VOV.VN - The normalisation of Vietnam-US diplomatic relations was an important decision of the two countries’ top leaders, which closed a difficult period and heralded a promising era, said a senior Government official.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese and German businesses should make good use of the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) to strengthen bilateral trade and investment cooperation, a joint business conference heard in Hanoi on October 3.

VOV.VN - The nation always considers the UK as a leading partner in Europe and the world, said Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc during a reception for UK Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs and First Secretary of State Dominic Raab in Hanoi on September 30.

The UN must serve as the “incubator” for multilateral cooperation initiatives for peace, development and prosperity, stated Party General Secretary and State President Nguyen Phu Trong in his first-ever remarks sent to the High-level General Debate of the 75th session of the United Nations General Assembly on September 25 (Vietnamese time)

National Assembly Vice Chairman Uong Chu Luu was re-elected Chairman of the Vietnam Peace Committee (VPC) for the 2020-2025 tenure during its National Congress in Hanoi on September 22.

Vietnamese leaders are expected to send important messages to the high-level week of the 75th session of the United Nations General Assembly, slated for September 21-October 2.

VOV.VN - Foreign Minister of the Republic of Korea (RoK) Kang Kyung-wha praised the Vietnamese Government’s recent decision to resume commercial routes between the RoK and Vietnam, adding that both sides will strive to increase the frequency of flights in the near future.

Chargé d'Affaires of the US Mission to ASEAN Melissa A. Brown has affirmed that Washington commends Vietnam for its efforts as ASEAN Chair during this challenging time caused by COVID-19.

A Vietnamese delegation, led by Ambassador Le Thi Tuyet Mai - Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the UN, the World Trade Organisation (WTO) and other international organisations in Geneva, Switzerland, is attending the UN Human Rights Council’s 45th Regular Session (HRC45).

As Chair of ASEAN 2020, Vietnam made the response to COVID-19 a top priority of the 53rd ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AMM 53) and related meetings, according to Dr Balazs Szanto from Webster University Thailand.