Vietnam politics

The meeting marked the second time Vietnam and Indonesia – two ASEAN member states – had a joint speech as members of the UNSC. Their first one took place at a video conference on EU-UN cooperation on international peace and security held by the UNSC on May 29./.VNA … [Read more...] about Vietnam, Indonesia ask to resolve Central Africa’s root of instability

On the basis of the FPA, the EU has chosen Vietnam to pilot the “Enhanced EU Security Cooperation in and with Asia” strategy. For its part, the Vietnamese Ministry of National Defence has also promoted defence cooperation with the EU into a pillar in the Vietnam-EU Framework Agreement on Comprehensive Partnership and Cooperation. … [Read more...] about Vietnam, EU to further strengthen defence cooperation

According to Virginia Foote, chairwoman of the American Chamber of Commerce in Viet Nam (AmCham), it was good to see companies and the economy back in action. The Government should review the effectiveness of its stimulus packages, promote the use of e-government, e-commerce, e-banking, fintech and cloud computing so that the economy turned cashless, and loosen regulations for small businesses to access low-interest-rate loans and help foreign firms enter the domestic market. … [Read more...] about PM Phuc tells Vietnam to restart the economy

As one of the countries severely affected by war-left UXOs, Vietnam attaches importance to efforts to deal with their consequences through intensifying the national legal system, and cooperation with international organisations and partners in this regard, including the ASEAN Regional Mine Action Centre (ARMAC) and the GICHD. … [Read more...] about Vietnam attends GICHD’s executive council meeting

Participates focused their discussions on mechanisms and committees of UN human rights treaties, Universal Periodic Review (UPR) mechanism on human rights, the situation of human rights in Palestine and occupied Arab territories, Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action on human rights, anti-racial discrimination and xenophobia, and technical assistance and capacity building in the field of human rights. … [Read more...] about Vietnam attends UN Human Rights Council’s 43rd session