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People and social organisations should be the most important actors in ensuring the success of climate change adaptation process and realising Vietnam’s sustainable development goals (SDGs), President Nguyen Xuan Phuc has said.

The southern metropolis Ho Chi Minh City needs to develop policy mechanisms and legal frameworks and improve its business climate, infrastructure and human resources to recover the economy, experts say.

Minister for Trade of the Republic of Korea (RoK)’s Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy Yeo Han-koo has suggested Vietnam support the RoK in joining the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP).

The International Organization of La Francophonie (OIF) Secretary-General Louise Mushikiwabo on March 23 paid a working visit to the Institute of Cultural Exchange with France (IDECAF), as part of the OIF high level delegation’s visit to Ho Chi Minh City.

Kim Eun-hye, a spokeswoman of President-elect of the Republic of Korea (RoK) Yoon Suk-yeol, announced that on March 23, the leader had a phone talk with Vietnamese President Nguyen Xuan Phuc to discuss ways to deepen bilateral relations.

On March 22, in Preah Sihanouk province of Cambodia, the inauguration ceremony of a voluntary and community-based drug addiction treatment service center took place. The project was built with the support of the Government of Vietnam and a number of organizations and individuals.

An exhibition of photos and books and space themed "Life and career of President Ho Chi Minh” was held by the Tan Binh district Youth Union on March 20 to mark the 91st anniversary of the establishment of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union (March 26, 1931 - March 26, 2022).

(CPV) - The Department of Education and Training of Lang Son province recently organized a ceremony to launch a multiple-choice contest "Learning about Ho Chi Minh's thought, morality and style" in 2022 among all officials and teachers, employees, and students of high schools and vocational training schools in the province.

A ceremony is planned on the evening of March 31 at Tan Trao Square in Tuyen Quang province’s Son Duong district to mark the 75th anniversary of Uncle Ho's return to Tuyen Quang to lead the resistance war (April 2, 1947 - April 2, 2022).

Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Phan Van Mai has proposed the International Organisation of La Francophonie (OIF) to help local firms access markets of the organisation’s member countries, and step up cooperation with member businesses in agro-product processing, renewable energy and green growth, among others.

The Mekong Delta is set to become a sustainable, dynamic and highly efficient agricultural economic hub of the country, the region and the world by 2030.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on March 22 sent his sympathies to Chinese Party General Secretary and President Xi Jinping over a plane crash a day earlier.

Policies and mechanisms are needed to take better care of the elderly as Vietnam’s population aging is forecast to increase in the coming years, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said on March 22.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc has urged stronger communication activities to raise Party members and people’s awareness about the task of building a law-governed state.

Malaysian Prime Minister Dato’ Sri Ismail Sabri bin Yaakob and a high-ranking delegation of the Malaysian Government left Hanoi on March 22, successfully concluding their three-day official visit to Vietnam.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong paid a working visit to northern Hoa Binh province on March 22, saying the most important task now is to press on with the COVID-19 fight and economic recovery.

A seminar themed "Vietnam - A new destination for Kuwaiti tourists" was recently organized by the Vietnamese Embassy in Kuwait.

There is a football club named after great President Ho Chi Minh in Peru, 20 thousand kilometers away from Vietnam. Even Uncle Ho’s portrait is printed on their logo. That is Club Deportivo Hochiminh.

(CPV) - Nearly 30,000 large timber trees have been planted in Ben En National Park and Xuan Lien Nature Reserve by Gaia Nature Conservation with the support of many individuals and businesses in response to World Tree Planting Day (March 21).

The social housing project with investment capital of VND9.5 trillion, for workers in Di An, Thuan An, Ben Cat, Thu Dau Mot and Bau Bang, was started by Binh Duong Province on March 19.

Many major Malaysian newspapers have boldly reported on Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob's visit to Vietnam, affirming that the visit will contribute to promoting bilateral cooperation in many fields.

The Vietnamese Cultural Centre in France on March 19-20 represented Vietnam to attend the 2022 Francophonie Weekend, which was held in celebration of the International Francophonie Day 2022 (March 20) in France’s Seine et Marne, 60km from Paris.

On March 20, Malaysia's New Straits Times reported on the official visit to Vietnam by Malaysian Prime Minister Dato' Sri Ismail Sabri bin Yaakob and highlighted the significance of this event.

Vietnam and Malaysia have issued a joint press statement within the framework of the Vietnam visit by Prime Minister Dato’ Sri Ismail Sabri bin Yaakob and a high-ranking delegation of the Malaysian Government at the invitation of Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh.

The National Assembly of Vietnam has always attached great importance to and actively contributed to the stronger development of the Vietnam-Malaysia strategic partnership, said NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue.

Chairman of the National Assembly (NA) Vuong Dinh Hue on March 21 met with young physicians with outstanding contributions to the country's COVID-19 prevention and control last year.

Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien and US Ambassador to Vietnam Marc Evans Knapper have affirmed that they will work towards the elevation of the Vietnam-US ties to a strategic partnership during their meeting in Hanoi on March 21.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh received World Bank (WB) Regional Vice President for East Asia and Pacific Manuela V. Ferro in Hanoi on March 21, affirming that the Vietnamese Government always views the WB as a good friend and a highly important development partner.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc has recommended Vietnam and Malaysia capitalise on free trade agreements of which both are members, particularly the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) and the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP).

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong received Malaysian Prime Minister Dato’ Sri Ismail Sabri bin Yaakob in Hanoi on March 21, describing the latter's official visit to Vietnam as a milestone in bilateral ties.