việt Trang as general director of the State-run Việt Nam News Agency.