Malaysia and Qatar will boost cooperation in trade and investment, according to the two countries’ foreign ministers.

Qatar Airways has announced it will launch direct flights to the central city of Da Nang on December 19.

A delegation of the Party Committee of central Da Nang city has visited Qatar and had a working session with executives of Qatar Airways to discuss cooperation between the two sides.

Qatar Airways will launch direct flights to Da Nang starting December 19 as the third Vietnamese destination on the award-winning airline’s rapidly expanding global network.

The latest ‘tiger’ economy in Asia is Vietnam as the country emerges as one of the world’s fastest growing economies, said the Qatar National Bank (QNB) in its weekly ‘economic commentary’ published o

Qatar took the bronze medal at the 2018 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U23 Championship after beating the Republic of Korea (RoK) 1 – 0 in a 90-minute playoff in Changshu, China on January 26.

Vietnam secured a berth in the final of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U23 Championship after beating Qatar 4-3 in the penalty shootout on January 23 in China.

Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang on June 15 provided the latest information about Vietnamese citizens in Qatar, where political tension remains, noting that their situation is stable.

Vietnamese workers in Qatar, where diplomatic tension with Gulf countries is escalating, will be evacuated if the situation becomes complicated, said the Department of Overseas Labour.

The Embassy of Vietnam in Qatar has tried its best to protect Vietnamese citizens amid the escalating diplomatic tension between Qatar and the Gulf countries, said Ambassador Nguyen Hoang.

Foreign Ministry’s Spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang has clarified Vietnam’s reaction to the diplomatic tension between Qatar and some Persian Gulf states, saying that Vietnam hopes all parties will set up dialogue soon to seek measures to ensure interests of all sides for the benefit of people in countries, contributing to peace and stability in the region.

The Ministry of Labour, War Invalids and Social Affairs has prepared measures to support Vietnamese workers in Qatar.

The Philippines and Qatar on April 16 signed trade agreements worth 200 million USD during the final stop of President Rodrigo Duterte’s tour of Gulf states.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc requested further visits, especially high-level ones, during a reception in Hanoi on April 10 for Qatari Ambassador to Vietnam Mohamed Ismail Al Emadi.