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VN to halt travel via border gates with Cambodia and Laos
15:38 | 31/03/2020

VGP – The Vietnamese Government has decided to temporarily suspend all cross-border movement for people at the main and side border gates, and trails along the borderlines of Viet Nam-Cambodia and Viet Nam-Laos, respectively, starting from 00:00 on April 1.

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Top leader calls for national unity against COVID-19 19:09 | 30/03/2020

VGP – Party General Secretary, State President Nguyen Phu Trong has called on all countrymen to stay united in the fight against the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

Deputy Foreign Minister holds phone talks with counterparts about COVID-19 14:37 | 28/03/2020

VGP - Permanent Deputy Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son on March 27 held second phone talks with leaders of foreign ministries of the US, Japan, the Republic of Korea (RoK), India, Australia and New Zealand to discuss COVID-19 situation.

G20 leaders issue statement on COVID-19 23:08 | 26/03/2020

VGP - Leaders of 20 major economies have issued a statement o COVID-19 expressing their deep sadness about tragic loss of life and the suffering faced by people around the world and pledging to take all necessary measures to contain the pandemic.

Viet Nam asks China to respect its sovereignty 22:58 | 26/03/2020

VGP - Viet Nam requests China to respect its sovereignty and take no actions that escalate tensions and complicate the situation, affecting peace and stability in the East Sea and the region, as well as efforts of countries in negotiations of a Code of Conduct in the East Sea (COC), spokeswoman of the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang said.

PM Phuc to attend G20 emergency video summit 18:27 | 26/03/2020

VGP – Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc will attend the G20 emergency video summit during which leaders of the 20 major economies are expected to discuss coordinated responses to the widening COVID-19 pandemic.

VN lodges solemn protest against Taiwan’s live-fire drill in Spratly archipelago 17:30 | 26/03/2020

VGP – Viet Nam resolutely protests against Taiwan’s live-fire drill around Ba Binh island of Viet Nam’s Truong Sa archipelago, said Foreign Ministry’s Spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang.

Foreign Ministry supports Vietnamese citizens 'stranded' in Thailand, Singapore 14:50 | 25/03/2020

VGP – Viet Nam's representative offices have consistently discussed with Singapore Airlines and Thai Airways to seek ways to take home Vietnamese citizens stranded in Singapore and Thailand.

ADB President hails Gov’t timely actions against COVID-19 18:16 | 24/03/2020

VGP - The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is ready to provide Viet Nam with timely and flexible support for the Government’s response to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

PM sympathises with Japanese over loss caused by COVID-19 12:01 | 24/03/2020

VGP - Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on March 23 sent a letter to his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe, expressing sympathies for the Japanese people over the losses caused by COVID-19 pandemic.

VN rejects China’s so-called “nine-dash line” in East Sea 16:20 | 21/03/2020

VGP – Viet Nam rejects any maritime claims of China based on the so-called “nine-dash line” in the East Sea, affirmed Foreign Ministry's Spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang.