six countries enter un security council

Six countries enter UN Security Council

UNITED NATIONS: Equatorial Guinea, Ivory Coast, Kuwait, Peru, Poland and the Netherlands formally joined the ranks of the non-permanent members of the United Nations Security Council on Tuesday (Jan 2) "to make a difference," the body's president said.
vnpt member council gets new chairman

VNPT Member Council gets new Chairman

Tran Manh Hung, General Director of the Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group (VNPT) has been officially appointed as the Chairman of the group's Member Council.
vietnam begins presidency of un security council

Vietnam begins presidency of UN Security Council

Vietnam began activities in its capacity as President of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) at the UN headquarters in New York on January 2, marking the start of the country’s UNSC non-membership for a two-year term.
estonia vietnam among five elected to un security council

Estonia, Vietnam among five elected to UN Security Council

Estonia, Niger, Tunisia, Vietnam and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines were elected to the UN Security Council on Friday (Jun 7) as the top UN body struggles to agree on how to confront global conflicts.
vietnam in the running for un security council seat

Vietnam in the running for UN Security Council seat

Vietnam has been nominated for a position as a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council for the term 2020-2021. Tran Viet Thai, vice head of the Institute for Foreign Policy and Strategic Studies under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam, spoke to VIR’s Thanh Tung about the importance of this position for the country.
un security council to meet over syria strikes

UN Security Council to meet over Syria strikes

The UN Security Council will meet Saturday (Apr 14) at Russia's request to discuss air strikes launched by the United States, France and Britain on Syria in response to a suspected chemical weapons attack.
apecs business council pushes integration

APEC’s business council pushes integration

In the lead-up to APEC Economic Leaders’ Week in the central city of Danang next month, APEC 2017 Business Advisory Council chairman Hoang Van Dung speaks on the benefits to businesses and people in APEC economies after APEC’s trade liberalisation is realised.
vn elected to un economic and social council

VN elected to UN Economic and Social Council

Viet Nam has been elected to the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) in the 2016-2018 period.
un security council calls for gaza ceasefire

UN Security Council calls for Gaza ceasefire

The UN Security Council on Sunday expressed concern for the growing number of casualties in Gaza and issued a fresh appeal for an immediate ceasefire.
un security council condemns mh17 downing

UN Security Council condemns MH17 downing

With the backing of Russia, the UN Security Council on Monday (July 21) unanimously condemned the downing of a Malaysian passenger jet and demanded full access to the crash site in rebel-held east Ukraine.
south african business council debuts

South African business council debuts

The Vietnam-South Africa joint business council made its debut in Ho Chi Minh City last Friday with the aim of providing an effective channel between enterprises and governmental agencies of the two countries.
new council formed to fight trade fraud

New council formed to fight trade fraud

The consultancy council for warning and preventing trade fraud in certificates of origin (C/O) under the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) made its debut at a ceremony in Hanoi on October 14.
state appraisal council for north south expressway to be establish

State Appraisal Council for North-South Expressway to be establish

The State Appraisal Council will be established to appraise the pre-feasibility report of the North-South Expressway project.
vietnam keeps seat as chair of un security council in april

Vietnam keeps seat as chair of UN Security Council in April

As chair of the UN Security Council (UNSC) in April, Vietnam will continue being a full-year non-permanent member of the body with great responsibilities for the second year, demonstrating its strong commitment to stay united with the international community to solve the issues shared by humankind.
un council adopts documents promoting human rights

UN council adopts documents promoting human rights

Many documents promoting human rights around the world were adopted at the last meeting week of the 43rd session of the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council held in Geneva on June 23.