President Nguyễn Xuân Phúc on September 23 proposed that the UN should establish a comprehensive database system on multi-dimensional impacts of sea-level rise in support of global response policy formulation.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs held a regular virtual press briefing on September 23. Spokeswoman Lê Thị Thu Hằng chaired the meeting and made the statement to respond to China sending transport aircraft to Truong Sa. 

Nui Chua National Park in the central province of Ninh Thuan and Kon Ha Nung Plateau in the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai were recognized as the global biosphere reserves by the UNESCO.

Assembly Vương Đình Huệ on September 7 made his contribution to several panel discussions on responding to the COVID-19 and climate change at the Fifth World Conference of Speakers of Parliament (WCSP5) underway in Vienna, Austria.

Pope Francis has decided to provide EUR100,000 as emergency relief to Vietnamese people negatively affected by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, according to the Vatican News.

Representatives from Vietnamese Cultural Center and Vietnamese Buddhist Association in the Republic of Korea (RoK) on August 9 visited the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee (VFF) in Hanoi for presenting supports to the Covid-19 prevention work.

A workshop was held virtually by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on August 10 to seek ways to beef up international cooperation for the development of Halal industry in Vietnam.

Vietnamese Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính called for holistic and full understanding of threats to maritime security, saying that it is a global issue that requires global solutions.

Switzerland’s Vice President and Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis paid an official visit to Vietnam from August 4 - 6. On this occasion, Vice President Ignazio Cassis visited Hanoi Cathedral Church located in No. 40 Nha Chung street in Hanoi’s Hoan Kiem district on August 5.

Viet Nam has demanded China stop and not repeat any military exercises on its Hoang Sa (Paracel) Islands, asserting that they violate Viet Nam’s sovereignty over the archipelago.

The 54th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AMM-54), which took place recently via videoconference, issued a joint communiqué highlighting the East Sea (South China Sea) situation.

Caitlin Wiesen, Resident Representative of the UN Development Programme (UNDP) in Vietnam, has applauded the Government’s efforts to make a mid-term report on the implementation of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) third cycle recommendations.

A delegation of Duc hau pagoda located in Nghe An province’s Vinh city visited and presented supporting supplies to Lao students in Medical College of Vinh.

The UN highly appreciates the proactive Vietnamese response to challenges regarding the protection and promotion of human rights, has said Kamal Malhotra, UN resident coordinator in Vietnam.

Spokeswoman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Lê Thị Thu Hằng has reaffirmed Vietnam’s sovereignty and legitimate rights over Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagoes.