The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Vietnamese representative agencies in Russia and Ukraine are working with local agencies to create a safe corridor for Vietnamese in Mariupol and other localities of Ukraine

Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son and his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov discussed the conflict in Ukraine in a candid and constructive manner during a phone talk on March 15.

The current Russia-Ukraine war, along with rising global inflation, has pushed the price of gold to an all-time high.

As a country with high economic openness, deeply integrated into the global economy, Vietnam cannot avoid the impact of the Russia-Ukraine conflict.

After an 11-hour flight, an aircraft carrying 287 Vietnamese citizens in Ukraine landed in NoiBai Airport in Hanoi on March 8 amid joy and happinessfrom the returnees and those who met them at the airport.

The signs of “imported inflation” have appeared as prices of goods purchased from abroad in the first two months of 2022 rose to higher levels compared to the same period last year.

The Vietnamese economy as a whole is expected to face some immediate consequences from the Russia-Ukraine conflict, with disruptions occuring now in the export of some electronics and agricultural products to the largest country in the world by area.

A container train service linking Danang City of Vietnam and Europe has been suspended due to concerns over the Russia-Ukraine military conflict, according to the Vietnam Railway Corporation (VNR). 

If the Russia-Ukraine crisis causes disruptions in oil and gas supply and high oil prices, it will affect Vietnam's economic growth.

A Vietnam Airlines flight carrying 287 Vietnamese people leaving Ukraine arrived at Hanoi’s Noi Bai International Airport at noon on March 8.

A flight to evacuate Vietnamese people in Ukraine departed from Hanoi to Bucharest with a flight time of more than 12 hours.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son talked over the phone with his Romanian counterpart Bogdan Aurescu on March 7, asking for continued support for the Vietnamese people and their families evacuating from Ukraine.

Despite rising commodity prices following the Russia-Ukraine crisis, experts believe that within six months or a year from now, global inflation will cool down.

Vietnamese Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son suggested Poland provide shelters for nearly 1,000 Vietnamese are on way to Poland from Ukraine.

Vietnamese representative agencies in Ukraine and neighbouring countries have received about 3,500 Vietnamese people who fled from war areas in Ukraine.

About 800 Vietnamese people have been safely evacuated to Romania from Ukraine as of March 6 morning, according to incomplete data.

Two flights repatriating Vietnamese people form Ukraine will depart from Romania and Poland this week.

It's too early to tell how the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict will affect Vietnam's banking sector, said industry experts.

The Government has approved the policy to arrange flights to bring Vietnamese people from Ukraine home.