Indian Ambassador recommits to stand on Việt Nam's side India celebrates its 73rd Independence Day today (August 15). Ambassador of India Pranay Verma sends a message to Việt Nam News readers to celebrate this anniversary and start his term in Việt Nam.

Vietnamese billionaire talks with students from UK royal school

A delegation of students and professors from Harrow School in the UK met with billionaire Nguyễn Thị Phương Thảo, permanent vice chairwoman of HDBank and CEO of Vietjet Air, at the bank’s head office in HCM City on July 12.

Importance of knowing a gift from a bribe On August 15 the Government Decree No.59/2019/N-CP will come into force. The newspaper Sài gòn Giải phóng interviewed Mr Lê Quang Thưởng, former Permanent Deputy Director of the Organizing Board of the Vietnamese Party Central Committee on how to deter bribery disguised in the form of gifts.

Phú Quốc needs answers after historic floods Authorities in Phú Quốc said the island must find a permanent solution to its flooding problem after it experienced the worst flooding in its history this month. 

UNCLOS 1982 remains a framework for legal order for the seas and oceans

Dr. Lê Thị Tuyết Mai, a member of the Executive Board of the Việt Nam Society of International Law, Chair of Việt Nam Lawyers Association Branch at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Director General of the Department of International Law and Treaties, wrote an article entitled “UNCLOS 1982: Overarching framework for establishing the legal order for the seas and oceans, promoting development and cooperation at sea".

Foreign minister urged unity for future sustainable growth on ASEAN’s 52nd anniversary Over the past five decades, member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have put forward huge efforts to realise the spirit of the 1967 Bangkok Declaration: “For a Southeast Asian region of peace, freedom and prosperity”.

China survey ship withdrawn from Vietnamese waters: Foreign ministry The Chinese survey ship that encroached upon Việt Nam’s continental shelf reportedly since early July has been withdrawn, Việt Nam’s authorities confirmed today.

VN wants relations with EU to continue growing: PM Việt Nam will spare no effort to promote its relations with the European Union (EU), Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc said while meeting with Federica Mogherini, Vice President of the European Commission and High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, in Hà Nội yesterday.

Saigon Co.op funds reconstructive surgery for kids with cleft palate, lips The Saigon Union of Trading Co-operatives, the HCM City Hospital of Odonto-Stomatology and the Seoul Medical Service Foundation today signed a memorandum of understanding to fund free surgeries for children born with cleft lips and palates.

Macron pushes Libya ceasefire with Egypt leader France's President Emmanuel Macron spoke with Egyptian leader Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Sunday about the situation in Libya calling for a ceasefire "very soon" between the warring sides, the French presidency said.