Việt Nam News

National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vương Đình Huệ met with Belgian Deputy Prime Minister Pierre-Yves Dermagne in Brussels on September 9, during which they agreed to further develop the bilateral relations and strengthen strategic coordination in ASEAN and the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM).

Representatives from the Belgian Foreign Ministry donated 100,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine to Việt Nam to support its fight against COVID-19.

Việt Nam is also deeply thankful for the recent sincere, effective, and valuable support from the US to Việt Nam in the fight against COVID-19 outbreaks.

Vietnamese Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính emphasised the strategic role of the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) in the international integration process and economic growth of Asia while addressing the 7th GMS Summit held virtually yesterday.

The virtual event, held between September 6-9, hosted 43 Supreme Audit Institutions (SAIs) and fully accomplished its agenda, despite being online for the first time due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Chinese State Councillor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi will visit Việt Nam from September 10-12, discussing cooperation in COVID-19 fight and vaccine assistance.

Phú Quốc island in the southern province of Kiên Giang is slated to be the first to open to international tourists under the pilot vaccine passport later this year once the local population has been fully inoculated, according to the Government.

Chairman of the Vietnamese National Assembly Vương Đình Huệ and President of the European Council Charles Michel on Wednesday agreed to further enhance cooperation between the two sides, emphasising the significant role of the Vietnamese legislature and the European Parliament (EP).

The Vietnamese health ministry has just announced that Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines can be used as second doses for those who have received first dose of Moderna, amid shortage.

Chairman of the Vietnamese National Assembly (NA) Vương Đình Huệ held talks with President of the European Parliament (EP) David Sassoli in Brussels, Belgium, on Wednesday.

Vaccine diplomacy is very important and urgent at this time, Minister of Foreign Affairs Bùi Thanh Sơn told a meeting of the government's working group on vaccine diplomacy on Wednesday.

Foreign ministers of Mekong countries and the Republic of Korea (RoK) agreed to increase cooperation in pandemic control and economic recovery in the future at the 11th Foreign Ministers’ Meeting on Mekong-Rok Cooperation held online on Wednesday.

The Hanoi Declaration's key message was “Environment Audit for Sustainable Development”. This mantra has become an important part of the Asian Organisation of Supreme Audit Institutions (ASOSAI) strategic vision for future development, with the aim of achieving the 2020 programme on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the UN.

Chairman of the National Assembly Vương Đình Huệ on September 7 made his contribution to several panel discussions on responses to COVID-19 and climate change at the Fifth World Conference of Speakers of Parliament underway in Vienna, Austria.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Bùi Thanh Sơn and his Singaporean counterpart Vivian Balakrishnan on Tuesday said the two countries should strengthen cooperation in politics, economy, trade, investment and education-training to promote their strategic partnership.

National Assembly Chairman Vương Đình Huệ hosted a reception for Secretary General of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Martin Chungong on Tuesday during his trip to the 5th World Conference of Speakers of Parliaments (WCSP5) in Vienna, Austria.

Chairman of the National Assembly (NA) Vương Đình Huệ met with Vice President of the National Assembly of People’s Power of Cuba, Ana María Mari Machado on Tuesday, as part of his trip to Austria to attend the fifth World Conference of Speakers of Parliament (WCSP5).

Three years after the implementation of the Hanoi Declaration by the Asian Organisation of Supreme Audit Institutions (ASOSAI), a report on its effectiveness has shown success in both the sustainable development of goals and tackling global environmental challenges.