Việt Nam News

The turnout of 99.6 per cent for the elections of deputies to the 15th National Assembly and all-level People’s Councils for 2016-21 demonstrates people’s political awareness, patriotism and trust in the Party and the State, an official has said.

Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs Bùi Thanh Sơn met with Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Prak Sokhonn on the sidelines of the Special ASEAN - China Foreign Ministers’ Meeting and the 6th Lancang - Mekong Cooperation Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in China’s Chongqing City on Monday.

Chairman of the National Assembly (NA) Vương Đình Huệ held phone talks with the Speaker of Australia’s House of Representatives Tony Smith on Monday to boost the strategic partnership between the two countries in general and the relationship between the two parliaments in particular.

China and ASEAN countries have worked together to solve issues in the East Sea despite the COVID-19 pandemic, officials have said.

The Government will do its best to support the development and production of a COVID-19 vaccine, said Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính in a meeting today with scientists and business leaders in Hà Nội. 

Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs Bùi Thanh Sơn and his Lao counterpart Saleumxay Kommasith on Sunday discussed their countries’ mutual support in the fight against COVID-19 and identified ways to boost bilateral relations.

The move came nearly a day after the southern province of Đồng Nai early Friday issued an urgent dispatch requiring all people returning or arriving from HCM City to either self-isolate at home or be quarantined at centralised quarantine facilities.

Vietnamese Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính had a phone call with the premier of the State Council of the People's Republic of China Li Keqiang on Friday to discuss socio-economic co-operation and measures to boost relations between the two neighbours. 

The UN Security Council (UNSC) sat down on June 3 to discuss the issue of chemical weapons in Syria and unanimously adopted two Resolutions regarding the situation in Sudan and Libya, with Việt Nam affirming its consistent stance in support of the non-proliferation and disarmament of weapons of mass destruction, including chemical ones.

Local governments have become more transparent with public spending and are showing better practice publicising documents related to State budget spending, according to a report published yesterday.

Chairman of the Vietnamese National Assembly (NA) Vương Đình Huệ held talks with his Cambodian counterpart Samdech Heng Samrin via video teleconference on Thursday morning.

Việt Nam’s economic performance in the first five months of 2021 means the country remains on track for solid growth despite two waves of COVID-19 outbreaks, heard a Government meeting on Thursday in Hà Nội.

Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính is set to officially launch a COVID-19 vaccine fund on Saturday in Hà Nội.

Ambassador Đặng Đình Quý, head of the Vietnamese Mission to the United Nations, chaired a six-month periodical meeting of the UN Security Council (UNSC)’s Informal Working Group on International Tribunals in New York on Wednesday.

State President Nguyễn Xuân Phúc on June 2 sent a letter to Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss bilateral ties, including enhancing joint work to fight the COVID-19 pandemic.

Ambassador Giorgio Aliberti, head of the European Union Delegation to Việt Nam, told President Nguyễn Xuân Phúc on Tuesday he is willing to help Việt Nam access COVID-19 vaccine sources and vaccine technology from Europe.

The Hà Nội Department of Public Security today issued a wanted notice for Lê Văn Dũng, alias Lê Dũng Vova, who has been charged with anti-State propaganda.

Vietnamese Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính attended and addressed the 2021 P4G Seoul Summit on May 31 evening. The following is the full text of his remarks.