Nations with more in common than people realise

A top US Marine based in Hà Nội says he believes Việt Nam and the US have a lot more in common these days than they ever had different.

PM visits High Command of Air Force-Air Defence Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc held a working session with the High Command of Air Force and Air Defence in Hà Nội on Wednesday, on the occasion of the 45th anniversary of the Liberation of the South and National Reunification (April 30), the 130th birth anniversary of President Hồ Chí Minh (May 19), and 66th anniversary of the Điện Biên Phủ victory (May 7).

Virus toll nears 200,000 as UN pushes for global vaccine effort The global coronavirus death toll approached 200,000 on Saturday as the United Nations launched an international push for a vaccine to defeat the pandemic.

Official highlights people’s role in COVID-19 fight

President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee Trần Thanh Mẫn has stressed the importance of the engagement of the entire political system, especially the whole people, in the fight against COVID-19.

Making a dream come true, leading surgeon grafts a hand

Dr Nguyễn Thế Hoàng, Deputy Director of Surgery at Central Military Hospital 108, led a team of four top surgeons to successfully graft a left forearm for a man, who lost his hand in an accident at work four years ago.

Photos and sculptures on Việt Nam displayed in Hungary An exhibition featuring photos of Việt Nam and works by famous Hungarian sculptor Farkas Aladár on Việt Nam’s late President Hồ Chí Minh and its struggle against the US is being held in Székesfehérvár City, Hungary. 

War veterans' associations hailed as bridges connecting Việt Nam and US1 The work of organisations like the Việt Nam-US Society (VUS) and the Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA) has helped heal the wounds of war, Vice President of the Việt Nam Union for Friendship Organisations (VUFO) Ambassador Nguyễn Tâm Chiến has said.

Defence cooperation – pillar of Việt Nam-Russia relations

Developing the comprehensive strategic partnership with Russia is a top priority of Việt Nam, with defence cooperation as a pillar of the bilateral relationship, Vietnamese Minister of National Defence Gen. Ngô Xuân Lịch said on February 5.

Việt Nam presides over UNSC session on Yemen, Colombia Việt Nam presided over a United Nations Security Council session on Monday (local time), during which the organisation adopted a resolution to extend the mandate of the UN Mission to support the Hodeidah Agreement in Yemen and listened to a report on the UN mission overseeing the peace agreement in Colombia.

Unexploded bombs still around

Bombs and landmines caused great suffering during the war years. They continue to cause problems because many are still lying around without ever having exploded.