Chairman’s Statement of 36th ASEAN Summit

The following is the full text of the Chairman’s Statement of the 36th ASEAN Summit, which was held on June 26 in the form of video conference.

Amended law on drug prevention and control needs detailed provisions on treatment, intervention

The ministries of Public Security and Justice should make clear that drug addiction is a disease and social evil, the vice chairman of the National Assembly's Committee for Social Affairs said at a two-day conference on legal policy on drug and HIV/ AIDS prevention opened on Thursday in HCM City.

Việt Nam attends IAEA Board of Governors teleconference

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.

Deals highlight VN-EU bilateral ties, global integration efforts The National Assembly recently approved the Europe-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) and the Europe-Vietnam Investment Protection Agreement (EVIPA). Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Bùi Thanh Sơn answered the press on the agreements' impact on Việt Nam-EU relations. 

Timid reopening for France's Loire Valley chateaus Staff far outnumbered visitors to the elegant Chenonceau castle in France's Loire Valley as it reopened on Saturday with meticulously prepared safeguards against the coronavirus.

Brewing up change under COVID-19: Transforming how tea is bought and sold in Sri Lanka Brewing up change under COVID-19: Transforming how tea is bought and sold in Sri Lanka

DHL Global Forwarding ships more than 1.3 million Covid-19 test kits from South Korea DHL Global Forwarding ships more than 1.3 million Covid-19 test kits from South Korea

MoIT extends safeguard measures for steel products The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has extended safeguard measures for steel billet and steel bars imported to Việt Nam until March 21, 2023, said the Trade Remedies Authority of Việt Nam.

Israel's top court puts curbs on spy agency joining virus fight Israel's supreme court ruled on Thursday that parliament must have oversight over emergency powers allowing internal security agency Shin Bet to collect information on citizens as part of the fight against coronavirus.

Tight co-ordination needed to ensure EVFTA benefits

Building an effective trade defence system is increasingly important for Việt Nam. Vietnam News Agency talks to Lương Hoàng Thái, director of the Multilateral Trade Policy Department under the Ministry of Industry and Trade, about this issue in light of the EU-Việt Nam Free Trade Agreement.