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Spokeswoman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam resolutely and persistently takes measures in accordance with international law to exercise and protect its sovereignty over Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagoes. Spokeswoman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Le …

Germany will in September start to offer a booster shot against COVID-19 to vulnerable individuals such as pensioners and people with weak immune systems, the health ministers of the country’s 16 states said in a statement on Monday. The vaccinations will be done using mRNA-vaccines from Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna regardless of …

The Vietnamese Ministry of Industry and Trade has asked authorities in provinces and cities to give COVID-19 vaccination priority to workers in the transport and logistics industries for securing smooth circulation of goods. Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Do Thang Hai made the request in an urgent dispatch sent to the provincial …

Deputy Minister of National Defence Sen. Lt. Gen. Hoang Xuan Chien received the outgoing and new defence attachés of the Republic of Korea (RoK) in Hanoi on July 29. Hanoi (VNA) – Deputy Minister of National Defence Sen. Lt. Gen. Hoang Xuan Chien received the outgoing and new defence attachés …

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on July 30 asked the southern province of Binh Duong, one of the localities hardest hit by the ongoing fourth wave of COVID-19 infections, to ensure food and medical services for local people during the period of social distancing and lockdown. Hanoi (VNA) – President Nguyen …

On the occasion of the National Day of Switzerland (August 1), the upcoming visit to Vietnam by the European country’s Vice President and Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis, and the 50th anniversary of the bilateral diplomatic relations, Swiss Ambassador to Vietnam Ivo Sieber wrote an article describing 2021 as a “very …

VGP – The value of EU-Viet Nam trade reached US$27 billion in the first half of 2021, a year-on-year increase of more than 18 percent, which is regarded as a remarkable achievement in the current pandemic time. European Chamber of Commerce in Viet Nam (EuroCham) Chairman Alain Cany made that …

It is the first time a large batch of 22 tonnes of frozen fruits of Indochina Dragonplum (scientific name Dracontomelon duperreanum) trees from Vietnam has been shipped to Australia, the Vietnam Trade Office in Australia has said. Sydney (VNA) – It is the first time a large batch of 22 …

VGP – Viet Nam gained US$13.9 billion from exporting to ASEAN nations in the first half of 2021, a year-on-year increase of 28.2 percent, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade. Exports to ASEAN accounted for 8.8 percent of the country’s total export turnover, higher than exports to key …

VGP – The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) on July 23 issued a formal determination in the Viet Nam Currency Section 301 investigation reflecting the agreement reached earlier this week between the Department of the Treasury and the State Bank of Viet Nam (SBV).  The determination finds …