Minister of Defence Sen. Lieut. Gen. Phan Van Giang held a phone discussion on June 11 with Russian Minister of Defence Gen. Sergey Kuzhugetovich Shoygu.

A Vietnamese delegation led by Colonel Pham Manh Thang, Deputy Director of the Defence Ministry’s Foreign Relations Department, attended a conference of the ASEAN Defence Senior Officials’ Meeting Plus Working Group (ADSOM+ WG) held via video conference on June 11.

VOV.VN - Two-way trade exchanges between Vietnam and the European Union during the opening months of the year witnessed positive growth thanks to the enforcement of the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) which came into effect on August 1, 2020.

VOV.VN - State President Nguyen Xuan Phuc has sent a congratulatory telegram to Queen Elizabeth II on National Day of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Germany held a ceremony in Berlin on June 10 to present Vietnam’s Friendship Order and Friendship Medal to two German friends in honour of their active contributions to strengthening solidarity, friendship and people-to-people exchange between the two peoples.

VOV.VN - A spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam has voiced Vietnam’s strong opposition to Taiwan’s live-fire drills around Ba Binh (Itu Aba) island of the Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago.

VOV.VN - Vietnam are due to take on Malaysia on June 11 in a highly-anticipated match in the second round of Asian qualifiers for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, with the team staying ready to make history and progress through to the third round for the first time.

Twenty-one Vietnamese enterprises in supporting industries and 48 Japanese businesses took part in an online conference on June 10, where they exchanged information and sought partners.

Vietjet Air has piloted the IATA Travel Pass, developed by the International Air Transport Association (IATA), making it the second carrier in Vietnam to pilot using COVID-19 vaccine passports, said Dinh Viet Phuong, managing director of the air carrier, on June 10.

VOV.VN - Nguyen The Ky, the former president of the Voice of Vietnam (VOV), played host to a meeting on June 10 in Hanoi with Cuban Ambassador to Vietnam Orlando Nicolás Hernández Guillén who has recently assumed a new role in the country.