Vietnam and India should maintain the momentum of trade collaboration in order to bring two-way trade to USD 15 billion, said Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc stressed the need to share information on year-round hydrological information and data at the virtual third Mekong-Lancang Cooperation (MLC) Leaders’ Meeting on August 24.
Vietnam's leaders conveyed their sympathies to the Philippines over the twin bombings in Jolo Island, Sulu province, Philippines on August 24, said Foreign Ministry spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang on August 25.
Vietnam is reporting a slight increase in the number of new COVID-19 cases. Health officials recorded seven new cases on August 25 evening, all in central Da Nang city - the country’s largest coronavirus outbreak.
Vietnam’s total COVID-19 cases raising to 1,022 in the evening of August 24 as six more cases were reported, four in the central city of Da Nang and two in the northern province of Hai Duong, some 60km from Hanoi capital.
Da Nang City, the epicenter of the country’s largest coronavirus outbreak, reported five more new cases, aged between 38 and 69, raising the total number of cases in Vietnam at 1,014 on August 22, according to the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control.
The COVID-19 pandemic had impacted unexploded ordnance (UXO) operations. However, PeaceTrees Vietnam still maintain two teams in response Quang Tri people’s emergency call.
Activities will be held to mark the 20th anniversary of the signing of the Vietnam–China Land Border Treaty and the 10th anniversary of the implementation of three legal documents on land border, on August 23.
National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines and low-cost carrier VietJet Air on August 20-21 brought home more than 600 citizens from Europe, Latin America, Africa, Oceania and Singapore.
A group of leading experts left Da Nang on August 21 after the country’s largest coronavirus outbreak in the locality is being put under control with only two new cases.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc will attend the virtual third Mekong-Lancang Cooperation (MLC) Summit on August 24, Foreign Ministry’s Spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang announced August 20.
To advance parliamentary actions towards the urgency of climate change, National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan made several proposals at the virtual fifth World Conference of Speakers of Parliament.
The US and Vietnamese authorities partnered on an investigation for fraud related to the COVID-19 pandemic, leading to the arrests of several suspects, aged between 22 and 36; and they are facing legal proceedings against them on charges of asset appropriation.
Vietnam has asked Malaysia to treat detained Vietnamese fishermen humanely and handle issues relating to Vietnamese fishermen and fishing vessels in line with international law, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang said on August 20.
On the occasion of the National Day of Hungary (August 20), top Vietnamese leaders have sent congratulations to the European nation as they commemorate St. Stephen’s Day and the founding of the Hungarian state more than 1,000 years ago.
Vietnamese authorities and the Embassy of Vietnam in Russia that is also in charge of Uzbekistan are working closely with host authorities to bring Vietnamese citizens in Uzbekistan home as soon as possible, said Foreign Ministry spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang.
The Ministry of Health on August 20 evening registered 14 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the country's tally to 1,007. Meanwhile, one case of COVID-19 infection reported in Hanoi on Thursday morning was removed from the infection list because of being tested negative to SARS-CoV-2 three times the same day.
China’s deployment of weapons and fighter aircraft to Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelago not only is a violation of Vietnam’s sovereignty but also further exacerbates the situation in Bien Dong Sea (internationally called South China Sea), said Foreign Ministry spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang at a regular press briefing in Hanoi on August 20.
The Asia Injury Prevention Foundation (AIP Foundation)’s social enterprise, Protec, recently announded its donations - 10,000 medical masks and gloves - to Abou Jaoude Hospital in Lebanon’s Beirut capital after the recent deadly Beirut Port explosion.