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It is a must to ensure energy self-sufficiency and balance in any circumstances, meeting energy demand in production, business, national defence and security, and other activities, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said while chairing a working session with the Vietnam Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam) in Hanoi on March 16.

The export of fine art ceramics in the first 2 months of 2022 reached 48.45 million USD, up 17.6% year on year, reported the General Department of Customs.

National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue on March 16 suggested the Government set out clear scenarios to ensure energy safety and security, as well as fuel supply and demand in any circumstances.

The Ruler of the Emirate of Dubai and Vice President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum recently visited the Vietnam Pavilion at the Expo 2020 Dubai.

Sixty three members of Vietnam Level 2 Field Hospital Rotation 3 in South Sudan were awarded the United Nations Peacekeeping Medal for their outstanding contributions.

Hanoi allows service businesses, restaurants, dine-in food and beverage venues to operate normally, without having to close before 9pm.

Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam has asked the Ministry of Health to quickly adjust entry regulations, making them match the latest situation.

A requiem was held by the Overseas Vietnamese association in Thailand’s Udon Thani province, and monks and nuns of Khanh An pagoda on March 14 to commemorate 64 soldiers who sacrificed their lives to defend Gac Ma (Johnson South) Reef in Vietnam’s Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago 34 years ago.

According to Counsellor Nguyen Tung Lam from the Vietnamese Embassy in Russia, the Embassy will continue to closely join hands with Russian relevant agencies to safely receive Vietnamese fleeing from eastern Ukraine to Russia.

A requiem was held at Phat Tich Pagoda in Vientiane capital on March 14 to commemorate 64 soldiers who sacrificed their lives to defend Gac Ma (Johnson South) Reef in Vietnam’s Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago 34 years ago.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh proposed that New Zealand create more conditions for Vietnamese goods to access its market toward bringing the two countries' two-way trade turnover to 2 billion USD by 2024, during a reception for the new New Zealand Ambassador to Vietnam, Tredene Dobson, in Hanoi on March 15.

Vietnamese President Nguyen Xuan Phuc and Sierra Leonean President Julius Maada Bio have agreed on orientations to foster cooperative relations between the two countries in the time to come.

Hanoi-based Noi Bai International Airport welcomed the first international commercial flight on March 15 morning after a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son and his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov discussed the conflict in Ukraine in a candid and constructive manner during a phone talk on March 15.

The third Ring Road, passing through Ho Chi Minh City, Dong Nai, Binh Duong and Long An provinces, is recommended to be invested in the form of public investment.

The Ministry of Transport is assigned 50.328 trillion VND in the public investment plan by the Prime Minister in 2022. This is the largest capital allocation plan ever, accounting for 23.5% of the 2022 capital plan of ministries, branches and central agencies, and accounting for 9.7% of the country’s 2022 capital plan.

The Embassy of Vietnam in Russia will continue to closely join hands with Russian relevant agencies to safely receive Vietnamese fleeing to Russia from eastern Ukraine, Counsellor Nguyen Tung Lam from the embassy has said.

Vietnam's national index of industrial production increased 5.4 percent year on year in the first two months of this year. The processing and manufacturing sector, the main driver of the surge, went up 6.1 percent.

A Vo Viet Nam (Vietnamese martial arts) demonstration championship in France has awarded 78 medals, including 27 golds and 23 silvers, to outstanding athletes.

The National Assembly (NA)’s Standing Committee urged supervision teams to urgently carry out work to ensure the progress and achieve the highest results as it looked into a report on the implementation of legal regulations on the settlement of complaints and denunciations on March 14.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on March 14 thanked foreign countries and organisations for their practical, timely support to Vietnam during the COVID-19 combat over the past more than two years.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc has urged experts and scientists to propose specific and feasible solutions to develop the project titled “Strategy to build and perfect the rule-of-law socialist State of Vietnam until 2030, with a vision to 2045”.

Energy is among potential fields for investment cooperation between Vietnamese and US firms, with Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh announcing that Vietnam gives high priority to sustainable energy development to maintain national energy security and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, according to Chairman of the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) Pham Tan Cong.

As of March 13, the whole country has administered a total of 200,179,247 doses of vaccine to the people; 81.14% of the population is vaccinated with at least 1 dose of vaccine, according to statistics from the COVID-19 vaccination portal.

A seminar held in both in-person and online formats for Vietnamese students and female scientists in France on March 12 to share their stories during the process of pursue of their passion for science.

“Through days of extreme pain, I want to say a million thanks, a big thank you to all of you. You are the true heroes of this world, venturing to help the people of South Sudan and others during this difficult time. Please honor the ‘Heroes’ of the Vietnam level 2 Hospital rotation 3 who gave me a happier new life!”

The National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee has urged the Government to early issue a master plan on COVID-19 prevention and control for 2022-2023 to deal with many urgent issues such as COVID-19 test kit prices, the opening of tourism sector and the teaching activities amid the rising infection number.

“Vietnam Festa★Online - Kanagawa is a friend of Vietnam,” an online exchange among Vietnamese and Japanese youngsters was held in Tokyo on March 12, the first of a series of events towards the Vietnamese Festival in Kanagawa.

Nearly 500 young volunteers in Ho Chi Minh (HCM) City joined a cycling towards the purpose of promoting environmental protection and saving electricity, in response to Earth Hour 2022.

The commemoration of the Gac Ma Battle in March is an occasion to honour officers and soldiers who live and work on the DK platforms amid the vast sea, many of whom sacrificed their lives to safeguard the national sovereignty at sea.