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Nearly 1,800 Vietnamese nationals fly home safe last week
11:46 | 28/09/2020

VGP – Six flights carrying 1,790 Vietnamese citizens from Japan, the U.S., Russia, Israel, 30 nations in the Europe, Africa and Latin America, Australia and New Zealand landed in Viet Nam from September 21-27, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

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UK Foreign Secretary to visit VN next week 14:24 | 25/09/2020

VGP - UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab will pay an official visit to Viet Nam from September 29-30 at the invitation of Deputy Prime Minister, Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh, according to the Vietnamese Foreign Ministry.

VN calls for stronger ASEAN cooperation in fighting transnational crime 18:30 | 24/09/2020

VGP - ASEAN law enforcement agencies should maintain and consolidate cooperation in fighting transnational crime, Lieutenant General Nguyen Thanh Son, head of the Foreign Relations Department at the Ministry of Public Security, said on September 24.

VN chairs ASEAN Chiefs of Defense Forces’ Meeting 16:42 | 24/09/2020

VGP – The 17th ASEAN Chiefs of Defense Forces’ Meeting (ACDFM-17) took place in virtual format on September 24.

Foreign presses praise VN’s success against COVID-19 pandemic 13:15 | 24/09/2020

VGP – Viet Nam has gone more than two weeks without a single case of coronavirus community transmission, effectively beating the virus for a second time, according to ABC News.

Vinh, Sa Dec join UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities 16:55 | 23/09/2020

VGP – Vinh city in the central province of Nghe An and Sa Dec city in the southern province of Dong Thap have joined the UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities (GNLC), along with 53 other cities from 27 countries.

Nearly 2,000 Vietnamese citizens fly home over last eight days 09:20 | 21/09/2020

VGP – As many as 1,950 Vietnamese citizens were repatriated from the U.S., 10 European nations, the Republic of Korea, Malaysia, Singapore and Australia from September 13-20.

Party chief to send first-ever message to UNGA 75 high-level meeting 20:02 | 17/09/2020

VGP – Vietnamese leaders will send messages to upcoming high-level meetings of the 75th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA 75), Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang said Thursday.

VN’s HCI higher than average of East Asia and Pacific region 16:14 | 17/09/2020

VGP – Viet Nam’s human index increased from 0.66 to 0.69 between 2010 and 2020, according to the World Bank’s Human Capital Index (HCI) 2020.

FM Kang's upcoming visit reflects VN-RoK close relationship, Ambassador says 09:23 | 17/09/2020

VGP - Foreign Minister of the Republic of Korea (RoK) Kang Kyung Wha's upcoming visit to Viet Nam reflects the close cooperative relationship between Viet Nam and the RoK as she is the first foreign FM to pay an official visit to Viet Nam since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Leaders congratulate Japan’s new PM Suga Yoshihide 08:26 | 17/09/2020

VGP – Party General Secretary, State President Nguyen Phu Trong and Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on Wednesday congratulated Suga Yoshihide on his election as the President of the Liberal Democratic Party and new Prime Minister of Japan.