The Consulate General of the Republic of Korea (RoK) was officially opened in central Da Nang city on November 6.

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has extended his sympathies to Party General Secretary and State President Nguyen Phu Trong over the heavy property and human losses caused by recent storms and floods in Vietnam’s central region.

Vietnam will strengthen security measures to ensure safety for foreigners who are living and working in the country, including Russian citizens, stated Deputy Spokesman of the Foreign Ministry Duong Hoai Nam at a regular meeting of the ministry in Hanoi on November 5.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Hoai Trung has underlined the necessity of fostering friendly relations among countries whilst observing the UN Charter and international law, including the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).

VOV.VN - Vietnam is yet to stay ready to welcome foreign tourists till the end of the year due to COVID-19 threats, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc told National Assembly deputies on November 2.

The disbursement of public investment sourced from the State budget reached VND354.6 trillion (nearly US$15.3 billion) during the past 10 months, an increase of 34.4% compared to the same period last year, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).

The State Bank of Vietnam is drafting a circular regarding cashless payments which might allow domestic commercial banks and domestic intermediary payment companies to co-operate with foreign intermediary payment companies to provide international payment services.

Despite expectations to the contrary, Vietnam’s existing rules easing access to conditional business lines in civil aviation have been unable to improve the sector’s investment picture, with financiers calling for relaxation of foreign ownership limits.

VOV.VN - Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova on October 29 thanked the Government of Vietnam for its continued provision of humanitarian assistance to Russia in its fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.

Vietnamese Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyen Quoc Dung and his Lao counterpart Thongsavanh Phomvihane co-chaired their fifth political consultation via a video conference on October 29.