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Laos honours Vietnam’s National Assembly organisations, individuals

11:13 | 10/01/2020

As many as 12 collectives and 52 individuals of the Vietnam’s National Assembly were presented with the Lao State’s orders and medals in Hanoi on January 9.

Vietnam pays heed to activities related to Mekong’s water resources: spokeswoman

10:16 | 10/01/2020

Spokeswoman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang on January 9 replied to reporters' question about Vietnam’s reaction to China’s testing of the Jinghong dam.

Joint working group on Vietnam-Cambodia border gates meets

21:53 | 09/01/2020

The first-round meeting of the joint working group on Vietnam-Cambodia border gates was held in Hanoi on January 9.

Amid tension, Vietnam suspends sending workers to Middle East

21:49 | 09/01/2020

The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA) on January 8 ordered agencies and localities to halt sending workers to the Middle East in the face of current tensions in the region.

Can Tho plans to double capacity of German Development Bank-funded wastewater treatment plant

15:29 | 09/01/2020

The Mekong Delta city of Can Tho is planning to double the capacity of its wastewater collection and treatment plant, which was partly funded by the German Development Bank (KfW), and considers this one of the investment priorities in the coming time.

Vietnam calls for further counter-terrorism efforts in West Africa

15:19 | 09/01/2020

Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy, Head of the Vietnamese Permanent Mission to the UN, has called on the world to intensify efforts in the fight against terrorism in West Africa and the Sahel region.

Half of seas, islands to be surveyed by 2030

15:19 | 09/01/2020

At least half of Vietnam’s seas and islands will be surveyed and evaluated in terms of natural resources, and marine and island environment by 2030, at a scale of 1:500,000.

Woman injured in Moscow farm fire is Vietnamese

17:13 | 08/01/2020

A woman suffering serious burns in a farm fire in Ramenskoye town of Moscow Oblast, Russia, on January 7 has been identified as a Vietnamese citizen, Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Le Thi Thu Hang on January 8 confirmed.

UNSC presidency – “golden chance” for Vietnam: Deputy PM

10:41 | 08/01/2020

Vietnam’s assumption of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC)’s non-permanent membership for the 2020-2021 tenure and the UNSC’s presidency in January 2020 is a valuable opportunity for the country to contribute constructively and responsibly to the international community’s common affairs.

75,000 registrations of persons with disabilities recorded

09:55 | 08/01/2020

As of September 2019, nearly 75,000 people had registered with a software managing information of people with disabilities in the central provinces of Quang Binh and Binh Dinh.

Indonesia to send 120 fishermen to Natuna waters

14:57 | 07/01/2020

Indonesia is to send around 120 fishermen from the island of Java to the Natuna islands in the Riau Islands Province, said Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs Mohammad Mahfud on January 6.

Vietnam, Japan agree to further enhance political trust

09:48 | 07/01/2020

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh and Japanese FM Motegi Toshimitsu expressed their delight at the impressive development of the Vietnam – Japan extensive strategic partnership over the past years, during their talks in Hanoi on January 6.