Vietnam Today

A media trip called "Visit Hue" will be held for the first time with the participation of special guests, aiming to promote Thua Thien-Hue and attract domestic and international tourists to the central province.

Ensuring security and social order should go hand in hand with socio-economic development, and the expansion of foreign relations, Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong told a conference in Hanoi on June 17.

The Vietnam – Cambodia Friendship Association in Ho Chi Minh City on June 16 held a meeting with Cambodian students in the city at the Changtarangsay Pagoda in District 3, as part of activities to mark the 55th anniversary of Vietnam – Cambodia diplomatic relationship (June 24) and the Vietnam – Cambodian Friendship Year 2022.

Vietnam always attaches importance to promoting and protecting the rights and interests of people with disabilities on the basis of equality, without discrimination, and integration of the issue into the development framework of the country.

A forum on “Vietnam – Australia Business Cooperation” was held on June 16 with the aim of technology transfer and business opportunities between innovation ecosystems in terms of clean energy, hi-tech agriculture and digital application.

Vietnamese trade counsellors and heads of trade offices in Europe met in Geneva on June 14 – 15 to discuss ways to beef up trade and investment promotion with countries in the region and other parts of the world.

On June 16, in Hanoi, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and Today Magazine co-organized a seminar to discuss the role of the press in the education of girls from ethnic minority groups.

The third session of the 15th National Assembly (NA) concluded in Hanoi on June 16 after 19 working days.

The 16th Asian route development forum (Routes Asia 2022) was a success, providing a great database for its host - the central city of Da Nang, to promote its tourism to countries around the world, stated Vice Chairman of the city People’s Committee Tran Phuoc Son at a meeting to review the event on June 16.

The Middle East, North Africa and South Africa are potential markets for tea products from Lai Chau province but their export is still modest due to a lack of information on each other and effective connections, Deputy Foreign Minister Pham Quang Hieu has said.

Vietnam’s domestic aviation market is recovering at the fastest pace in the world with a growth rate of 123 percent compared to the same period of 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic broke out.

As many as 65 hospitals have simultaneously organized COVID-19 vaccination for residents, according to the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health.

A charter flight carrying the first 140 tourists from Uzbekistan landed at Cam Ranh International Airport in the central province of Khanh Hoa on June 14, marking the arrival of tourists from Central Asia to this province.

Deputy Foreign Minister Pham Quang Hieu, Chairman of the State Commission for Overseas Vietnamese (SCOV), sent his best wishes to Professor Nguyen Thi Kim Thanh, an overseas Vietnamese in the UK, on ​​the occasion that she was presented an interdisciplinary award for significant contributions to scientific research and innovation.

(CPV) - “Vietnam has been a good example on how to move from vision to action in strengthening communities with climate resilient, economic growth and decrease of poverty ‘’, said Ms. Reehana R. Raza in her first official visit to Vietnam from June 13 to 15 as the new Regional Director at the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) in Asia and Pacific.

Pupils at the Phuc Than Primary School in Than Uyen District, Lai Chau Province, will enjoy the benefits of the friendly library model "Room to Read". This is a practical and meaningful gift for children who have little access to books in this difficult area.

An anniversary of the 22-year partnership between Soc Trang Province and Canada was held by the Provincial People’s Committee and the Canadian Embassy in Vietnam, on June 14.

(CPV) – USAID/PATH Healthy Markets was a key partner to the Ministry of Health on its introduction and scale-up of new and innovative approaches like HIV community-based testing, self-testing, and pre-exposure prophylaxis, or PrEP—three key services that contributed to a 57 percent reduction in new HIV infections over the past decade.

The Ministry of Planning and Investment has sent a document to the Prime Minister asking for approval of a project to develop maritime clusters associated with building strong maritime economic centres until 2030, which sets a target of building from three to four centres leading Southeast Asia.

State President Nguyen Xuan Phuc urged authorities of the central province of Quang Binh to exploit its unique advantages for sustainable development when chairing a working session with representatives from the Standing Committee of the provincial Party Committee on June 15.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh hosted receptions for ambassadors of Egypt and Mongolia in Hanoi on June 15.

(CPV) - The Embassy of Israel in Vietnam and 2017 Miss Universe Vietnam H’Hen Niê handed over a friendly library on June 14th 2022 to an elementary school in the mountainous province of Lai Chau. The school of Phuc Than commune, Than Uyen district, is one of the two places to receive the library and reading culture program in Lai Chau, with the other constructed in Phong Tho district.

Despite being heavily hit by the COVID-19 epidemic, Vietnam's exports in the first 5 months of the year still maintained a double-digit growth rate, of which the foreign-invested sector (FDI) had a trade surplus of 13.6 billion USD.

(CPV) - AstraZeneca Vietnam and Plan International Vietnam have recently organized an event to reflect on the progress and achievement of the Young Health Programme (YHP) in Vietnam during 2019 – 2022 period with its two implementing partners, the National Youth Center (NYC) and the Hanoi Center for Disease Control (HNCDC) in Hanoi.

U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman affirmed that cooperation in the settlement of the war consequences is a foundation in Vietnam - US relations.

National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue described Vietnam - New Zealand cooperation as highly effective and practical while receiving New Zealand Ambassador Tredene Cherie Dobson in Hanoi on June 14.

The 14th Open Summer Friendship Tennis Tournament - ViTAR Open 2022 Cup was organized by the Vietnam Tennis Association in Russia (ViTAR) and kicked off on June 11.

(CPV) - The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) in collaboration with the Vietnamese Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) on June 13 launched a new project to help Vietnam control the increasingly serious wildlife trafficking situation.

For the first time, Vietnam attended the Fetes Consulaires in the French city of Lyon on June 11 and 12, impressing visitors with a series of activities promoting the land, people and culture of the country.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc hosted receptions in Hanoi on June 13 for the ambassadors of Croatia and Senegal as they presented their credentials.