HCM City (VNA) – The Ministry of National Defence made the first public appearance for Level-2 Field Hospital No. 3, which will be deployed to the UN mission in South Sudan, at a ceremony in Ho Chi Minh City on March 4. Members of Level-2 Field Hospital No. 3 and delegates at the launching ceremony pose for a photo...

Hanoi (VNA) – General Yamazaki Koji, Chief of Staff, Joint Staff of Japan Self-Defence Forces (SDF), is paying an official visit to Vietnam from March 1 to 4. General Yamazaki Koji, Chief of Staff, Joint Staff of Japan Self-Defence Forces, pays an official visit to Vietnam from March 1 to 4. (Photo: VNA) On March 2, he paid...

Hanoi (VNA) – The government just issued Resolution 23/NQ-CP on the suspension of visa-free travel for Italian citizens starting on March 3, in an attempt to prevent the spread of the acute respiratory disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19). Workers and passengers wear face masks at an airport in Vietnam (Photo: VNA) The epidemic has infected more than 92,144...

Hanoi (VNA) – Head of the Party Central Committee’s Mass Mobilisation Commission Truong Thi Mai hosted a reception in Hanoi on March 3 for a delegation of the ASEAN Community Women's Group led by Ambassador Nguyen Nguyet Nga, on the occasion of the 110th anniversary of the International Women’s Day (March 8). At the reception (Photo: baophapluat.vn) With...

Hanoi (VNA) – The Government has directed ministries, agencies, businesses, localities and people to keep up with efforts to fulfil both goals of containing COVID-19 outbreak and socio-economic development, according to Minister and Chairman of the Government Office Mai Tien Dung. At the press conference (Photo: VNA) Speaking at a regular press conference in Hanoi on March 3...

Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam hopes to push up its comprehensive partnership with the US for the long-term benefits of the two peoples, National Assembly Vice Chairman Phung Quoc Hien said on March 3. National Assembly Vice Chairman Phung Quoc Hien (C) at the reception (Photo: VNA) Receiving Alexander Feldman, President and CEO of the US-ASEAN Business Council, in...

Hanoi, (VNA) – The following is the full text of the speech delivered by Party General Secretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong at the ceremony held in Hanoi on February 3 to celebrate the 90th founding anniversary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (February 3,1930 - February 3, 2020). Party General Secretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong delivers a...

(LSO) – Border guards of northern Lang Son province are safeguarding more than 231km of the country’s borderline with 247 border markers across 20 communes and one township of five districts, home to Tay, Nung, Dao, Kinh and Hoa ethnic groups. They have brought into play their role in managing and safeguarding the country’s sovereignty and border security. Besides,...

(LSO) - The Ministry of Defence held a all-army teleconference on March 2 to assign and instruct units how to organise new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) response drills. The event was chaired by Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Phuong Nam. Lang Son was among those joining the teleconference with Vice...

Hanoi (VNA) – General Yamazaki Koji, Chief of Staff, Joint Staff of Japan Self-Defence Forces (SDF), is paying an official visit to Vietnam from March 1 to 4. General Yamazaki Koji, Chief of Staff, Joint Staff of Japan Self-Defence Forces, pays an official visit to Vietnam from March 1 to 4. (Photo: VNA) On March 2, he paid...