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The 10th contest to learn about Marxist-Leninist science and Ho Chi Minh’s thought, “Light of the times”, has been launched by the Department of Popularization and Education, Youth Union, Department of Education and Training of the city, and the Party Committee bloc of universities and colleges.

Ho Chi Minh City-based Hong Bang International University (HIU) has just welcomed first 20 Indian students majoring in Medicine.

A 632m long glass bridge, considered the longest of its kind in the world, is set to open to public in northern Vietnam on April 30 that coincides with the 47th National Reunification Day.

Vietnamese businesses shipped a total of 65,700 tonnes of coffee to Belgium in the first quarter of the year, raking in more than USD135.3 million in export turnover.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on April 23 attended and proposed three groups of measures to enhance international cooperation at the fourth Asia-Pacific Water Summit.

Vietravel Airlines on April 22 opened a new route linking Hanoi and the south central province of Binh Dinh’s Quy Nhon city, and reopened the route connecting the capital city and central Da Nang city to meet growing travel demand in summer.

The Vietnam Railways Corporation (VNR) said more trains are set to run on Hanoi - Hai Phong and Ho Chi Minh City - Nha Trang routes to serve increased travel demand during the upcoming holidays of National Reunification Day (April 30) and May Day (May 1).

Team Adorbsies, made up of three Vietnamese girls, has been proclaimed as the recipient of the 100,000 USD grand prize that comes with "The Earth Prize 2022 Winner" title.

A conference took place in Gia Lai on April 22 to promoting the partnership for development between the Central Highlands province and foreign consulates general and business associations located in Ho Chi Minh City.

How to develop a safe, transparent, effective, and sustainable capital market to ensure macro-economic stability is the focus of a conference held under the chair of Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on April 22.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong on April 22 required greater efforts to be made to help the Mekong Delta develop strongly in the near future.

The tourist product of Ho Chi Minh City sightseeing by helicopter was officially opened for sale to tourists on April 21, priced at 4.080 million VND for a 40-minute tour.

(CPV) - Australia will host the Taste of Australia program, the annual celebration of Australia’s world class food and beverages in Vietnam, in April and May 2022.

Responding to the call for financial support to build "sovereign boats" for Truong Sa Island district and DK1 frame house of the Navy Command, the Vietnamese Embassy in Slovakia on April 21 held a ceremony to accept donations.

The Kim Bang District Party Committee in the northern province of Ha Nam has held a conference to honor typical models of “studying and following President Ho Chi Minh’s ideology, morality and style” for the 2017-2022 period.

The two-way trade turnover between Vietnam and Laos in the first quarter of the year reached over 403 million USD, up 19.2% over the same period last year, according to the Vietnam Trade Office in Laos.

The northern province of Lao Cai on April 21 announced the establishment of the provincial Department of Tourism, which was separated from the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

On April 21, Politburo member and Secretary of the Hanoi City Party Committee Dinh Tien Dung received Cambodian Ambassador to Vietnam Chay Navuth, during which he highlighted the long-term traditional relationship between Vietnam and Cambodia.

As of April 22, Vietnam received 4.6 million doses of Moderna vaccine from Australia for children from 5 to under 12 years old.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has issued Decision No. 706/QD-BCT on the imposition of temporary anti-dumping tax rates on some types of welding materials of the Malaysian, Thai and Chinese origins.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Thailand Phan Chi Thanh recently had a meeting with senior leaders of Charoen Pokphand Group Co., Ltd. (CP Group) to discuss measures to promote investment of enterprises in Vietnam in the coming time.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh will lead a Vietnamese high-level delegation to attend the ASEAN-US Special Summit and pay a visit to the US at the invitation of President Joe Biden, Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Le Thi Thu Hang told reporters during a routine press conference on April 21.

(CPV) - The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and Vietnam’s Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) on April 21 signed an amendment to their bilateral partnership agreement to expand USAID’s support to Vietnam to include local capacity development.

Over 1 million Vietnamese people had received COVID-19 passport as of April 20 after six days the Ministry of Health (MoH) started to issue the certification through “So suc khoe dien tu” and “PC-COVID” apps.

The national e-invoice system was launched with a ceremony held by the General Department of Taxation (GDT) in Hanoi on April 21.

The highest priority of the Vietnamese Party and State is to ensure security, life and property safety, as well as legal and legitimate interests of Vietnamese citizens and legal entities in Ukraine and related regions, spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang told a press conference on April 21.

(CPV) - Tajikistan’s economic growth is projected to slow in 2022 because of the severe spillover from the expected economic downturn in the Russian Federation, but is expected to recover slightly in 2023, says a new Asian Development Bank (ADB) report.

The 2022 theme on studying and following President Ho Chi Minh’s ideology, morality and style among the People’s Public Security will focus on performing the responsibility of setting an example and strengthening Party building, building a transparent and strong People’s Public Security force in the spirit of the Resolution of the 13th National Party Congress.

For US Ambassador to Vietnam Marc Knapper, the warmth, hospitality, friendliness and sincerity of Vietnamese people have remained unchanged over the past 15 years.

The delegation of the Hanoi Public Security has presented 1 billion VND to Nha Nam town in the northern mountainous province of Bac Giang to repair and embellish the memorial area of Uncle Ho’s teaching to People’s Public Security and Tu Giap Pagoda.