A Kathina (robe offering) ceremony was jointly hosted by the Thai Embassy in Vietnam, the Thai Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City and the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS) at Hoang An pagoda in Hanoi on October 21.
The ASEAN-Korea Train left Seoul on October 16, carrying 200 passengers from the Republic of Korea (RoK) and ten ASEAN member states to embark on a four-day exchange trip.
Implementation of the Global Compact for Migration (GCM), which to covers all dimensions of the international migration in a holistic and comprehensive manner, helps Vietnam better manage migration, create a transparent and safe migration environment, said Deputy Foreign Minister To Anh Dung on October 11.
Chairwoman of the National Assembly (NA) Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan received ambassadors and heads of Vietnam’s overseas representative diplomatic agencies for 2019-2022 in Hanoi on October 9.
Japan has pledged to provide a non-refundable aid package worth 2.77 billion JPY (over 25 million USD) to help Cambodia develop a sewage system in Phnom Penh.
The Forum on Women’s Empowerment in the Foreign Service in the Digital Age, co-organised in Hanoi on October 3 by Vietnam’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, adopted a joint statement.
A workshop is being held by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and UN Women in Hanoi on October 2 and 3 to enhance capacity for diplomats in protecting female migrant workers from violence.
Vietnam is the pillar of the Francophone (French-speaking) community in Asia, according to Senator Catherine Deroche, head of the France-Vietnam Friendship Parliamentarians’ Group of the Senate of France.
Politburo member and head of the Party Central Committee’s Commission for Information and Education Vo Van Thuong joined working sessions with political parties in Russia on September 23.
The Sheikhul Islam Office of Thailand and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs have launched a "Meet the Ambassador Lunch Talk" to share ideas and promote cooperation in religious and economic matters between Thailand and foreign envoys.
The southern province of Binh Duong will be hosting the Horasis Asia Meeting again this year, the provincial People’s Committee announced on September 18.
A photo exhibition featuring Vietnam’s achievements, land and people was opened in Kyiv, Ukraine, on September 13 as part of the celebrations of Vietnam’s 74th National Day (September 2).
Top leaders of Vietnam on September 12 offered condolences to Indonesian leaders on the passing of former Indonesian President Bacharuddin Jusuf Habibie.
Economic ties between African and Middle Eastern countries and Southeast Asia in general, Vietnam in particular is still constrained, said Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh at the two-day conference ‘Meet Ambassadors from the Middle East and Africa 2019’ held by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from September 9 to 10 in Hanoi.
A meeting between ambassadors and diplomats from African and Middle Eastern countries and Vietnam’s policy makers and businesses kicked off in Hanoi on September 9.
The central coastal province of Quang Nam has attained significant achievements in preserving its Hoi An ancient city and My Son Sanctuary after 20 years they received the UNESCO World Heritage Sites status.
Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamadbegan his three-day official visit to Cambodia on September 2 to enhance ties between the two Southeast Asian nations.
Vietnam and Malaysia on August 28 issued a joint statement on the occasion of the official visit to Vietnam from August 26-28 by Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad at the invitation of Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.
Secretary General of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Lim Jock Hoi lauded efforts by the Vietnamese Government and businesses in developing cooperation between the ASEAN member countries, while addressing a seminar in Hanoi on August 26.
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