Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs Bùi Thanh Sơn and Ukrainian counterpart Dmytro Kuleba held talks on Wednesday. — Photo from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs HÀ NỘI — As a traditional friend of both Russia and Ukraine, Việt Nam hopes that the sides will exercise restraint, ease tensions and continue …
Read More »Transport Ministry issues statement on its role in repatriation flights
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 …
Read More »Repatriation of Vietnamese stuck abroad amid COVID-19 sound policy: spokesperson
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 …
Read More »Congratulations to Platinum Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II
Queen Elizabeth II. AFP/VNA Photo HÀ NỘI — President Nguyễn Xuân Phúc on Sunday sent a letter of congratulations to British Queen Elizabeth II on the occasion of the Platinum Jubilee marking her 70-year reign. The same day, Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính also cabled his congratulatory letter to his UK counterpart …
Read More »Diplomatic achievements show Party and State’s clear-sighted foreign policy: Foreign Minister
Minister of Foreign Affairs Bùi Thanh Sơn. — Photo courtesy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs HÀ NỘI — Many important achievements in external affairs last year affirmed the clear-sighted foreign policy of the Party and State, the support and consensus of the entire political system and people, and …
Read More »Four Consular Department officials suspended in bribery investigation
Vietnamese citizens at an airport in Myanmar before being repatriated to Việt Nam in March last year. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo HÀ NỘI — The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Saturday that it had issued a decision to suspend work of four officials of its Consular Department to serve the investigation into …
Read More »ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Retreat postponed in part due to Omicron concerns
Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Việt Nam Lê Thị Thu Hằng. — Photo from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs HÀ NỘI — The ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Retreat, originally scheduled for January 18-19 in Siem Reap, Cambodia, was suspended mostly due to concerns over the risks posed by …
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