Politics

  Vietnamese Ambassador to Singapore Mai Phước Dũng. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo HÀ NỘI — President Nguyễn Xuân Phúc’s visit to Singapore from February 24-26 is of great significance, as it is the first by a head of state to Singapore since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.  It is also …

  Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Lê Thị Thu Hằng. VNA/VnExpress News Photo HÀ NỘI – The Vietnamese Embassy in Ukraine is working on plans to be ready for citizen protection when necessary, spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Lê Thị Thu Hằng said on February 23. Responding to reporters’ query on Việt Nam’s citizen protection …

  Singaporean Minister for Foreign Affairs Vivian Balakrishnan. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo Dương Giang SINGAPORE — Singaporean Minister for Foreign Affairs Vivian Balakrishnan spoke with the Vietnam News Agency ahead of a State visit by Vietnamese President Nguyễn Xuân Phúc to Singapore at the invitation of President Halimah Yacob, slated …

  President Nguyễn Xuân Phúc (right) meets US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry in Hà Nội on Wednesday. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo  HÀ NỘI — President Nguyễn Xuân Phúc received US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry in Hà Nội on Wednesday, asking for the continued support of the US Government for …

  Delegates press a button to officially launch the portal on the prevention and control of WMD proliferation. —VNA/VnExpress News Photo  HÀ NỘI — The national coordinating agency for the prevention and control of the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) convened its first meeting in Hà Nội on Tuesday. …

  Peacekeepers hold the flags of Việt Nam and the UN before leaving for the UN Mission in South Sudan. VNA/VnExpress News Photo HÀ NỘI – The United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations, Jean-Pierre Lacroix, on Monday thanked Việt Nam for its strong support for as well as personnel contributions to …

  NA Chairman Vương Đình Huệ speaks at the conference. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo  HÀ NỘI — The National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee held a conference in Hà Nội on Monday to review the performance of provincial-level People’s Councils in northern localities last year and launch tasks for 2022. NA Chairman Vương Đình …

   European Commission Vice President Frans Timmermans (centre, right) speaks to the media at a press briefing in Hà Nội on Saturday. VnExpress News Photo Bảo Hoa HÀ NỘI — A non-reimbursable grant funding of up to EUR210 million (US$237.8 million) will be given to Việt Nam for the 2021-24 …

  A rescue flight bringing back more than 200 Vietnamese workers stranded in Equatorial Guinea in July 2020. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo HÀ NỘI — The Investigation Police Agency under the Ministry of Public Security has asked the Ministry of Transport to provide a list of “rescue” flights to repatriate …

  Spokesperson of the Foreign Ministry Lê Thị Thu Hằng. — Photo from the Việt Nam & World Report HÀ NỘI — The repatriation of Vietnamese people who are in extremely difficult circumstances abroad and wish to go home amid the COVID-19 pandemic is a sound and humane policy of the …