Vietnam Today

The National Assembly (NA) on November 12 adopted a resolution on the socio-economic development plan for 2025, targeting a gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate of 6.5 - 7%.

The Ministry of Health is working with various agencies to assess and research the potential of adding the dengue fever vaccine to the National Expanded Immunization Program, which would allow for free vaccination of the population if approved by the government.

(CPV) - The closing ceremony was recently held to conclude the 2022 School Tree Project at four schools in HCMC carried out by the Gaia Nature Conservation Center (Gaia) with the participation of more than 2,800 teachers and students.

Mr. Nguyen Phu Binh, Vice President of the Vietnam - Japan Friendship Association in Hanoi, recently had a working session with the delegation of the Japan-Vietnam Peace and Friendship Promotion Council (JVPF) on the survey results of the Japan - Vietnam Friendship Tree Planting Project in Ha Giang province.

Nearly 3,000 Vietnamese and foreign youths came together to join International Youth Day which opened on November 9 in Hanoi.

The Vietnam-Cambodia Friendship Association (VCFA)'s chapter in Ho Chi Minh City on November 9 organised a gathering to celebrate the 71st anniversary of Cambodia's Independence Day (November 9, 1953 - 2024).

The Ministry of Planning and Investment is working with other ministries, sectors and localities to take drastic measures to complete this year's target of disbursing 95% of allocated public investment, its Deputy Minister Tran Quoc Phuong told the Government’s regular press conference on November 9.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh highlighted the need to renew traditional growth drivers and promote new ones, especially national digital transformation, in order to bolster growth in the remaining months of 2024 and the following years, while chairing the Government’s October regular meeting on November 9.

Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan’s official visit to Sweden from November 10-13 will help consolidate and deepen the sound traditional friendship between the two nations, according to Vietnamese Ambassador to Sweden Tran Van Tuan.

State President Luong Cuong and a high-ranking delegation of Vietnam visited and talked with staff of the Vietnamese Embassy and representatives of the Vietnamese community in Chile on November 9 evening (local time), as part of their official visit to the Latin American country.

Ho Chi Minh City strives to have 23 doctors, 40 nurses and 42 hospital beds per 10,000 residents by 2030.

Twelve current districts in the capital city of Hanoi are on the list of areas to be considered for restricting polluting vehicles, aiming to improve air quality and reduce congestion.

A high-ranking Vietnamese delegation led by Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has made concrete and substantive contributions to regional multilateral cooperation mechanisms, remarked Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Pham Thanh Binh.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation returned to Hanoi on November 8 evening, successfully concluding their trip to China to attend the 8th Greater Mekong Sub-region (GMS) Summit, the 10th Ayeyawady - Chao Phraya - Mekong Economic Cooperation Strategy (ACMECS) Summit, the 11th Cambodia - Laos - Myanmar - Vietnam (CLMV) Cooperation Summit, and working visit to China.

Participating in film festivals is crucial for Vietnamese filmmakers, providing a platform for independent and artistic filmmakers to showcase their work to a broader audience and industry professionals. Festivals also serve as networking hubs, offering young directors valuable opportunities.

On November 7, a delegation from the Ho Chi Minh City Red Cross, led by Vice President Nguyen Hoang An, visited remote highland districts in Cao Bang Province to provide sustainable livelihood support for households impacted by Typhoon No. 3.

(CPV) - The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has just announced a 1 million USD aid package received from the Republic of Korean Government to support thousands of individuals and households affected by Super Typhoon Yagi (Typhoon No. 3).

The online quiz contest on studying and following Ho Chi Minh’s ideology, morality and style in the northern mountainous province of Lai Chau attracted 29,209 contestants after one week, said the organizers of the contest.

A ceremony was organized at Kinh Bac Cultural Center in Bac Ninh province on November 6 to open the Vietnam Industrial and Manufacturing Fair (VIMF) 2024.

The steering committee for the search, collection, identification of fallen soldiers’ remains (Steering Committee 515) of the southern province of Tay Ninh on November 6 signed an agreement to coordinate the search and repatriation of martyrs’ remains during the 2024–2025 dry season with the specialised committees of five provinces of Cambodia.

Party General Secretary To Lam had a working session in Hanoi on November 7 with the Party Civil Affairs Board of the Ministry of Justice on the occasion of the Vietnam Law Day (November 9).

(CPV) - In celebration of International Day for Biosphere Reserves (BR), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Global Environment Facility Small Grants Programme (GEF SGP), in partnership with the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE), convened a dialogue on supporting sustainable livelihoods for communities in the buffer zones of Viet Nam’s biosphere reserves (BRs).

The Vietnam Water Week 2024 opened in Hanoi on November 6, under the theme: “Developing Vietnam’s Water Sector: Security, Safety, Efficiency and Integration”.

VND77 billion, funding from Smile Train, Inc., is going to be spent on the project "Support for Treatment of Children with Cleft Lip and Palate" which has recently been approved by the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee. This project aims to bring positive changes to children affected by this condition, giving them the opportunity for a healthier and more confident smile.

A delegation from Cambodia’s Tboung KhMum province on November 6 visited the Department of Public Security of the southern border province of Tay Ninh to express their gratitude to the latter’s support in putting out a recent fire in Ponhia Kret district.

Former leaders of the Party and State contributed opinions to draft documents for the upcoming 14th National Party Congress at a conference organised by the Party Central Committee (PCC)’s Politburo and Secretariat in Hanoi on November 6.

The Bac Giang provincial Party Committee’s Commission of Popularization and Education has organized a conference on the current situation and solutions to improve the quality of building and replicating typical and advanced models in studying and following Uncle Ho.

As many as 2,500 households in Yen Bai province are supported in Save the Children’s emergency relief and recovery program in the aftermath of Typhoon Yagi (storm No.3).

On November 5, the Party Committee, People’s Committee, and Fatherland Front of Ward 11, Go Vap district, in coordination with the management of the Thong Tay Hoi National Architectural Heritage Site, organized an inauguration ceremony to launch the Ho Chi Minh Cultural Space.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his entourage offered flowers in tribute to President Ho Chi Minh at a historical relic site dedicated to the late Vietnamese leader in Kunming city, Yunnan province, on November 5, as part of their ongoing working visit to attend the 8th Greater Mekong Sub-region (GMS) Summit and hold bilateral activities in China.