ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting Retreat opens, adopts declaration on fighting COVID-19

The ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting Retreat (ADMM Retreat) officially opened in Hà Nội on Wednesday morning, under the chair of Vietnamese Defence Minister Ngô Xuân Lịch.

UK Royal Navy ship visits Hải Phòng The UK Royal Navy’s survey vessel HMS Enterprise arrived at Tân Vũ Port in the northern city of Hải Phòng on Wednesday, beginning a week-long visit to Việt Nam.

Lebanon PM meets finance delegation A delegation from the World Bank's private lending arm met Lebanon's prime minister Tuesday, as the debt-ridden country seeks assistance to rescue its moribund economy.

Việt Nam and UNESCO to boost co-operation in cultural preservation Việt Nam’s Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism will continue to focus on researching and completing the dossiers to seek UNESCO’s recognition for more of Việt Nam’s tangible and intangible cultural heritages, said deputy minister Trịnh Thị Thủy during a meeting with Michael Croft, the UNESCO representative in Việt Nam.

Dragon fruit price rises as export opportunities open up Dragon fruit prices in Long An Province have started to increase as more export opportunities become available, Nguyễn Quốc Trịnh, Chairman of the Long An Dragon Fruit Association, said on Tuesday.

Project to better research and education at Việt Nam-Japan University inked in Hà Nội An agreement to enhance the education, research and university management capacity of Việt Nam-Japan University (JVU) was signed between the university and Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) today in Hà Nội.

Việt Nam, EU step up cooperation The first meeting of the political affairs sub-committee of the Joint Committee under the EU-Việt Nam Comprehensive Partnership and Cooperation Framework Agreement (PCA) was held in Hà Nội on Monday.

PM lauds VN-Russia anti-corruption cooperation

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc yesterday congratulated the Government Inspectorate of Việt Nam and the Russian Presidential Anti-Corruption Directorate on their expansion of anti-corruption cooperation.

ASEAN Chairman issues statement on response to COVID-19 Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc, as Chairman of ASEAN in 2020, issued a statement on ASEAN’s joint response to the outbreak of the acute respiratory disease caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).

EVFTA brings chances and challenges to local agricultural production The new trade agreement between Việt Nam and the European Union opens many doors for agriculture, according to experts.