Vietnam has made remarkable achievements in ensuring gender equality, empowering women, and promoting women’s participation in political leadership. According to the latest report of World Economic Forum on Gender Gap in 2021, Vietnam scores 0.701 on a scale from 0 to 1 in terms of gender gap index, ranking 87 out of 156 countries.

The Foreign Affairs Committees of the National Assemblies of Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam issued a joint statement at their 8th conference on September 23, covering different aspects, including the COVID-19 fight.

Vietnamese relevant agencies always keep a close watch on developments in the East Sea, and Vietnam has full historical evidence and legal foundations to affirm its sovereignty over Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagos in accordance with international law, spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang has affirmed.

Vietnam values and supports the central role of the United Nations in the global governance system to respond to today's common challenges and wishes to promote all-round cooperation with the organization, President Nguyen Xuan Phuc has reaffirmed.

More than 85,000 enterprises suspended operations in the first eight months of this year, an increase of 24.2 percent over the same period in 2020 due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Therefore, local enterprises need to have measures on maintaining operation and developing a sustainable business.

Ministries, departments and localities have been taking steps to transform State management in accordance with the Planning Law towards the direction “Government as a unity”. Planning on products, goods, and services will be replaced with standards and regulations, contributing to a fair and open environment for business and investment.

The Party, State, Government and people of Vietnam take Japan as one of the partners of top importance which enjoys a high trust in the country’s foreign policy, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh told visiting Japanese Defense Minister Kishi Nobuo in Hanoi on September 12.

Several prestigious newspapers of the EU and Belgium have run articles spotlighting National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue’s trip to Europe and the country from September 8-9.

Politburo member and Standing Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh and Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi on September 10 co-chaired the 13th meeting of the the Steering Committee for Vietnam-China Bilateral Cooperation.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has signed a decision to assign tasks to himself and four deputy PMs. The Prime Minister fully performs the tasks and powers prescribed by the Constitution and the Law on Government Organization.