Ambassador of Israel to Vietnam Nadav Ashca spoke highly of Vietnam’s successful response to COVID-19 during a recent interview with the Vietnam News Agency, saying he is impressed to see the significant growth in the trade volume between the two countries over the last two years despite the COVID-19 challenges.

Deputy Minister of National Defence Sen. Lt. Gen. Pham Hoai Nam hosted a reception for Polish Ambassador to Vietnam Wojciech Gerwel on January 17.

Court reform must be central to the judicial reform strategy and the project on building and perfecting a law-governed socialist State, heard a national seminar on Monday in central Đà Nẵng City.

Việt Nam has fulfilled its role as non-permanent  member of the United Nations Security Council for the 2020-2021 tenure with concrete actions to solve conflicts, protect civilians and support vulnerable groups in conflicts, especially women and children, the Minister of Foreign Affairs Bùi Thanh Sơn announced at a press briefing on Monday in Hà Nội.

Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son has affirmed that Vietnam had a successful tenure as a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for 2020-2021, a difficult period for the world and the UNSC in particular due to complicated, uncertain and unprecedented developments in the world.

Individuals from the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics (HCMA) and the Truth National Political Publishing House were honoured with the labour orders of Laos at a ceremony in Hanoi on January 17.

The visit to Cambodia by Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son from January 19-20 aims to realise agreements reached by senior leaders of the two countries, said Vietnamese Ambassador to Cambodia Nguyen Huy Tang.

Top Vietnamese and Chinese leaders have exchanged their messages of congratulations on the occasion of the 72nd anniversary of Vietnam-China diplomatic relations (January 18, 1950 - 2022).

A national conference was held in central Da Nang city on January 17 to look into the continued promotion of judicial reform to serve the building and completion of a law-governed socialist state of Vietnam.

“Xuan Que Huong” (Homeland Spring) Programme 2022, the biggest annual event held for overseas Vietnamese (OV) on the occasion of the Lunar New Year Festival, will be held on January 22, or the 20th day of the last lunar month of the Year of the Buffalo.

Foreign Minister Bùi Thanh Sơn spoke to the media about Việt Nam's successes and imprints at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), which affirmed the sound Party and State's policy of upholding multilateral diplomacy.

The National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee will hold its 7th session in Hanoi on January 18 and 19, according to the NA Office.

The Secretariat of the Communist Party of Việt Nam under the chair of General Secretary Nguyễn Phú Trọng has issued disciplinary actions against several Party officials and organisations who were found to have infringed Party regulations and State laws.

Việt Nam has exceeded 2 million coronavirus cases, as the country logged 16,378 new infections on Saturday.

Vietnamese National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue has sent a letter of condolences to First Vice President of the European Parliament (EP) Roberta Metsola over the passing of EP President David Sassoli.

The spokesperson made the remarks while answering reporters’ question regarding Việt Nam’s response to a Limits in the Seas study recently released by the US Department of State

Minister of Foreign Affairs Bùi Thanh Sơn had talks with Special Envoy of the United Nations Secretary General on Myanmar Noeleen Heyzer late Friday.

Vietnam always opposes and does not accept all claims in the East Sea that are inconsistent with international law, including the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (1982 UNCLOS), spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang said on January 14.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son hosted a reception in Hanoi on January 14 for Special Envoy of the United Nations Secretary General on Myanmar Noeleen Heyzer via videoconference.

Cambodia on January 14 began administering the fourth dose of COVID-19 vaccine to priority groups in its capital city of Phnom Penh amid the spread of the Omicron variant within the community.