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It is necessary to promote the leading role of State-owned enterprises (SOEs) in forming and expanding production, supply and value chains, stated Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh during a working session with the Party Committee of the Central Enterprises Bloc (CEB) in Hanoi on July 12.

Hanoi and Quang Tri province recently co-organized a conference at the headquarters of the People's Committee of Quang Tri province to evaluate the results of their cooperation over the past time and orient for the following time.

A cooperation programme on human resource training has been signed by Quang Trung University in Quy Nhon city, the central province of Binh Dinh, and the Japan - Vietnam MCHR Consultant Co. Ltd (JVMCHR), the only representative in Vietnam of Japan’s Aoyama Medical Group.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and other National Assembly (NA) deputies of the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho met with voters in Ninh Kieu, Cai Rang and Phong Dien districts on July 10 to inform about outcomes of the 15th legislature’s third session.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on July 9 urged speeding up preparations so that construction on the T3 terminal of Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City can start in the third quarter of this year.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on July 9 visited and presented gifts to war invalids and sick soldiers at a nursing centre in Thuan Thanh district, the northern province of Bac Ninh, on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of War Invalids and Martyrs Day (July 27).

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc paid tribute to late Party General Secretary Nguyen Van Cu at a ceremony marking his 110th birthday in his home province of Bac Ninh on July 9.

On the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the traditional day of the People's Police, towards the 77th anniversary of the traditional day of the Vietnamese People's Public Security, on July 7, leaders of the Nghe An Provincial Public Security solemnly held the ceremony to cast President Ho Chi Minh's portrait statue.

The voluntary blood donation programme entitled Red Journey 2022 in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) has attracted the participation of 4,000 people.

According to the southern Dong Thap Museum, its Scientific Council has apraised historical value of bronze drumhead handed over by the people of H.Lai Vung.

Vietnam on July 6 was elected to the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage for the 2022-2026 term during the ninth session of the General Assembly of the States Parties to the Convention 2003, held in Paris.

The Hanoi Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs said that as of June 2022, Hanoi has 361 vocational education institutions. Of which, 119 are public units.

Estimated capital for housing development in Ho Chi Minh City by 2025 is VND566.995 trillion, and by 2030 is VND956.900 trillion. The total land fund for housing development in the period 2021-2030 of the whole city is about 5,239 hectares.

According to Vietnam News Agency correspondent in Vientiane, representatives of the Governments of Laos and Vietnam have officially handed over the Laos - Vietnam Friendship Secondary School to the administration of Lamam district, the southern province of Sekong, Laos.

According to the Ministry of Education and Training, more than 989,000 high-school students are graduation exams at all examination councils across the country on July 7-8.

According to Vietnam News Agency correspondent in Vientiane, representatives of the Governments of Laos and Vietnam have officially handed over the Laos - Vietnam Friendship Secondary School to the administration of Lamam district, the southern province of Sekong, Laos.

(CPV) - The UN Development Programme (UNDP) in Viet Nam and the Embassy of Japan (EOJ) jointly launched in Ha Noi the global strategic partnership between UNDP and the Government of Japan on July 6th 2022 to advance responsible business practices in Japanese companies and their supply chains in Viet Nam.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh received Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov in Hanoi on July 6, during which the PM affirmed that Vietnam has attached great importance to its comprehensive strategic partnership with Russia and wanted to deepen and make the bilateral cooperative ties more effective in all spheres.

Russia is always one of the most important partners in Vietnam's foreign policy, Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son told his visiting Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov during their talks in Hanoi on July 6.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong hosted a reception for Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov in Hanoi on July 6.

(CPV) - With the strong message that there is zero tolerance towards violence against children and women – the United Nations in Viet Nam along with the Government of Viet Nam and the Australian Government launched the Blue Heart 2022 on July 5th 2022 awareness campaign towards ending violence in the context of exacerbated risks and diversifying forms of violence.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on July 4 chaired an online meeting with localities and a regular Cabinet meeting to review the socio-economic situation in the first half of this year and seek solutions to implement tasks for the rest of the year.

A ceremony was held at Dam Sen Cultural Park in HCMC’s District 11 on July 3 to honour 248 workers’ outstanding families who overcame difficulties and challenges to build a happy family.

The University Ranking by Academic Performance (URAP), a Turkish non-profit organisation, has honoured 17 Vietnamese universities for their outstanding academic performance globally in 2022.

According to Minister of Education and Training Nguyen Kim Son, the Ministry of Education and Training (MoET) has proposed free tuition for all public junior secondary school students (grade 6-9) starting from the 2022-2023 school year.

Lao people will have a chance to learn more Vietnam’s land and people which will be introduced at an exhibtion in Vientiane, Laos from July 18 to 21.

Vietnam reaped significant socio-economic achievements in the first half of this year despite global uncertainties and domestic difficulties, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh told an online conference between the Government and localities, and a regular Cabinet meeting on July 4.

Vietnam resolutely opposes and demands Taiwan (China) to cancel live-fire drills in the waters around Ba Binh island belonging to Vietnam’s Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago and not to repeat similar violations in the future, Spokeswoman of the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang said on July 2.

As many as 58 animals of eight species, including civet, king cobra, keeled box turtle, crested bird, cuckoo, yellow-billed starling, red-breasted parakeet, and Japanese zosterop, along with some cobras, were released back to Cuc Phuong National Park on July 2.

National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue's visits to Hungary and the UK from June 26-30 concluded successfully, thus greatly promoting the Vietnam-Hungary comprehensive partnership and deepening the Vietnam-UK strategic partnership, said Vu Hai Ha, Chairman of the NA's Commission for External Relations.