Vietnamese Ambassador to India Phạm Sanh Châu. — VNA/VNS Photo NEW DELHI — Việt Nam has been playing an active role in enhancing ASEAN-India relations, Vietnamese Ambassador to India Phạm Sanh Châu told the Vietnam News Agency’s resident correspondent in New Delhi. The Special ASEAN-India Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (SAIFMM) is …
Read More »Việt Nam co-chairs consultation on UNGA draft resolution on epidemic response
Ambassador Đặng Hoàng Giang. VNA/VNS Photo HÀ NỘI — Ambassador Đặng Hoàng Giang, Permanent Representative of Việt Nam to the UN, and his counterparts of South Africa, Sweden, and New Zealand co-chaired a consultation on a UN General Assembly (UNGA) draft resolution on epidemic preparedness and response. Giang said the COVID-19 pandemic …
Read More »Vietnamese FM attends Special ASEAN – India Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
ASEAN and Indian ministers take a group photo on the sidelines of the Special ASEAN-India Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (SAIFMM) in New Delhi on Thursday. —Photo baoquocte.vn NEW DELHI — Vietnamese Foreign Minister Bùi Thanh Sơn attended the Special ASEAN-India Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (SAIFMM) in New Delhi on Thursday on the 30th anniversary of …
Read More »$1.9 billion allocated to build Mekong Delta expressway
The National Assembly on Thursday approved a number of major resolutions on infrastructure development and law adjustments during the last day of their third sitting in Hà Nội. — VNA/VNS Photos Văn Điệp HÀ NỘI — The National Assembly on Thursday agreed to spend nearly VNĐ45 trillion (US$1.9 billion) building …
Read More »$1.9 billion allocated to building Mekong Delta expressway
The National Assembly on Thursday approved a number of major resolutions on infrastructure development and law adjustments during the last day of their third sitting in Hà Nội. — VNA/VNS Photos Văn Điệp HÀ NỘI — The National Assembly on Thursday agreed to spend nearly VNĐ45 trillion (US$1.9 billion) building …
Read More »Việt Nam hopes UNCLOS Group of Friends play greater role in responding to emerging challenges
Ambassador Đặng Hoàng Giang, Permanent Representative of Việt Nam to the UN, speaking at the event. — VNA/VNS Photo NEW YORK — Nearly 100 member states of the Group of Friends on the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) held a ceremony on June 14 (US time) …
Read More »Việt Nam backs comprehensive solution to Myanmar issue
A protest in Yangon, Myanmar, on March 3, 2021. —Photo AFP/VNA NEW YORK — Việt Nam supports a comprehensive and sustainable solution with the strong commitment of relevant parties to the Myanmar issue, Deputy Head of the Vietnamese Delegation to the United Nations Lê Thị Minh Thoa has stated. Addressing a meeting of the …
Read More »Regional cooperation key to renewable energy in Asia: experts
Tăng Thế Cường, Director General of the Department of Climate Change, speaks at the webinar on Wednesday. VNS Photos Trương Văn Vị HÀ NỘI — International industry experts and businesses in the energy sector stressed the importance of cross-border cooperation and technology transfer for the region’s efforts to shift …
Read More »Legislators discuss environmental protection as part of Petroleum Law revisions
Deputy Đỗ Ngọc Thịnh, from south-central Khánh Hòa Province, speaking at the meeting. — VNA/VNS Photo HÀ NỘI — National Assembly (NA) deputies proposed specific regulations to improve environmental protection in oil and gas activities while discussing the revised Petroleum Law on Wednesday. Deputy Nguyễn Văn An from Thái Bình Province said …
Read More »NA passes law on mobile police, discusses implementation of democracy at grassroots level
Delegates at the working session yesterday morning to vote on the Law on Mobile Police. VNA/VNS Photo Minh Đức HÀ NỘI — With 91.16 per cent in approval votes, the National Assembly yesterday passed the Law on Mobile Police. The law, with five chapters and 33 articles, regulates the role, …
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