Hanoi (VNA), April 9 -- An article in the US-based magazine The Diplomat on April 8 highlighted Vietnam's recent assistance to five European nations , saying it illustrates the "continued willingness to assist other countries on a bilateral and multilateral basis to the best of its abilities, even as the country continues to remain vigilant about managing its own challenge at home".

Vietnam donated 550,000 face masks to five European countries on April 7 to support their fight against COVID-19 . The masks, made of antimicrobial fabric, were handed to the ambassadors of France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and the UK in Hanoi.

"The development itself is in line with Vietnam's broader diplomacy amid COVID-19 thus far, which has seen it make off...