The following is a list of selected news summaries reported last weekend by the Vietnam News Agency.

The Vietnam Red Cross Society will send another 600,000 USD to Syria to assist the country in overcoming consequences of the February earthquake, raising the total aid from the Vietnamese Government and people to the Middle East country to 900,000 USD, Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son told Syrian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Faisal Al-Mikdad during their telephone talks on December 13.

Vietnam defeated Syria 1-0 in a friendly match on June 20 at Thien Truong Stadium in the northern province of Nam Dinh for FIFA Days.

Vietnam will play a friendly match against Syria on June 20 at northern Nam Dinh province's Thien Truong Stadium for FIFA Days, Vietnam Football Federation announced in a press conference on June 19.

Vietnam will play a friendly match against Syria on June 20 at northern Nam Dinh province's Thien Truong Stadium for FIFA Days.

The Vietnam Red Cross Society (VRC) Central Committee on March 9 handed over 100,000 USD each to Red Crescent organizations of Turkey and Syria to support their earthquake recovery efforts.

It has been two weeks since the devastating earthquake on February 6, and there have yet to be reports of Vietnamese casualties in Turkey, Vietnamese Ambassador to Turkey Do Son Hai said on February 22.

The rescue team from the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA), in coordination with Turkish authorities, continued searching for earthquake victims in Hatay province on February 19.

The rescue team of the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA) searched four locations for earthquake victims in Turkey’s Hatay province February 18, finding two sites with victims under rubble.

The Vietnam Red Cross Society (VRC) is calling for joint efforts in support of the people hit by the devastating earthquake in Turkey and Syria on February 6.

Vietnamese Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang offered condolences to the Turkish Government and people over the life and property losses in the recent earthquake while attending a commemoration held by the Permanent Mission of Turkey to the UN in New York on February 15.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Turkey and the embassy in Iran and Syria have delivered letters of sympathies from Vietnam to local administrations over the losses in the devastating earthquake in Turkey and Syria.

A rescue mission from Vietnam is racing against time to find survivors buried under the rubble in Turkey. Local people, who experienced the terrible earthquake on February 6, met and expressed their gratitude towards the team.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Turkey has been urgently performing citizen protection measures, and actively supporting the mission of the Ministry of Public Security which is on search-and-rescue duty in areas bearing the brunt of the devastating February 6 earthquake, according to Ambassador Do Son Hai.

There has not been any information confirming Vietnamese citizens are among those affected by a 7.8-magnitude earthquake in Turkey and Syria, the most powerful over the past nearly 100 years.

Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the UN, has emphasised the need to find a long-term political solution for Syria despite the longest period of calm since the beginning of the conflict in 2011.

Ambassador Pham Hai Anh, Chargé d’affaires a.i. of Vietnam to the United Nations (UN), has highlighted the importance of building trust in solving the chemical weapon issue in Syria.

The Deputy Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the United Nations, Nguyen Phuong Tra, has underscored the necessity for promoting negotiation and trust building efforts among relevant parties in Syria, with active assistance from the international community.

Ambassador Pham Hai Anh, Charge d’Affaires a.i. of Vietnam to the United Nations, affirmed his support for a Syrian‑led and Syrian‑owned political solution during a UN Security Council (UNSC) meeting on Syria situation on October 27.

The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) convened a meeting on October 4 to review the implementation of Resolution 2118, issued in 2013, on the issue of chemical weapons in Syria.