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Soldiers of the Vietnamese Ministry of National Defense’s Chemical Service practice spraying COVID-19 disinfectant at the rehearsal for the 13th National Party Congress in Hanoi. Photo: Viet Dung / Tuoi Tre
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Politics Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Pham Binh Minh on Sunday sent a message of condolences to Indonesia s Minister of Foreign Affairs Retno Marsudi over an Indonesian plane crash off the coast of Jakarta on Saturday. Party General Secretary and State President Nguyen Phu Trong has sent a message of congratulations to Kuwait’s Emir Sheikh Nawaf Al‑Ahmad Al‑Jaber Al‑Sabah on the occasion of the 45th founding anniversary of diplomatic ties between Vietnam and Kuwait (January 10, 1976), according to the
Friday, September 11, 2020 15:54
Hanoi (VNA) – General Secretary of the
Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and State
President Nguyen Phu Trong has sent a message of congratulations to newly-elected General Secretary of the Workers’ Party of Korea
Kim Jong Un.
Kim
Jong Un was elected as the General Secretary of the Workers’ Party of Korea at its 8th national congress which took place from January 5-10.
The
Communist Party of
Vietnam Central Committee also cabled a
congratulatory message to the 8th National Congress of the Workers’
Party of Korea./. VNA
Vietnam condoles Indonesia plane crash tragedy
By Nguyen Tien January 10, 2021 | 05:33 pm GMT+7
Search and rescue teams are seen near the crash site of a Boeing 737-500 aircraft of Sriwijaya Air on January 9, 2021. Photo by AFP.
Vietnam has sent its condolences after an Indonesian passenger jet crashed into the ocean minutes after takeoff with 62 people on board.
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Pham Binh Minh Sunday sent condolences to Indonesian Minister of Foreign Affairs Retno Marsudi after the crash of a Boeing 737-500 aircraft of the Indonesian airline Sriwijaya Air on Saturday.
The aircraft, which was carrying 50 passengers and 12 crew members, all Indonesian, plunged into the ocean four minutes after leaving Jakarta s Soekarno-Hatta International Airport.
2020 accomplishments prime Vietnam for 2021 foreign affairs challenges
By Thanh Tam January 10, 2021 | 08:00 am GMT+7
Amid unprecedented difficulties, Vietnam made good ground in 2020 and is well placed to make further foreign relations headway this year, experts say.
Without doubt, 2020 was a year that posed unprecedented challenges worldwide, the Covid-19 pandemic foremost among them.
There were various other unresolved issues including an anti-globalization and free trade trend, increasing protectionism and an undermining of multilateralism.
For Vietnam, in addition to the global challenges, 2020 was a year when it had to shoulder two major international responsibilities – chairmanship of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for the 2020-2021 term.