
The 44th session of the National Assembly Standing Committee (NASC) officially opened in Hanoi on April 20 under the chair of NA Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan.

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh proposed four main measures to fight the COVID-19 pandemic while addressing the Ministerial Video-Conference of the Alliance for Multilateralism on COVID-19 on April 16.

The National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee convened an extraordinary meeting in Hanoi on April 8 to discuss support to those affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

(VEN) - Vietnam was one of the first countries outside China to realize the looming threat of Covid-19 and to take measures to limit its spread, with the low number of reported infection cases reflecting the success of its policies. Now, along with mobilizing resources to curb the pandemic, the government is also looking ahead to economic recovery.

(VEN) - Vietnam handed over medical equipment worth over VND7 billion each to the governments and people of Laos and Cambodia to fight the Covid-19 pandemic.

The association of Vietnamese-origin people in Thailand’s Udon Thani province held a ceremony at Khanh An Pagoda on April 2 to commemorate the death anniversary of the Hung Kings, Vietnam’s legendary founders.

The retail prices of petrol plummeted from 3pm of March 29, making it the sixth consecutive reduction since the beginning of this year.

The National Assembly Standing Committee (NASC)’s 43rd session opened in Hanoi on March 23 under the chairmanship of NA Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan.

Chairman of the Hanoi Municipal People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung recommended that Hanoi people should remain at home, limit social contact and avoid the use of public transport until the end of March amid the increasing cases of COVID-19 virus.

(VEN) - International health organizations have given Vietnam good grades on its measures to prevent and control the spread of the Coronavirus disease (Covid-19).

A delegation from ASEAN countries, New Zealand and the ASEAN 2020 National Committee on March 5 inspected preparations for the 36th ASEAN Summit and the ASEAN-New Zealand Commemorative Summit in Da Nang.

(VEN) - The Royal Thai Consulate-General in Ho Chi Minh City celebrated the 27th anniversary of its opening in Ho Chi Minh City on February 23.

A delegation of Ambassadors to Vietnam from Finland, Denmark, Norway and Sweden paid a working visit to the northern province of Son La on February 17.

Party General Secretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong on February 14 chaired a meeting of the Political Bureau to give opinions so as to complete draft documents of the 13th National Party Congress before sending them to grassroots-level Party congresses for collecting more ideas.

Politburo member and Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue was appointed as the secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee during a meeting of key officials of the committee in the capital city on February 7.

A solemn meeting was held in the capital city of Hanoi on February 3 to celebrate the 90th founding anniversary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV), with the participation of leaders, former leaders of the Party, State, and revolutionary veterans.

Party General Secretary and State President Nguyen Phu Trong sent best wishes to all of the Vietnamese people, both inside and outside the country, on the traditional Lunar New Year.

Chairman of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Tran Thanh Man on January 23 led municipal Party Committee and People’s Committee officials to visit and deliver gifts to 50 poor household in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on the occasion of the imminent traditional lunar New Year.

A wide range of events have been held across the country to mark the 90th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of Vietnam (February 3, 1930-2020).

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc sent New Year greetings to leaders of ASEAN member states on the first day of 2020 on the occasion of Vietnam’s official assumption of its role as Chair of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).

Party General Secretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong presided over a meeting of the Politburo in Hanoi on December 26 to discuss the working agenda of the Politburo and Secretariat in 2020, as well as personnel work.

A delegation of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV), led by Vice Chairman of the Party Central Committee’s Commission for External Relations Nguyen Huy Tang, visited Uruguay and Argentina from December 15 to 21 to foster bilateral relations and cooperation.

A delegation of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV), led by Vice Chairman of the Party Central Committee’s Commission for External Relations Nguyen Huy Tang, visited Uruguay and Argentina from December 15 to 21 to foster bilateral relations and cooperation.

(VEN) - Organic rice ST24 from Vietnam’s Mekong Delta province of Soc Trang was crowned the best in the world at The Rice Trader (TRT) World Rice Conference 2019 in Manila, the Philippines, on November 12.