Việt Nam News

The national carrier Vietnam Airlines flights arranged by the Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Việt Nam will take off from Tokyo’s Narita Airport and land at Vân Đồn International Airport in the northern province of Quảng Ninh.

National Assembly (NA) Chairwoman Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân has urged the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta City of Cần Thơ to accelerate work on building and developing the city with a sustainable development pace and resilient to climate change.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc had a phone conversation with his Malaysian counterpart Muhyiddin Yassin on Tuesday to discuss bilateral co-operation, regional and international issues of mutual interest in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The coronavirus pandemic continues to be complex and as the summit cannot be delayed any longer, Việt Nam opted to hold it online

ASEAN and China expect to set the time and date for resumption of delayed negotiations on the highly anticipated Code of Conduct (COC) for the South China Sea as part of their discussions on cooperation issues.

PM Phúc said that Sidgwick’s tenure in Việt Nam over the past five years has been a success, as evaluations and policy consultations of the ADB and the official are of great importance to the country’s economic development.

The ambassador took the occasion to thank the IAEA for supporting Việt Nam in applying RT-PCR, a nuclear-derived method, to detect the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, as well as financial and technical contributions from such countries as the UK, the US, Japan, Canada, and Norway to help the agency provide its support.

Participants discussed the implementation of the Peace Agreement between the Central African Republic government and 14 armed groups.

The HCM City People’s Supreme Court yesterday (June 22) began hearing the second phase of the appeal in the misappropriation case at Đại Tín Bank, or Trust Bank, which caused a loss of VNĐ1.338 trillion (US$57.51 million).  

PM Phúc expressed appreciation for the WB official, calling him “a very dear friend of Việt Nam” who fostered the relationship between the country and bank.

Party General Secretary, President Nguyễn Phú Trọng asked the Police’s Party Central Committee to pay attention to building a strong and transparent organisation, providing firm and reliable support to the Party, the State and people.

The 36th ASEAN Summit will be held online on June 26, the Vietnamese Foreign Ministry said on Sunday.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc reported the outcomes of the 14th National Assembly’s ninth session to residents in Ngô Quyền District, the northern port city of Hải Phòng during a meeting on Sunday.

A video conference of the UN Security Council (UNSC) looked into the situation in Haiti and the report of the UN Secretary-General on the operation of the UN Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH).

Nguyễn Đức Lợi, General Director of the Vietnam News Agency, speaks about the agency's transition process on the occasion of the 95th anniversary of Vietnamese Revolutionary Press Day (June 21).

Nearly a century since the first issue of Thanh niên newspaper was published, the Vietnamese revolutionary press has blossomed.

The National Assembly on Friday passed a resolution on the national target programme on socio-economic development in ethnic minority and mountainous areas during 2021-30, which aimed at improving livelihoods of ethnic minority groups, with the majority of deputies voting in favour.

Ambassador Đặng Đình Quý, head of the Vietnam Mission to the United Nations (UN), has called on the international community to focus on people-centred solutions, and share the burden and responsibility to ensure the success of the repatriation and reintegration process for refugees.