Vietnam leaves strong imprints as active, effective member at UNSC As Vietnam started its role as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council (UNSC) on January 1, 2020, UN Deputy Secretary-General in charge of peace activities Jean-Pierre Lacroix told Vietnam News Agency that he believed Vietnam would be an active and effective member of the council. 10:14 | 31/12/2021
Vietnam confident, ready to shoulder international responsibilities for peace, sustainable development: President Joining hands with the international community today is a new Vietnam that is confident and willing to shoulder international responsibilities for peace and sustainable development, President Nguyen Xuan Phuc said in a message on the occasion of Vietnam’s successful completion of its tenure as a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) in 2020-2021. 08:51 | 31/12/2021
Vietnam’s GDP grows by 2.58 percent in 2021: GSO Vietnam’s gross domestic product (GDP) in 2021 is estimated to expand by 2.58 percent from the previous year as the COVID-19 pandemic has imposed adverse impacts on all fields of the national economy, General Director of the General Statistics Office (GSO) Nguyen Thi Huong has said. 14:48 | 29/12/2021
Việt Nam's tourism ministry seeks to restore visa exemption, welcome back foreign tourists via sea, road The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism is planning to welcome back international tourists via sea route and roads, after piloting the “vaccine passport” programme on the air route, according to a proposal document sent to the Government. 09:10 | 23/12/2021
Australia-Vietnam Enhanced Economic Engagement Strategy launched On December 21, the governments of Australia and Vietnam released a strategy to unlock significant opportunities for businesses across the two countries. 08:19 | 23/12/2021
Vietnam ranks fifth among aquatic product exporters of Japan Vietnam was the fifth largest supplier of aquatic products for Japan in the first 10 months of this year, data from the Japan Customs show. 14:44 | 20/12/2021
Vietnam continues to promote vaccination Vaccines are identified as “weapons” that play an important role both in the short term and the long term in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. Therefore, the Prime Minister has continuously requested the Ministry of Health to drastically and quickly implement the COVID-19 vaccination campaign nationwide, so that about 100% of people aged 18 and over will have received two doses of the vaccine by December 31, 2021. 08:43 | 16/12/2021
Vietnam, RoK promote culture cooperation Vietnamese Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Nguyen Van Hung and Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism of the Republic of Korea (RoK) Hwang Hee signed a cultural exchange programme on December 14 within the framework of National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue’s ongoing visit to RoK. 14:33 | 15/12/2021
Vietnam, Wallonia-Brussels approve 27 projects for 2022-2024 As many as 27 projects within the framework of the 2022-2024 bilateral cooperation programme were approved by the Permanent Inter-Committee between the Vietnamese Government and the French Community of Belgium in Wallonia Region, the French Community Commission in Brussels Capital Region at its 11th meeting in Hanoi on December 13-14. 09:39 | 15/12/2021
Vietnam receives three prizes at World MICE Awards 2021 The 2nd World MICE Awards 2021 honoured Vietnamese names won in three categories in the Asia region. 08:37 | 08/12/2021
