VGP – Annual losses to people’s well-being from natural disasters are estimated at around US$11 billion in purchasing power parity (PPP) terms, according to the World Bank (WB)’s report on Viet Nam’s coastal development between opportunity and disaster risk.

VGP – The Government of the U.S. expresses its deepest condolences to the Government and people of Viet Nam as they mourn those who perished due to significant flooding in the central region of Viet Nam as a result of Tropical Storm Linfa, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in a statement released Friday.

VGP – Viet Nam will send three more military officers to join the United Nations peacekeeping missions in the Central African Republic and South Sudan.

VGP – Viet Nam has been making great strides in projecting itself as an effective leader, particularly with its proactive governance in handling the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change policy, and for its political stability. 

VGP – Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide has concluded his three-day official visit to Viet Nam from October 18-20.

VGP – Viet Nam’s overall power ranking in 2020 continued to see uptick in the second consecutive year, picking one notch in Asia-Pacific on power index, according to Australia-based think tank Lowy Institute.

VGP – The 30-second video “Why not Viet Nam” will be broadcast on the U.S. Cable News Network (CNN) Asia within six weeks in a bid to introduce Viet Nam as a safe, new and exciting place to have an adventure in 2021.

VGP - A total number of 1,930 Vietnamese citizens were brought home from Singapore, Japan, Myanmar, Australia, Russia and Norway from October 12-18, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

VGP - Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on October 18 extended sympathy to his Cambodian counterpart Samdech Techo Hun Sen over heavy human and property losses caused by serious floods in 19 out of 25 localities in Cambodia. 

VGP - U.S. Ambassador to Viet Nam Daniel J. Kritenbrink on October 17 announced an initial US$100,000 in disaster relief funds for Viet Nam to address the immediate humanitarian needs of vulnerable communities in areas most affected by Tropical Storm Linfa.