VOV.VN - Vietnam and Norway have consented to continue to maintain and augment cooperation across economics, trade and investment, especially in the areas where the two countries have strengths.

By harnessing the will and power of each nation and strengthening solidarity and cooperation, the international community will win the battle against COVID-19, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said in his message to the UN General Assembly’s special session on COVID-19 response.

A conference on implementing the global compact for safe, orderly, and regular migration (GCM) was held in Ho Chi Minh City on December 4, after the first one on the theme took place successfully in Hanoi earlier this week.

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.

The General Assembly of the United Nations is holding a special session on COVID-19 response from December 3-4 in New York. Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has sent his remarks to the session. Following is the full text.

Vietnam’s chairmanship has ensured ASEAN has retained its ability to effectively channel regional cooperation, according to a senior analyst from the Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI)’s defence and strategy programme.

Deputy Defence Minister Sen. Lieut. Gen. Hoang Xuan Chien and Deputy Secretary Strategy, Policy and Industry at the Australian Department of Defence, Peter Tesch, co-chaired the fourth Vietnam - Australia defence policy dialogue held via videoconference on December 3.

An official of the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) on December 3 spoke highly of the determination, efforts and achievements of Vietnam in implementing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and sustainable development goals (SDGs).

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Hoai Trung and Kamal Malhotra, UN Resident Coordinator in Vietnam, co-chaired a seminar on building the Vietnam – UN development cooperation framework in 2022-2026 in Hanoi on December 2.

VOV.VN - It is estimated that 32% of married women nationwide experience physical violence during their lifetime, with 10% enduring sexual violence, and 54% being subject to emotional abuse, according to the results of a national study conducted on domestic violence.