US Court's Ruling Erroneous and Unjust: VN Foreign Ministry Spokesman

Mon, 02/25/2008 - 12:33

The Feb. 22  verdict by the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (New York City) to reject the case filed by Vietnamese Agent Orange Victims against US chemical companies which produced Agent Orange/dioxin is erroneous and unjust, Foreign Ministry Spokesman Le Dzung said Saturday.  agent_orange.gif

"It is arousing indignation among the Vietnamese people", Dzung said in a statement.

DCM Minh Joins Families with Children from VN to Celebrate Vietnamese New Year

Wed, 02/06/2008 - 04:47

Deputy Chief of Mission Nguyen Tien Minh, Cultural Attache Nguyen The Cuong and Third Secretary Nguyen Sy Tue joined Families with Children from Vietnam living in Washington DC, Virginia and Maryland in a celebration ceremony for Tet - Amb_Phung___Tet_005.JPGVietnamese Lunar New Year in Arlington Virginia on February 2.

Foreign service contributes to national successes: Deputy PM.

Thu, 01/03/2008 - 11:11

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Gia Khiem talked with the Viet Nam News Agency  on the service’s achievements and future orientations. He affirmed that the diplomatic service has made tremendous contributions to the country’s overall successes in 2007.khiem.bmp

US’s Institute for Global Engagement In Vietnam for Informal VN-US Dialogue on Religion

Thu, 11/08/2007 - 16:26

President Nguyen Minh Triet on November 8 received Chris Seiple, President of the US’s Institute for Global Engagement (IGE), who arrived in Viet Nam to attend a seminar on religion and rule of law in Ha Noi.

During the visit, running form Nov. 1-9, the delegation – the third from IGE to visit Viet Nam in the framework of informal Viet Nam-US dialogue on religion - toured Lao Cai province to learn about the implementation of the Party and State’s religious policy there.

Vietnam Wins UN Security Council Seat

Wed, 10/17/2007 - 10:40

Vietnam, along with Libya and Burkina Faso, was elected to a nonpermanent seat on the United Nations Security Council for 2008-09 on Tuesday. leluongminh.bmp

The three countries were unopposed and obtained the required two-thirds majority of votes in favor from the 192-member UN General Assembly.

PM confident of nation’s UN Security Council seat

Wed, 09/26/2007 - 02:58

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung came out of the 62nd session of the UN General Assembly held in New York with a high optimism of a seat at the UN Security Council.ntd_un.bmp

PM Nguyen Tan Dung to Attend High-level Debate at UN General Assembly

Thu, 09/20/2007 - 16:00

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung will lead a Vietnamese delegation to attend the 62nd session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York from September 24-28, Foreign Ministry’s spokesperson Le Dung said at a press briefing on September 20. PM.jpg

Developing trustworthy relations between Vietnam and the UN

Thu, 09/20/2007 - 15:56

Since its admission to the United Nations in 1977, Vietnam has actively participated in all UN-initiated activities, increased and expanded relations with UN agencies. Through these activities, the country’s position has been elevated in the international arena.

Foreign Ministry Launches Website on Visa Exemption For Vietnamese Overseas

Thu, 08/30/2007 - 12:35

A new website on visa exemption for overseas Vietnamese was launched by the Foreign Ministry on Aug. 29.

The new portal in both Vietnamese and English will help overseas Vietnamese to better understand the State decision on visa exemptions and guide procedures to make applications for visa exemption certificates.

Application forms for visa exemption can also be downloaded from this website.

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