International Cooperation

US President Donald Trump has expressed his appreciation for over 450,000 protective suits Vietnam has donated to support the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic in the US.

The Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on April 8th issued a statement expressing its deep concern over a China coast guard ship’s hitting and sinking of a Vietnamese fishing vessel in the East Sea.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on April 8th sent a message to a teleconference of heath ministers of the WHO western Pacific region themed “Stand in solidarity to combat COVID-19”.

(CPV) - On Thursday evening (April 2nd 2020), the Indonesian Embassy in Hanoi facilitated the process of sending 500 tests RT-PCR real-time COVID-19 donations from the Government of the Republic Socialist Vietnam to the Government of the Republic of Indonesia at Noi Bai Cargo Terminal.

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs To Anh Dung has symbolically handed over 550,000 made-in-Vietnam antibacterial masks as gifts from the Vietnamese Government and people to help their counterparts of France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK to fight the COVID-19 pandemic.

A shipment of medical equipment sent by the Vietnamese Government to Cambodia has moved via Moc Bai border gate and been immediately transferred to Cambodia’s capital Phnom Penh.

Two Vietnamese businesses in Laos presented support in both cash and kind worth 370,000 USD to representatives of the Lao Government on April 6 to help with the host country’s fight against COVID-19.

Deputy Foreign Minister and head of the ASEAN Senior Officials' Meeting (SOM) Vietnam Nguyen Quoc Dung on April 6th held phone talks with acting Australian Deputy Foreign Minister and head of the SOM Australia on ASEAN and East Asia Summit (EAS) Justin Hayhurst.

The US on April 6th said it was "seriously concerned" about China's reported sinking of a Vietnamese fishing vessel in the East Sea.

Permanent Deputy Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son emphasised the importance of international cooperation in the COVID-19 fight during the third phone talks with leaders of the ministries of foreign affairs of the US, Japan, the Republic of Korea (RoK), India, Australia and New Zealand on April 3rd.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on April 3rd afternoon held phone talks with the Republic of Korea (RoK)’s President Moon Jae-in to discuss the COVID-19 prevention and control in each country and bilateral cooperation in this field.

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Quoc Dung on April 3rd handed over medical equipment worth over 7 billion VND (304,000 USD) as gifts from the Vietnamese Government and people to their Lao and Cambodian counterparts to fight the COVID-19 pandemic.

Relevant agencies of Vietnam have been actively assisting representative agencies of foreign nations in the country to carry out citizen protection measures amid rapid developments of the COVID-19 pandemic, spokeswoman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang said on April 3rd.

Vietnam has lodged an official complaint with China following the sinking of a Vietnamese fishing vessel near the Paracel (Hoang Sa) archipelago, the spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Le Thi Thu Hang, said on April 3rd 2020.

The Vietnam - Italy Friendship Association has presented over 41,500 face masks to Italy to help Italian people in the fight against the COVID-19.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on April 1st sent letters of sympathies to European leaders over the COVID-19 pandemic which is developing complicatedly in the continent.

Vietnam is supplying 6,000 medical sample tubes for Germany to test the COVID-19 remedy, as this device is scarce in this European country.

Japanese Foreign Minister Motegi Toshimitsu has affirmed that Japan will provide at least JPY200 million in support for Vietnam’s fight against COVID-19.

The Philippines’ Foreign Minister Teodoro L. Locsin Jr. highly appreciated the effectiveness of the Government of Vietnam in fighting COVID-19, and pledged to continue working closely with and supporting Vietnam to successfully undertake the positions of both ASEAN Chair and a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council.

The Singapore-based Temasek Foundation on March 30th presented 10 respirators to the National Hospital for Tropical Diseases, the Military Hospital 103, the Duc Giang General Hospital, the Cho Ray Hospital and the Military Hospital 7A, to treat COVID-19 patients.

National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan, who is also the Chair of the 41st General Assembly of ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA 41), on March 30th sent a letter to heads of the organisation's members, calling for their engagement in the fight against COVID-19.

Party General Secretary and State President Nguyen Phu Trong on March 30th appealed to compatriots, comrades and soldiers nationwide and overseas Vietnamese to stay united in their will and actions in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on March 27th hosted a reception for Cambodian Ambassador Chay Navuth, who has just begun his tenure in Vietnam.

The Ho Chi Minh City Foreign Affairs Office has closely coordinated with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and foreign diplomatic representative agencies to effectively cope with the COVID-19 pandemic, contributing to the promotion of friendliness and hospitality of Vietnamese people to international friends.

Foreigners in Vietnam can make visa extension procedures at the Immigration Department under the Ministry of Public Security in line with regulations, spokeswoman of the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang affirmed.

The CTK, a News Agency of the Czech Republic, quoted the Foreign Minister of the Czech Republic Tomas Petricek as saying that a special flight had brought 204 Czech people and 82 citizens of 11 other European Union (EU) countries from Vietnam to Prague in the afternoon of March 25th.

Vietnam requests China to respect its sovereignty and take no actions that escalate tensions and complicate the situation, affecting peace and stability in the East Sea and the region, as well as efforts of countries in negotiations of a Code of Conduct in the East Sea (COC), spokesperson of the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang said.

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh presented the Friendship Order to Japanese outgoing ambassador Umeda Kunio during a ceremony in Hanoi on March 25th.

The ASEAN Foundation and the SAP Group have just officially announced that they will receive registrations for participation in the ASEAN Data Science Explorers (ASEANDSE) 2020, for university and college students aged 16 or above from 10 ASEAN member countries.

On March 22nd, the Party, State and people of Vietnam and the Party, State and people of Laos celebrated the 65th anniversary of the founding of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (March 22nd).