Ambassador Le Thi Tuyet Mai, head of the Permanent Mission of Vietnam to the UN, WTO and other international organisations in Geneva, has reaffirmed Vietnam's consistent policy to promote human rights and highlighted the country's effective and timely measures against the COVID-19 pandemic.

Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam extended his greetings on June 16 to journalists and reporters nationwide on the occasion of the 95th Vietnam Revolutionary Press Day on June 21.

World Bank (WB) Country Director for Vietnam Ousmane Dione said the bank will continue supporting the Southeast Asian country on its development path at a meeting with Politburo member Nguyen Van Binh, head of the Party Central Committee's Economic Commission in Hanoi on June 10.

The National Assembly passed resolutions ratifying the EU - Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) and Investment Protection Agreement (EVIPA) at its ongoing ninth session in Hanoi on June 8.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc chaired a conference in Hanoi on June 3 reviewing the construction and development of the national defence-security industry.

The EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) and the EU-Vietnam Investment Protection Agreement (EVIPA) are expected to create new momentum for the comprehensive cooperative partnership between the two sides, Vice Spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Doan Khac Viet has said.

Minister of Industry and Trade Tran Tuan Anh has suggested agencies in Vietnam and Canada to devise a mechanism to exchange information and handle trade defence cases.

The 14th-tenure National Assembly (NA) opened the ninth session in Hanoi on May 20 morning.

Many parties and friends in the world have sent messages of congratulations to the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee on the occasion of the 130th birthday of President Ho Chi Minh.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc held phone talks with US President Donald Trump in Hanoi on May 6 at the request of the US side.

Resuming and developing socio-economic activities after COVID-19 is an urgent task for the country and people, said Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc at a regular cabinet meeting in Hanoi on May 5.

Vietnamese Ambassador to the US Ha Kim Ngoc held an online talk on April 29 (US time) with US Congressman Joaquin Castro of Texas, who is Vice Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and Co-Chair of the Congressional Caucus on ASEAN, on the Vietnam-US comprehensive partnership and the ASEAN-US strategic partnership, including cooperation to cope with the COVID-19 pandemic.