Vietnam Ministry of Health to send 4 mil water purification tablets to floodplains
Over 4 million Aquatabs 67mg water purification tablets will be urgently sent to 6 flood-stricken cities and provinces in central Vietnam.
Japanese Prime Minister concludes his first overseas trip
Japanese Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide and his spouse on October 20 wrapped up their official visit to Vietnam - first overseas trip since he took office last month.
Flood in Central Vietnam: 160,000 houses in Central Vietnam inundated in record high flood water
Central provinces are heavily battered by the violent flood. With at least 166,700 houses flooded in water, properties badly damaged, local people’s lives are badly disrupted.
COVID-19 Updates (October 20): PM: Entry to Vietnam must be closely controlled
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on October 19 called for close control over entry into Vietnam at all border gates so the country can pursue the goals of fighting COVID-19 and promoting socio-economy.
Japanese PM arrives in Vietnam: A visit beyond the bilateral scope
The pervasive effect of the visit is not limited to bilateral or regional relations but will be even greater than that, former Vietnamese Ambassador to Japan Nguyen Quoc Cuong.
Vietnam increases by 1 rank in Australian think tank Lowy Institute Asia Power Index
Vietnam is among three countries and territories to gain regional and international influence in 2020, according to a report by an Australian research institute on Asia Power Index.
Flooding in Central Vietnam: Deputy PM asks for prompt evacuation from dangerous areas
Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung on Sunday asked for the relocation of people from dangerous areas as central Vietnam provinces are ravaged by historic flooding.
Flooding in central Vietnam: 122 people dead and missing
According to the Central Steering Committee for natural disaster prevention, heavy floods leave 122 people dead and missing to date.
COVID-19 Updates (October 18): No community cases, 2 fresh imported infections
Two cases of COVID-19, all imported, were recorded in the afternoon of October 17, raising the total count to 1,126, according to the Ministry of Health.
Vietnam attaches great importance to the universal goal of decolonisation
Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy, head of the Vietnamese mission at the United Nations, affirmed Vietnam attaches great importance to the universal goal of decolonisation and the exercise of the legitimate right to self-determination of peoples under colonial and alien dominance.
Portrait of newly-elected Secretary of Ha Tinh provincial Party Committee Hoang Trung Dung
On October 15, at the 19th Ha Tinh Party Congress term 2020-2025, Standing Deputy Secretary of the Ha Tinh city Party Committee Hoang Trung Dung was elected Secretary of the 19th provincial Party Committee for the 2020-2025 term.
"Our coast is long, beautiful, we have to know how to keep it ..."
As a nation experiencing a history of thousands of years struggling to protect the border, Vietnam was penetrated more than anyone with the sacredness of "borders" and "territory".
COVID-19 Updates (October 17): Australian news praised VN’s success over COVID-19
Theconversation.com reported that Europe could look to the success of countries like Vietnam as the continent is again in the grip of a COVID-19 resurgence.
Party General Secretary and State President hands over promotion decisions to defence officers
Deputy Minister of Defence Hoang Xuan Chien and Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army Le Huy Vinh have been promoted from the rank of Lieutenant General to Senior Lieutenant General.
ASEAN welcomes initiatives and ideas contributing to regional peace, stability, prosperity
Speaking at the ministry’s regular press conference on October 15, spokeswoman Le Thi Thu Hang said Vietnam is readying organization plans to ensure the security and effectiveness of the 37th ASEAN summit.
Vietnam to order COVID-19 vaccines from Russia and UK
Vietnam has ordered batches of COVID-19 vaccines from several foreign partners, including Russia and the UK, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang confirmed Thursday afternoon.
COVID-19 Updates (October 16): Vietnam orders COVID-19 vaccines from Russia and UK
Vietnam has ordered COVID-19 vaccines from some partners, including in Russia and the UK, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Le Thi Thu Hang told a regular press conference on October 15.
Bodies of 13 rescue team members buried in landslide rubble retrieved
The bodies of all 13 members of a rescue team buried by landslide in Thua Thien Hue have been retrieved on Thursday afternoon.
COVID-19 Updates (October 15): VN’s COVID-19 control fuels economic growth, said expert
Vietnam’s containing of the COVID-19 pandemic allowed the quick reopening of local businesses, and the country is now expected to be the world’s fastest growing economy in 2020, said Ruchir Sharma, the chief global strategist at Morgan Stanley Investment Management.
COVID-19 Updates (October 14): VN prepares to deal with worst COVID-19 possibility in winter
In the current period, it is necessary to set up plans to deal with even the worst situation of COVID-19 in the coming winter-spring season, Acting Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long said.
