VOV.VN - US Vice President Kamala Harris is set to make a visit to Vietnam from August 24 to August 26 at the invitation of her Vietnamese counterpart Vo Thi Anh Xuan.

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Pham Quang Hieu on August 19 held an online meeting with nine resident and non-resident ambassadors and chargé d'affaires of Middle East countries to Vietnam.

Foreign Ministry’s Deputy Spokeswoman Pham Thu Hang talked about several issues of public concern during the ministry's regular press conference held virtually on August 19.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has closely followed the situation in Afghanistan and hoped that Afghanistan will soon stabilise for the benefit of its people and for peace and stability in the region.

VOV.VN - Deputy Minister of Defence Senior Lieut. Gen. Hoang Xuan Chien has requested that the Ministry of Defence of Singapore support the Vietnamese Ministry of National Defence in accessing and receiving COVID-19 vaccine production technology.

The preparations for the second session of the 15th National Assembly will be conducted thoroughly in terms of contents, organisation method and necessary conditions to ensure that it will open as scheduled on October 20, the NA Standing Committee affirmed at its ongoing second meeting on August 18.

VOV.VN - A further 1.1 million doses of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine arrived on August 13 at Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health confirmed the detection of 3,964 more new COVID-19 infections, including four imported cases, on the evening of August 11, with the daily total reaching 8,766.

Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Le Van Thanh has suggested Vietnam and Laos boost cooperation in institution-policy, infrastructure and human resources in the time ahead.

VOV.VN - Deputy Minister of National Defence Sen. Lt. Gen. Hoang Xuan Chien hosted a reception for the outgoing and new defence attachés of the Republic of Korea (RoK) in Hanoi on July 29.