– EU ambassadors agreed Wednesday to prolong wide-ranging economic sanctions imposed on Russia in 2014 for its annexation of Crimea. The sanctions on Russia’s banks, energy, and defense, will be extended for another 6 months until next January, the AFP said. The decision, set to be formally signed off on July
Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, the development trend in Vietnam-China relations have been maintained, Vietnamese Ambassador to China Pham Sao Mai said in an interview with Vietnam News Agency on the occasion of the 100th founding anniversary of the Communist Party of China (July 1). Braving the pandemic’s difficulties with resolve,
A Group of Friends for the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), an initiative by Vietnam and Germany, was launched in New York on Wednesday. Speaking at the launch, Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the UN, said Vietnam is honoured to be
Austria, Thailand and the Philippines have listed Vietnam among countries and territories with low Covid-19 risk and eased travel restrictions for Vietnamese visitors. Vaccinated tourists from Vietnam, or those having recovered from the virus and bearing a negative certificate for Covid-19 will be allowed to enter Austria from July 1
President Nguyen Xuan Phuc chaired a meeting on Thursday with intellectuals and think-tankers on the draft strategic plan to fine-tune the socialist law-governed state. The President, who is also Head of the Steering Committee on this proposal, hailed the significance of the proposal in judicial reform. He said the 13th
The first 2 tons of Vietnamese lychees have been completely distributed to British retailers and supermarkets under the UK-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (UKVFTA). The fruits were properly packaged in line with British consumption habit with tracible stamp. The shipment was kept in suitable temperature throughout its air transport to the
Minister of National Defence Sen. Lieut. Gen. Phan Van Giang held a phone call with his Indian counterpart Rajnath Singh on Thursday. Minister Giang expressed his deep sympathy over the losses that Indian people have suffered due to the COVID-19 pandemic, stressing his belief that with drastic measures, India
