VOV.VN - Co-operative ties between Hanoi and Italian localities have enjoyed a strong period of development in recent times, Chu Ngoc Anh, chairman of the People’s Committee of Hanoi, stated during a reception held on March 24 in Hanoi for Italian Ambassador to Vietnam Antonion Alessandro.

A ceremony reviewing the activities of the Group of Vietnamese Women Parliamentarians was held in Hanoi on March 24.

The two-day ASEAN Defence Senior Officials’ Meeting (ADSOM) opened virtually on March 24 under the chair of the Permanent Secretary of the Brunei Ministry of Defence, Brigadier General (retired) Dato Seri Pahlawan Shahril Anwar Bin Haji Ma’awiah.

VOV.VN - Deputy Foreign Minister of Vietnam Bui Thanh Son on March 22 phoned Kurt Campbell, US Coordinator for the Indo-Pacific Affairs on the National Security Council.

VOV.VN - Vietnam treasures the cooperative relations with Germany and greatly values the support and coordination Germany gave to Vietnam in 2020 in the framework of ASEAN and the UN Security Council, Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyen Quoc Dung has said.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese agricultural and fishery exports to China have encountered numerous difficulties caused by the COVID-19 pandemic due to the customs clearance capacity of goods at border gates yet to be operating at full capacity, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT).

Representatives from the Vietnam-ASEAN Economic Cooperation Development Association (VASEAN) have asked for stronger support from the Government and Prime Minister for the business community to overcome difficulties brought about by COVID-19 pandemic and recover and expand production, during a meeting with the PM in Hanoi on March 18.

Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army, Sen. Lieut. Gen. Nguyen Phuong Nam, led a delegation of the Ministry of National Defence to attend the 18th ASEAN Chiefs of Defence Forces’ Meeting (ACDFM-18), held via videoconference on March 18 under the chair of Brunei.

The ASEAN Capital Markets Forum (ACMF) endorsed the Action Plan for 2021-2025 during its recent 34th ACMF Chairs Meeting.

VOV.VN - The administration of Hanoi remains highly determined to successfully host the 31st Southeast Asian (SEA) Games and the 11th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Para Games later this year.