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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, who is scheduled to visit Vietnam on July 5-6 (Photo: AFP/VNA) Moscow (VNA) - Grigory Lokshin , an expert from the Centre for Vietnam and ASEAN Studies under the Russian Academy of Sciences’ Institute of Far Eastern Studies, has highlighted Vietnam's important role in stable ties between between Russia and the Far East in particular and Southeast Asia. Lokshin made the comment on July 5 while being interviewed by Russia’s Independent newspaper at the outset of Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov ’s visit to Vietnam. According to the Russian expert, the cooperation in the field of military technology and energy, particularly oil and gas development projects, plays an important role in the bilateral relationship and is always a key topic at working sessions between the two countries' politicians. The Independent newspaper said Lavrov's Asia tour shows that Russia is reorienting its political and diplomatic resources with … [Read more...] about Vietnamese studies expert highlights Vietnam’s role in Russia – Southeast Asia ties

The Group of 20 includes Western countries that have accused Moscow of war crimes in Ukraine and rolled out sanctions, but also countries like China, Indonesia, India and South Africa that have not followed suit. The gathering will be the first time that foreign ministers from some of the world's top economies meet Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov since Russia attacked Ukraine in February. Speaking ahead of the G20 meeting that runs from Thursday to Friday, German foreign ministry spokesperson Christian Wagner said it would not be a "normal summit" nor "business as usual". Germany holds the presidency of the Group of Seven industrialized nations and would coordinate in Bali over how to respond to Lavrov in light of the war in Ukraine, he said. Top officials from Britain, Canada and the United States walked out on Russian representatives during a G20 finance meeting in Washington in April. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken would be an active participant at the … [Read more...] about Not ‘business as usual’ for G20 foreign ministers meeting in Bali

Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son (R) and his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov. (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) - Russia is always one of the most important partners in Vietnam's foreign policy , Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son told his visiting Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov during their talks in Hanoi on July 6. At the talks between the two foreign ministers. (Photo: VNA) Vietnam adheres to the foreign policy of independence, self-reliance, multilateralisation and diversification of relations, he asserted, reiterating Vietnam's consistent stance on international and regional issues, including the Ukraine issue. The Vietnamese FM said he hopes relevant ministries and sectors of Russia will continue to create favourable conditions for the Vietnamese community to live, study and do business in Russia. Vietnam is one of the reliable and important traditional partners of Russia in the Asia-Pacific region, expressing his wish that the two sides will continue making efforts … [Read more...] about Russia always one of leading important partners of Vietnam: FM

Receiving the Russian minister at the government's office on Wednesday, Chinh said he wished to make the bilateral cooperation "deeper and more effective" in all fields. He said Lavrov's visit came as the two nations mark the 10th anniversary of their comprehensive strategic partnership and Vietnam always highly evaluates that partnership, Vietnam's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov (L) shakes hands with Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh in Hanoi, July 6, 2022. Photo by Vietnam News Agency PM Chinh proposed that related ministries and departments of the two countries should soon remove barriers in the fields of trade, investment and transport, and continue to make efforts to take full advantage of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), a free trade agreement that came into being in 2015 to increase economic cooperation and raise the standard of living of its members. He also called for an early restoration … [Read more...] about Vietnam PM receives Russian foreign minister

The two-day exam begins with Literature, with a two-hour test starting 7:35 a.m. In Hanoi, around 98,000 students woke up from 4-5 a.m. to have breakfast and prepare for the day ahead. Students need to be present at exam ground from 6:45 a.m., but many decided to go early anyway to be able to respond to any mishap on the road. At the Yen Hoa Middle School in Cau Giay District, no student showed up late. Thanks to spacious sidewalks and police personnel directing the flow of traffic, there was no congestion at the school gates. Students' family members were directed to the Yen Hoa Primary School and the Cau Giay District Cultural House to wait. At the Nam Trung Yen Middle School, Hoang Viet, a 20-year-old army recruit, said he was present on the grounds from 6 a.m. His platoon is stationed around two kilometers from the examination site so it didn’t take him much time to get to the location. He only brought with him necessities like documents required for the examination, as … [Read more...] about Vietnam’s biggest exam kicks off

The patient is a 45-year-old male Malaysian national who resides in Singapore. He tested positive on Wednesday. Three close contacts of the man were identified as of Wednesday, and all will be placed under quarantine for 21 days since their last contact with him, the statement added. He had symptoms such as lower abdomen skin lesions, fatigue, swollen lymph nodes, fever and a sore throat. His condition is stable and he is currently in a ward at the National Centre for Infectious Diseases (NCID) in Singapore, the ministry said, adding that the transmission risk to the general public remains low. The patient is not linked to the imported case announced last month. More than 6,000 cases of monkeypox have now been reported from 58 countries during the current outbreak, the World Health Organization has said. … [Read more...] about Singapore confirms first local case of monkeypox infection