International Cooperation

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc received outgoing Japanese Ambassador to Vietnam Umeda Kunio in Hanoi on March 24th, highlighting the two countries’ stronger relations during the diplomat’s tenure.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on March 23rd sent a letter to his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe, expressing sympathies for the Japanese people over the losses caused by COVID-19 pandemic.

At the request of US Deputy Secretary of State Steven Biegun, Permanent Deputy Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son on March 20th held phone talks with leading officials of the foreign ministries of the US, Australia, Japan, New Zealand, Republic of Korea and India on the situation of the COVID-19.

Vietnam rejects any maritime claims of China that are based on the so-called “nine-dash line” in the East Sea, the Vietnamese Foreign Ministry’s spokeswoman Le Thi Thu Hang has said.

Adjustments to Vietnam’s entry regulations amid the rapid and complicated developments of the COVID-19 pandemic are based on the principle of non-discrimination, said spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang on March 20th.

The Cambodian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation on March 19th sent an urgent diplomatic note to the Vietnamese Embassy in Cambodia on temporarily closing the border with Vietnam, which will be effective from 23h59 on March 20th.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on March 19th wrote to leaders of ASEAN countries and New Zealand proposing that the 36th ASEAN Summit, the ASEAN-New Zealand Summit and related meetings, initially scheduled for April 8th-9th in Vietnam’s Da Nang city, be postponed until the end of June.

The World Health Organization (WHO) in Vietnam sent its thanks to silent heroes joining the fight against Covid-19.

Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh city People’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Phong said Japan’s ODA funding helps increase the city's relationship with Japan as well as technologies and management experience from Japan.

Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung has appreciated the strict cooperation between the city and the Japanese Embassy in Vietnam in cultural, tourism and trade activities, together with the effective implementation of projects using Japan’s ODA in Hanoi.

Asiatoday, a major Korean newspaper, has recently published an article appreciating Vietnam's role in ASEANs development and solidarity, especially in the context of the COVID-19 epidemic spreading to many countries around the world.

The Vietnam – Korea Businessmen and Investment Association (VKBIA) and the Korea Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam (KORCHAM) has visited isolation areas for Covid-19 prevention in Quang Ninh province during the delegation’s trip to the province on March 17th.

Vietnam will suspend the granting of visa to foreigners for 30 days beginning 00h00 on March 18th, the Foreign Ministry announced on March 17th, stressing that the move aims at curbing the spread of COVID-19 in the community.

Vietnam has been consulting ASEAN member nations and partners about the possibility of postponing the 36th ASEAN Summit and related meetings in early April as scheduled due to complicated developments of the COVID-19 epidemic in the region and the world.

Citizens of ASEAN countries or those from other countries who have stayed or transited ASEAN member states within 14 days before the date of their entry into Vietnam will be subject to compulsory concentrated quarantine for 14 days since the date of arrival, starting from 0am on March 18th.

The public security forces in Meo Vac and Dong Van districts in Vietnam’s Ha Giang province on March 15th presented 5,000 face masks to public security forces in neighbouring Fu Ning district, China’s Yunnan province.

(CPV) - Vietnam has delivered this content to diplomatic missions, consulates and representative offices of international organizations in Vietnam, in an attempt to prevent the spread of Covid-19.

Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang on March 14th answered reporters’ queries about entry and exit policies for foreigners who are subject to temporary suspension of entry into Vietnam within 30 days from 12:00 on March 15th, 2020.

The Foreign Ministry issued a notice on March 14th, asking people who come from or transit areas hit by the COVID-19 epidemic to keep themselves updated on regulations of airlines and ensure they have all required documents in order to take flights (especially documents certificating health conditions if any).

Vietnam has engaged the entire political system, including the military and public security forces, in the fight against the COVID-19 epidemic, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc told WHO Representative in Vietnam Kidong Park during a reception in Hanoi on March 14th.

A photo exhibition opened on March 11th in Budapest, Hungary highlighting the beauty of Vietnamese landscapes, people and cultural identity.

Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh city People’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Phong said the Vietnam - Sri Lanka relationship has developed well in diverse areas since diplomatic relations were established in 1970.

Nguyen Thien Nhan, Politburo member and Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh city Party Committee, has confirmed that the Vietnam and Sri Lanka relationship has been increased in some areas, including tourism; however, there remains much potential for cooperation between the two sides.

The border guard at the Na Meo international border gate in Quan Son district, the Vietnamese central province of Thanh Hoa, has supported residents in Laos’ Loi village, Vieng Xay district, Hua Phan province, with seedlings and breeding animals of high productivity, in order to help them reduce poverty and increase their living standard.

Chinese Consul General in Ho Chi Minh city Wu Jun visited the city-based Cho Ray hospital on March 10th, showing his gratitude for the hospital’s staff for their efforts in caring for the health of Chinese citizens over the past time.

Vietnam highly evaluated efforts and contributions made by UN organisations and UN Resident Coordinator Kamal Malhotra in providing policy consultancy and technical assistance for the country’s recent development, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has said.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has agreed to unilaterally suspend visa-free entry for citizens from 8 European countries.

Vietnam’s Dien Bien border guard high command on March 8th presented 10,000 face masks to Chinese border protection forces, in an attempt to prevent Covid-19.

Presents, including some VND1.1 billion in cash and goods worth VND700 million, were sent to 16 areas under isolation in Hanoi which was set up to fight Covid-19.

President of the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations, Ambassador Nguyen Phuong Nga handed over the Friendship Order, presented by State President Nguyen Phu Trong, to the Finland - Vietnam Friendship Association (FVFA) at a ceremony in Hanoi on March 6th.