Việt Nam prioritises protecting civilians in armed conflicts: Ambassador

Protecting civilians in armed conflicts is the top priority of Việt Nam at the United Nations and its Security Council, Ambassador Đặng Đình Quý, head of the Vietnamese mission to the United Nations, has affirmed.

Tougher sentences for child abusers: NA deputies Chemical castration was being used on sex offenders in some countries

EU's Von der Leyen to unveil trillion-euro recovery plan European Union chief Ursula von der Leyen will on Wednesday propose a roughly one-trillion-euro post-virus recovery fund for Europe, but will have to win over sceptical member states.

Lawmakers divided on debt collecting firms Many said debt collecting is a legitimate demand of society and should be allowed to operate.

NA deputies discuss land use tax exemption National Assembly deputies continued discussing on the development of agricultural production at the morning working session on Monday with a focus on the draft resolution on agricultural land use tax exemptions.

Expats on love, marriage and children

Marriage and children have been hot topics in Việt Nam of late, thanks to the Government’s announcement that it wants people to marry before 30 and have two kids before 35, with tax breaks and other policies on offer to encourage procreation.

Việt Nam’s COVID-19 crisis response can increase opportunities for the country to emerge as a leader at regional and global levels

In addition to carrying out its significant and important responsibilities as a Non-Permanent Member of the United Nations (UN) Security Council for the 2020-21 period and as the ASEAN Chair in 2020, Việt Nam has, so far, done remarkably well in responding to COVID-19 by deploying a series of early, proactive, consistent and effective strategies.

ITU Digital World 2020 postponed till 2021 The ITU Digital World 2020 will be postponed until September next year under the name ITU Digital World 2021 as a result of the ongoing COVID-19 crisis.

Virus deaths top 250,000 as billions raised for vaccine push Global deaths from the coronavirus pandemic topped a quarter-million on Monday, mostly in the US and Europe even as both regions slowly moved away from lockdown and world leaders raised billions towards a vaccine.

France to reveal how virus lockdown will be eased France will on Tuesday reveal how it plans on May 11 to lift its six-week-old lockdown to combat the coronavirus, with cafes set to stay shut but schools controversially being allowed to reopen.