Former national team coach Alfred Riedl dies at age of 70 Austrian media reported that former coach of the Việt Nam national team Alfred Riedl passed away at the age of 70 on Tuesday (Vietnamese time) after a long battle with cancer.

Việt Nam calls for increased humanitarian relief to Palestinians Ambassador Đặng Đình Quý, head of the Vietnamese permanent mission to the United Nations (UN), has urged the international community to increase its humanitarian assistance to Palestinian people, and proposed Israel remove its blockade of Gaza Strip to facilitate humanitarian activities.

Artists combine poetry and music A night of poetry and music will be held at Hà Nội's Goethe Institute on Monday evening in front of a limited audience to ensure social distancing. 

Việt Nam backs a comprehensive, long-term solution to Israel-Palestine conflict

Việt Nam has reiterated its support for a comprehensive, fair and long-term solution to the conflict between Palestine and Israel reached through negotiations, and the realisation of the undeniable legal rights of Palestinians.

Việt Nam performing UNSC role well: Deputy FM Việt Nam performed its role as a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) well in the first half of this year, contributing to creating an international and regional environment conducive to national development and bolstering ties with countries for the common goal of peace, stability, and prosperity, Deputy Foreign Minister Lê Hoài Trung has said.

Việt Nam enhances its role thanks to joining UNSC activities Given the compicated political-security, socio-economic situation in the world and the impact of COVID-19 pandemic, Việt Nam has made a lot of contribution as a non-permanent member of the United National Security Council (UNSC).

ASEAN urges China, US to set aside differences and work towards "common good": Vietnamese leader

Việt Nam, like ASEAN, want the US and China to “focus on commonalities and overcome their differences for “the common good” especially as the international community is grappling to recover from the unprecedented coronavirus crisis.

Việt Nam attends UN Human Rights Council’s 43rd session

Ambassador Lê Thị Tuyết Mai, Permanent Representative of Việt Nam to the UN, the World Trade Organisation (WTO) and other international organisations in Geneva, led a Vietnamese delegation to attend the 43rd session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland on Monday.

US ends waivers for nations in Iran nuclear deal The United States said on Wednesday it was ending waivers in its sanctions for nations that remain in the Iran nuclear accord, bringing the deal further to the verge of collapse.

Pompeo visits Israel on eve of new govt amid West Bank violence US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo visited Israel on Wednesday, a day before its new government was to be sworn in, to discuss plans to annex much of the occupied West Bank into the Jewish state.