A Vietnamese delegation led by Minister of National Defence Sen. Lieut. Gen. Phan Van Giang attended the 15th ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting (ADMM) which was held via videoconference on June 15.
The National Assembly Standing Committee looked at the proposed law and ordinance building programme for 2022 and adjustments to the 2021 programme during its 57th meeting in Hanoi on June 14.
Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin said on June 13 that the Government is drafting a National Recovery Plan in preparation for the country to emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic at a reasonable level.
A Vietnamese delegation led by Colonel Pham Manh Thang, Deputy Director of the Defence Ministry’s Foreign Relations Department, attended a conference of the ASEAN Defence Senior Officials’ Meeting Plus Working Group (ADSOM+ WG) held via video conference on June 11.
Thai Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Don Pramudwinai proposed four approaches to strengthen the Mekong - Lancang Cooperation (MLC) at the 6th MLC Foreign Ministers’ Meeting held in China’s Chongqing city on June 8.
Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn highly appreciated the aid and support of the Vietnamese Government and people for the fight against COVID-19 in Cambodia, the country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation said in a press release issued on June 8.
The Vietnam Sports Administration (VSA) under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism held a working session with the Vietnam Olympic Committee in Hanoi on June 8 to discuss preparations for the 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31) and the 11th ASEAN Para Games (ASEAN Para Games 11).
Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son and his Lao counterpart Saleumxay Kommasith on June 6 highlighted their countries’ mutual support in the COVID-19 combat and identified ways to augment bilateral relations.
The National Election Council (NEC)’s Personnel Sub-Committee convened its third meeting in Hanoi on June 4, chaired by National Assembly Standing Vice Chairman Tran Thanh Man.
A Vietnamese delegation joined an international online conference on the preparation for the 2021 Army Games on June 3, which saw the participation of representatives from 40 countries and territories.
Australian importers and owners of supermarkets and grocery stores have said they believe Vietnamese lychees will gain much favour among Australian consumers this year and sell quickly thanks to their high quality.
Representatives of Indonesia and the United Kingdom have met in Jakarta to discuss preparations for one of the series of events of the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) in Glasgow on November 1-12, 2021.
Electronic health passports are considered one of the solutions to resume operations of international flights as well as the revival of tourism, trade activities and the recovery of economies around the globe, according to insiders.
National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue has said voter turnout in the elections of deputies to the 15th NA and People’s Councils at all levels for the 2021-2026 tenure reached 99.57 percent, higher than the figure of over 98 percent in the previous tenure.
Vietnam requests parties concerned to respect its sovereignty and international law and abide by the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the East Sea (DOC) and the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), Foreign Ministry’s spokeswoman Le Thi Thu Hang has said.
Workers in the northern provinces of Bac Giang and Bac Ninh, two localities hit hardest by the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak, began receiving vaccinations on May 27.
Joining United Nations (UN)’s peacekeeping operations is not only a bright spot in Vietnam’s defence foreign policy but also makes significant contributions to realising the Party and State’s foreign policies, according to Deputy Minister of Defence Senior Lieutenant General Hoang Xuan Chien.
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