VOV.VN - The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the UN are set to jointly host an international workshop for the purpose of strengthening the role of women in building and promoting peace, with the event taking place through in-person and online formats from December 7 to December 9.

Foreign ministry spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang on December 3 rejected the latest information of the Amnesty International, saying social platforms like Facebook have become tools for the repression of free expression in Vietnam.

VOV.VN - The nation has successfully maintained a close-knit and special relationship with Cuba which has transcended the definition of normal international relations, appearing more similar to ties of brotherhood and comradeship.

Vietnamese investors poured a total of US$490.4 million in projects abroad in the first 11 months of 2020, up 6.9% year-on-year, according to the Ministry of Planning and Investment’s Foreign Investment Agency.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in co-ordination with the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development held a forum on November 30 to highlight the potential of the global Halal food market and the opportunities for Vietnamese enterprises to gain entry into the lucrative market.

VOV.VN - Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Pham Binh Minh and Lao Minister of Foreign Affairs Saleumsay Kommasith have agreed that the Vietnam-Laos relationship has been growing steadily in recent times despite numerous difficulties caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

VOV.VN - Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs To Anh Dung and First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan Shakhrat Nuryshev held an online political consultation on November 27.

After a record-high growth rate in January, Vietnam’s tourism industry has fallen into a crisis caused by COVID-19.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs hosted a meeting in Hanoi on November 26 to seek overseas Vietnamese (OV)'s opinions about the results of the five-year implementation of the Politburo’s Directive No. 45/CT-TW and how to develop the country in the new context.

VOV.VN - Vietnam will need US$150 billion, equal to half of its current overall GDP, in order to invest in power projects nationwide over the course of the following decade, according to a seminar held on November 24 that discussed ways to mobilise international capital for independent power projects.