Vietnam Today

Appreciating the development of the Vietnam – UK relationship over the past time, Vice Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Vo Van Hoan stressed the active contribution of the UK Ambassador to Vietnam Gareth Ward.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Brazil recently participated in International Food and Culture Bazaar held at the Brasilia Art Museum (MAB) in Brazil.

The United Nations (UN) recently awarded its medal to three officers of the Vietnam People’s Army who are working at the UN headquarters in New York, US, on the occasion of the Peacekeeper’s Day (May 29).

Diverse activities will be held to mark the 65th anniversary of Uncle Ho’s visit to Quang Binh (June 16), the Provincial People’s Committee announced during a press conference on May 30.

During her visit to Laos, on May 30, Truong Thi Mai, Politburo member, Secretary of the Party Central Committee (PCC) and Head of the PCC Commission of Organization, led a delegation to pay a working visit to the Vietnamese Embassy in Laos.

Despite many difficulties, including impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic, Vietnam successfully hosted the 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31), a sport event with fairness, honesty, transparency and noble sportsmanship, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said at a ceremony in Hanoi on June 1 to review the event and honour outstanding athletes.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh hosted a reception for President of the Lao State Inspection Authority Khamphan Phommaphat in Hanoi on June 1.

Indian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Saurabh Kumar has affirmed that India always considers Vietnam an important pillar in its "Act East" policy, and commits to work together to further promote the comprehensive strategic partnership between the two countries in the coming time.

The leader of ALC Philippines shared that she had watched a lot of pho (noodle) cooking videos on YouTube and tried to make it many times but she could not make it as delicious as enjoyed at this event.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh visited and presented gifts to child patients at the Vietnam National Children's Hospital on May 31, on the occasion of the International Children’s Day and the Month of Action for Children.

Truong Thi Mai, Politburo member, Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee and head of its Organisation Commission, is leading a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation to visit Laos from May 30 to June 1.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh expressed his hope to advance the relations between Vietnam and Astrazeneca PLC, towards strategic cooperation in vaccine and drug production, during his reception for Pascal Soriot CEO/Executive Director at Astrazeneca in Hanoi on May 31.

A Month of Action for Children was launched at a ceremony in Hanoi on May 31 in the present of Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh.

The National Assembly (NA) is scheduled to spend the whole day of June 1 discussing the supplementary assessment of the implementation of the socio-economic development plans and the state budget in 2021 and in the first months of 2022, within the framework of the ongoing third session.

According to the Ministry of Education and Training, the Vietnamese team ranked 8th at the 2022 Asian Physics Olympiad (APhO) after those from China, Russia, Australia, Taiwan (China), Kazakhstan, India, and Thailand.

The last of the 35 cashew nut containers, the original documents of which were claimed by Vietnamese exporters to be missing because of a suspected scam, have been ultimately released under an Italian court rule.

The Overseas Vietnamese Association in Russia has raised an amount of 11.6 million Rubles (190,000 USD) to buy 2,997 boxes of Areplivir medicine to send to Vietnam, contributing to repelling the COVID-19 pandemic in the homeland.

National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue hosted a reception in Hanoi on May 30 for British Ambassador to Vietnam Gareth Ward.

The total import and export value of agro-forestry-aquatic products in the first five months of 2022 has been estimated at 41.3 billion USD, up 8.6 percent year-on-year, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).

According to the latest information from the Hanoi Department of Education and Training, Hanoi has more than 97,000 candidates registering for the 2022 high school graduation exam.

The whole country has 98,600 newly-established and re-operated enterprises in the first 5 months of 2022, up 25.8% over the same period last year, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).

The Binh Thuan Provincial Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union has held a ceremony to honor young doctors who follow Uncle Ho’s teachings in 2022. This activity is part of the festival program “Young doctors follow Uncle Ho's teachings, volunteering for community health.”

The Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee has just issued a plan to develop e-commerce in the city in 2022.

The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Planning and Architecture has asked for approval of the City People’s Committee for adjustments of the detailed urban construction planning at the rate of 1/2000 of the existing central area of HCM City (930ha) at the Tran Hung Dao - Nguyen Thai Hoc - Pham Ngu Lao triangle area in District 1.

The grassroots Party Committee of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has held a conference to review the 1-year implementation of the Politburo's Conclusion 01-KL/TW on continuing to promote studying and following President Ho Chi Minh’s ideology, morality and style.

The District 5 Labor Confederation in Ho Chi Minh (HCM) City has held a conference to praise typical collectives and individuals for well implementing Directive 05-CT/TW of the Politburo on promoting studying and following President Ho Chi Minh’s ideology, morality and style.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh made a fact-finding trip to strategic projects in Son La on May 28 as part of his two-day visit to the northern mountainous province.

Joining the world logistics passport (WLP) initiative could help enterprises reduce logistics costs and increase competitiveness for exports.

Vietnam’s special cultural identities, landscape and cuisines were introduced to friends in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) at an event in Malaysia on May 27.

The Australian-funded Gender Responsive Equitable Agriculture and Tourism (GREAT) programme hosted a symposium, Engaging Women in Markets – Scaling up Local Successes Nationwide, in Hanoi on May 27.