Ousted deputy minister

Deputy Minister of Health Truong Quoc Cuong (standing) at a press briefing after a regular Cabinet meeting on December 2 - PHOTO: VGP HCMC – Despite the new locally-transmitted Covid-19 cases in HCMC, Vietnam is determined to use its lessons and experience from the two previous outbreaks to prevent the third wave of the pandemic in the country, said Deputy Minister of Health Truong Quoc Cuong. … [Read more...] about Vietnam vows to prevent third Covid-19 wave: Deputy Minister

According to the Secretariat, while serving as Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade and a member of the ministry’s Party Committee during the period, Thoa violated regulations on the management and use of State assets, causing losses and wastefulness, the local media reported. … [Read more...] about Former Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade expelled from Party

At the meeting, Binh voiced his delight at the thriving cooperation between the MPS and the RoK’s police agency. He thanked the NPA for its support in the implementation of the phase two of the project to enhance Vietnam's criminal science capability and another one to set up an electronic shooting range for the police in HCM City. … [Read more...] about Deputy PM receives RoK’s National Police Agency delegation

Sydney (VNA) - Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs Marise Payne on December 3 expressed her delight at the positive development of the Vietnam-Australia strategic partnership, considering this a firm foundation for the two countries to elevate bilateral ties to a new high. At a reception in the Australian capital Canberra for Vietnamese Ambassador Nguyen Tat Thanh, Payne stressed that Vietnam and Australia have become important partners in various spheres, ranging from trade and agriculture to science and technology, national defence and security, education and training, and people-to-people exchanges. She used the occasion to congratulate Vietnam on excellently fulfilling its role as ASEAN Chair 2020 and its success in containing COVID-19. The minister urged the ambassador to make more practical contributions to bilateral relations so that the two countries will soon become leading economic partners. Payne affirmed that she and her department will closely coordinate with … [Read more...] about Australian foreign minister hopes for stronger ties with Vietnam

The EU also announced a new initiative at the meeting to carry out a medical support program in Southeast Asia in response to COVID-19, within the framework of a EUR 350 million (USD 421.6 million) relief package the EU provided to ASEAN to improve its medical capacity. … [Read more...] about Vietnam supports upgrade of ASEAN-EU ties to strategic partnership: Deputy PM