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The UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon arrived on Sunday in Port-au-Prince, the capital of Caribbean nation Haiti, which was destroyed by a Tuesday quake that registered 7.3 on the Richter scale. U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, right, and Edmond Mulet, the acting chief of the U.N. peacekeeping mission in Haiti, visit the collapsed U.N. headquarters...

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Deputy Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh talked with VietNamNet’s readers about Vietnam’s position after its two years as an elected member of the UN Security Council.  Two years after joining the UN Security Council’s (UNSC) activities as an elected member, what has Vietnam contributed and gained from the experience? First...

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PM Nguyen Tan Dung on January 28 delivered a speech at the World Economic Forum’s Plenary Session on Reshaping the Global Governance in Davos, Switzerlands. Below is the speech in full. PM Nguyen Tan Dung speaks at the WEF on January 28 (photo: government’s website).I would like to share with you my thoughts on reshaping...

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Gov’t leaders meet with Indonesian FM; Chief ASEAN, Chinese prosecutors vow to increase cooperation; Argentina-Vietnam friendship parliamentarians group visits Hanoi Gov’t leaders meet with Indonesian FMPrime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung on November 25 received the visiting Foreign Minister of Indonesia, Marty Natalegawa, at his government...

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Int’l community hails Vietnam’s contribution as UNSC President; Vietnam, India boost cooperation in national defense; Vietnam supports UN call for compliance with int’l law  Int’l community hails Vietnam’s contribution as UNSC President  A senior diplomat has highlighted international recognition of Vietnam’s...

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 Vietnam assumes ALA presidency; Da Nang to host two diplomatic events in 2010; Vietnam supports UNMIK’s role in Iraq; Vietnam supports efforts for peace progress in Congo Vietnam took up the presidency of the ASEAN Law Association (ALA) at the ALA 10th General Assembly’s closing ceremony in Hanoi on October 17.Pham Quoc Anh,...

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 RoK President to visit Vietnam; Libya’s Revolution Day celebrated in Hanoi; Training course opens for Laos party members; Vietnam backs int’l community’s efforts for Ivory Coast reconstruction The President of the Republic of Korea Lee Myung-bak will pay an official visit to Vietnam.The President of the Republic of Korea...

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VnnNews – A resolution drafted by Viet Nam that calls for a bigger women’s role in conflict settlement and post-conflict reconstruction has passed the UNSC. Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Gia Khiem stressed the significance of the resolution and encouraged members to review the progress made in the implementation...

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VnnNews – The United Nations Security Council has passed a resolution drafted by Viet Nam that calls for countries and international and regional communities Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Gia Khiem stressed the significance of the resolution and encouraged members to review the progress made in the implementation of...

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Vice President wraps up India visit; ASEAN approves anti-drug action initiated by Vietnam; Vietnam discusses Cambodia, Myanmar situations; Dong Nai province urged to tap potential for development  Vice President wraps up India visit  Vice President Nguyen Thi Doan concluded a five-day visit to India on October 4, as guest of her Indian...

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