Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam has requested the army to continue supporting Ho Chi Minh City and other southern localities in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic after September 30 when they begin loosening social distancing measures.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs received 2.6 million doses of the Astrazeneca COVID-19 vaccine donated by the German Government at a ceremony on September 27.

VOV.VN - The nation’s trade ties with the United States have enjoyed impressive growth during 26 years since the normalisation of diplomatic ties, with two-way trade growing from over US$400 million in 1995 to more than US$90 billion in 2020.

Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyen Quoc Dung, head of SOM ASEAN Vietnam, led a delegation to attend the ASEAN Joint Consultative Meeting on September 22.

The UN highly valued Vietnam's high sense of responsibility and the professionalism of Vietnamese officers in peacekeeping operations, and wished that Vietnam will continue to maintain and increase its forces in UN peacekeeping missions, said Deputy Minister of National Defence Hoang Xuan Chien.

Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam inspected COVID-19 prevention and control work in the southern province of Tra Vinh on September 18.

Vietnam’s Deputy Foreign Minister Pham Quang Hieu and Secretary-General of Qatar’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ahmad Hassen Al-Hammadi shared their view that the two countries have great potential for cooperation, during their online talks on September 15.

VOV.VN - Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyen Minh Vu and Permanent Secretary of the Foreign Ministry of Singapore Chee Wee Kiong discuss experience in response to COVID-19 pandemic and economic recovery during their phone talks held on September 13.

VOV.VN - Greater investment in the medical oxygen supply system must be determined as a long-term measure that can contribute to the ongoing COVID-19 battle whilst offering sustainable use after the pandemic, said Deputy Minister of Health Tran Van Thuan.

Deputy Minister of National Defence Sen. Lt. Gen. Hoang Xuan Chien hosted a reception for the new Defence Attaché of the Philippines, Col. Ulysses S. Mancao, on September 7.