Việt Nam continues to strengthen cooperation to fight against LGBTQ+ discrimination

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) organised an international workshop titled "Protection against Violence and Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity: International and Việt Nam's Experiences".

Special class brings education to more than 700 underprivileged children Since it was founded in 2016, Lớp học Cầu Vồng (The Rainbow Class) helped teach more than 700 underprivileged children. 

Reaching growth target a challenge for this year: NA chair National Assembly chair Vương Đình Huệ on Wednesday expressed his concern that this year’s growth target will be hard to reach as the 15th-tenure NA continued their third session in Hà Nội.

Gunman kills 18 children at Texas elementary school A teenage gunman killed 18 young children at an elementary school in Texas on Tuesday, prompting a furious President Joe Biden to denounce the US gun lobby and vow to end the nation's cycle of mass shootings.

Việt Nam commits to cooperating with UN to fight terrorism

Việt Nam commits to cooperating with the UN and countries in the fight against terrorism, Minister of Public Security Tô Lâm affirmed during a working session with  Vladimir Voronkov, UN Under-Secretary-General for Counter-Terrorism in New York on May 16 (US time).

PM Chính thanks UNICEF for help in Việt Nam's successful COVID-19 vaccination rollout Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính said Việt Nam cherished cooperation with United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) over the past 40 years and its contributions to global efforts protecting and caring for children.

Vietnamese PM wants major countries to respect ASEAN’s central role, int’l laws: US-ASEAN Summit Vietnamese Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính said he hopes major powers, who are all partners to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), to work towards stable relations and responsible, healthy competition, for the sake of regional and global peace and security.

US-ASEAN ties to be upgraded to Comprehensive Strategic Partnership in November: Statement

The United States and ASEAN countries’ leaders have met for the US-ASEAN Special Summit in Washington on May 12-13. Following is the full text of the statement:

Workshop discusses innovative solutions to achieve inclusive, equitable quality education Educationists from around Southeast Asia are discussing best practices and innovative solutions to achieve inclusive and equitable education at workshop that began in HCM City yesterday (May 12).

Sơn Tùng M-TP’s new music video to be permanently deleted following controversy over suicidal content

“There’s No One At All”, the latest music video from Vietnamese singer Sơn Tùng M-TP, will be permanently deleted and his company M-TP Entertainment fined VNĐ 70 million over the controversial violent and suicidal content, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism confirmed on Thursday.