VOV.VN - The Vietnamese national U22 team will not compete in the upcoming Toulon Tournament in France due to the complicated global developments relating to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

VOV.VN - Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy, permanent representative of Vietnam to the UN, has expressed serious concerns from the nation over the recent tensions occurring in East Jerusalem and has called on all relevant parties to show restraint.

The working group for Vietnam-France defence cooperation held a meeting via videoconference on May 5 during which the two countries’ officials agreed to maintain high-level contact and strengthen links in different aspects.

Japan’s Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi on May 5 voiced grave concerns over China’s unilateral attempts to change the status quo in the East China Sea and the East Sea, during a meeting of the G7 foreign ministers in London, the UK.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese ambassador to France Nguyen Thiep has been conferred the Legion of Honour, the highest French Order of Merit, from the French President in recognition of his contribution to promoting the two countries’ relations.

Nguyen Thuy Anh, member of the National Assembly Standing Committee and Chairwoman of the NA’s Committee of Social Affairs, was presented the French State’s National Order of the Legion of Honour, Class Knight, at a ceremony in Hanoi on March 22.

The France-Vietnam digital library is the fifth of its kind that shares documents of the National Library of France (BnF), including those on Indochina.

The first ASEAN-France Development Partnership Committee (AF-DPC) Meeting took place on March 4 in the form of a video conference.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health on January 31 afternoon recorded 36 additional positive nCoV cases, including 17 local transmissions and 19 imported into the country.

An initiative to form a supermarket coalition is being developed with the support of the EU and the German Government, aiming to reduce the use of plastic shopping bags and protect the environment.