VOV.VN - As a means of assisting Vietnamese enterprises to boost exports to the Saudi Arabian market amid the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the Vietnamese Embassy in Saudi Arabia has launched a range of incentivizes for local businesses to send samples and trial goods through the embassy.

A working delegation of the Vietnamese Embassy in South Africa led by Ambassador Hoang Van Loi visited KwaZulu-Natal province from April 20-24 to seek measures to strengthen economic and trade partnership between the two countries.

VOV.VN - Covivac, a COVID-19 vaccine developed by the Institute of Vaccines and Medical Biology (Ivac), will be tested in healthy volunteers in Vietnam on March 3, Ivac has announced.

VOV.VN - Nano Covax, Vietnam’s first locally-produced COVID-19 vaccine, has elicited a host of antibodies that help to protect those injected against the B.1.1.7 variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus which originates from the UK, according to a leading Vietnamese scientist.

The Vietnamese Embassy in South Africa successfully completed its role as Chair of the ASEAN Pretoria Committee (APC) in 2020, contributing to promoting the partnership between ASEAN and South Africa and Africa in general.

VOV.VN - A range of drastic measures aimed at containing the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic must be taken due to the virus spreading rapidly, Health Minister Nguyen Thanh Long emphasized on February 2 during a regular cabinet meeting held in Hanoi.

VOV.VN - Pretoria News of South Africa published an article on January 29 titled “Historic milestone for Vietnam” by editor-in-chief Valerie Boje, highlighting the success of the nation’s comprehensive and modern diplomacy, with a specific focus on Party diplomacy, State diplomacy, and people-to-people diplomacy.

VOV.VN - The launching ceremony to mark the opening of a press centre specifically for the 13th National Party Congress is set to be held on January 22 at the National Convention Centre in Hanoi as part of major activities in the buildup to the event.

The success of ASEAN has brought about valuable experience lessons for the promotion of integration in South Asia, Vietnamese Ambassador to South Africa Hoang Van Loi told a webinar held by The Diplomatic Society newspaper on January 18.

A Vietnamese representative strongly condemned attacks on innocent civilians in West Africa and the Sahel while attending the United Nations Security Council’s online conference on January 11.