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Contestants learnt about the history of formation and development of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union; and history of the Party Committee of Song Be and Binh Duong provinces through the periods, especially the 25 years of Binh Duong province's development since re-establishment.

The program to respond to the tree-planting festival aims to express gratitude and memory to the great President Ho Chi Minh, the heroes and martyrs who sacrificed for the Fatherland, and at the same time show the determination of the officers and members of the capital’s women to join hands with the Party Committee, government and people of the city to build a green, rich, beautiful, civilized an

The Ho Chi Minh (HCM) City Department of Tourism and the European Chamber of Commerce (EuroCham) in Vietnam on March 7 signed a cooperation agreement for the 2022-2024 period.

The northern province of Bac Giang planted more than 1.5 million scattered trees from February 6 to 28, 2022; a two-fold increase compared to the same period last year, meeting 24.9% of the year’s plan.

Vietnam’s fresh chili products have been officially approved by Chinese authorities for export to the world’s largest consumer market.

As of March 6, Vietnam has received nearly 219.7 million COVID-19 vaccine doses, and administered over 197.5 million, the Ministry of Health has reported.

Women is the group that is hard hit by natural disasters and an important factor in natural disaster prevention and control, according to Nguyen Van Tien, Deputy General Director of the Disaster Management Authority (VNDMA) under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

Vietnamese representative agencies in Ukraine and neighbouring countries have received about 3,500 Vietnamese people who fled from war areas in Ukraine.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Russia in coordination with the Vietnamese association in southern cities of Russia on March 7 welcomed 20 Vietnamese citizens evaculated from war zones in Ukraine to Russia.

The Ministry of Health has instructed that Vietnamese people repatriating from Ukraine do not need to test for SARS-CoV-2 and have the confirmation of having been vaccinated against or having recovered from COVID-19 before boarding planes to Hanoi.

Venezuelan Ambassador to Vietnam Tatiana Pugh Moreno has lauded Vietnam's national strategy on gender equality for the 2021-2030 period, which aims to create favourable conditions and opportunities for women to engage in and benefit from all aspects of life, contributing to promoting the country’s sustainable development.

Vietnam enjoyed a trade surplus of 109.1 million USD to Russia and 49.1 million USD to Ukraine in the first two months of 2022, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

On March 7, the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) presented 9.45 million syringes and 200,000 safety boxes to the National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology (NIHE) to aid Vietnam’s COVID-19 vaccination work.

In the first two months of this year, Vietnam posted a 5.4 percent growth in the index of industrial production, a 10.2 percent rise in export value and a 11.9 percent rise in the number of newly registered enterprises.

Vietnamese women have demonstrated their capabilities and virtues in any situations and lines of work, greatly contributing to the national construction and development and international integration, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has affirmed.

Vietnam's Level-2 Field Hospital No. 3 which is performing duties at the UN Peacekeeping Mission in South Sudan has organised activities to raise awareness of health care and daily gynecological hygiene for local women on the occasion of the International Women's Day (March 8).

Vietnamese Ambassador to France Dinh Toan Thang recently visited and worked at the French Agricultural Fair (Salon Internationale de l'Agriculture - SIA), at the invitation of the National Agency for Agricultural Products and Seafood under the French Ministry of Agriculture (FranceAgriMer).

Vietnamese Ambassador to the Czech Republic Thai Xuan Dung and the staff of the embassy recently paid a visit and attended the New Year Gala Dinner organized by the Overseas Vietnamese Association in Ústecký province.

Kim Jai-min, a retired teacher of Songdo High School in Incheon City (the Republic of Korea), has great affection for the Vietnamese country and people. He has used watercolors to redraw pictures he has taken during his travels to Vietnam over the past 30 years and organizes exhibitions to introduce people to the country he has "fallen in love with".

(CPV) - UNICEF, the Ministry of Health (MOH) and WHO launched the ‘Safe Journeys’ campaign in Ha Noi on March 7th 2022, aimed at redoubling and reinforcing the importance for all in Viet Nam to comply with COVID-19 preventive practices including COVID-19 vaccination.

In recent days, major Lao newspapers such as Pasaxon, Pathetlao Daily, Laophattanane or television and radio have published many articles praising the great friendship, special solidarity and comprehensive cooperation between Vietnam and Laos on the occasion of the two countries’ Friendship and Solidarity Year 2022.

About 800 Vietnamese people have been safely evacuated to Romania from Ukraine as of March 6 morning, according to incomplete data.

Two flights repatriating Vietnamese people form Ukraine will depart from Romania and Poland this week.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on March 6 stressed the need for Mekong Delta provinces and centrally-run cities to create breakthrough changes in the mindset and have a strategic vision in agricultural development.

Revered by Hanoians, Long Bien Bridge is living historical evidence of the courage of the capital throughout the ups and downs of the 20th century.

The eight Ho Chi Minh City "Ao dai" (traditional long dress) Festival kicked off on March 5 at President Ho Chi Minh Statue Park on Nguyen Hue Street with the presentation of excellent collections of famous designers.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on March 5 attended the inauguration ceremony of the first phase of the Cai Lon-Cai Be irrigation project in Chau Thanh district, the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang.

378 outstanding military women with excellent achievements in the 2012-2022 period were honoured at a programme in Hanoi on March 3.

The Ministry of Health (MoH) has reached agreement with Pfizer to set out an estimate and a bidding plan, with the aim to bring 7 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines for children to Vietnam within March and the remaining 14.9 million in the fourth quarter.

Vietnamese carrier Bamboo Airways announced its direct flights connecting Hanoi and Melbourne in Australia at a ceremony held on March 5, becoming the first Vietnamese airline to launch regular commercial direct flights between the two cities.