Vietnam Today

The Vietnamese Student Association in Strasbourg (France) has successfully organized a Lunar New Year Festival of the Tiger 2022.

Standing Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh on February 23 affirmed that climate change response is the area of strategic cooperation between Vietnam and the US.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Ukraine is working on plans to be ready for citizen protection when necessary, spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang said on February 23.

(CPV) - The Australian Government has committed 4.9 million USD to Ascend Vietnam Ventures (AVV) to support start-up businesses in Vietnam, with priority given to women-led businesses.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade and Samsung Vietnam on February 22 signed a Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation in smart factory development.

The Hanoi People's Procuracy held a ceremony on February 21 to launch the movement “Tree planting festival in gratitude to Uncle Ho” to implement President Ho Chi Minh's teaching “For the sake of ten years, we must plant trees, for the sake of 100 years, we should cultivate people”.

Hanoi Police implemented a tree planting plan in 2022 and launched the movement "Tree planting festival in gratitude to Uncle Ho" in the premises of Temporary Detention Center No. 2 under the Hanoi Police on February 21.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc received US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry in Hanoi on February 23, asking his guest to work for continued support of the US Government for Vietnam in this important regard.

Singaporean Minister for Foreign Affairs Vivian Balakrishnan has granted an interview to the Vietnam News Agency ahead of a State visit by Vietnamese President Nguyen Xuan Phuc to Singapore, slated for February 24-26.

The upcoming State visit to Singapore by President Nguyen Xuan Phuc is hoped to lift the bilateral relationship to a new height in the context of several new-generation free trade agreements to which both are members taking effective.

Vietnamese Ambassador to New Zealand Nguyen Van Trung presented his letter of credentials to Governor-General of New Zealand Dame Cindy Kiro on February 22.

The 5th Congress of the Vietnamese Students’ Association in Belgium was held at the headquarters of the Vietnamese Embassy in Belgium on February 19.

Vietnamese President Nguyen Xuan Phuc will make a state visit to Singapore this week at the invitation of President Halimah Yacob, Singapore's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) said in a statement on February 22.

Vietnamese products have become more and more visible in the market of Hong Kong (China) thanks to strong trade ties between the two sides, said Vu Thi Thuy, head of the Vietnamese Trade Office in Hong Kong.

The national championship of Vietnamese martials arts (Vo Vietnam) - Son Long Quyen Thuat branch took place at Hadjout gymnasiums in Tipaza province, Algeria, from February 17-19.

To recall the atmosphere of the old Lunar New Year festival (Tet) of Vietnam, an exhibition called HAPPY NEW TET was organized by Vietnam Centre (VNC) in Canberra, Australia, from last weekend.

According to the Ministry of Education and Training, as of February 22 afternoon, 78.86 percent of total students across the country have returned to school for face-to-face learning.

The United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations, Jean-Pierre Lacroix, on February 21 thanked Vietnam for its strong support for as well as personnel contributions to UN peacekeeping operations.

(CPV) – This tree-planting activity aims to continue the tradition of President Ho Chi Minh’s Tet tree planting and the project of planting 1 billion trees in the 2021-2025 period launched by the Prime Minister.

(CPV) – Singapore Airlines will officially re-operate the route from Da Nang to Singapore and vice versa with 1 flight a day as scheduled on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday morning, and Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday afternoon from March 27.

The volume of means of transport of goods entering and leaving through La Lay international border gate in Dakrong district and Lao Bao international border gate in Huong Hoa district in the central province of Quang Tri province increased sharply after the Lunar New Year.

Hanoi Railway Transport Joint Stock Company said that a promotion program to reduce ticket prices by 50% is being offered for passengers traveling on trains from February 21 to March 31, 2022.

Export-import turnover hit 21.41 billion USD in the first half of February, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

Vietnam has so far reopened air routes to 20 countries and territories, compared to 28 in the 2019 winter flight schedule before the COVID-19 pandemic broke out, a transport official has said.

On February 21, at Cau Treo international border gate, Ha Tinh Province, the working group of the Ministry of Health handed over 1,000 doses of Bong Sen drug to support cessation of drug addiction to the Government of Laos.

In order to practically and effectively organize for the Year of Solidarity and Friendship between Vietnam-Laos and Laos-Vietnam in 2022, Laos has recently held a meeting to discuss preparation for the upcoming events.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on February 22 hosted a reception for scientists and experts of the Vietnam Economic Association (VEA), during which he hailed the VEA's contributions to the country over the past nearly five decades.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh attended the high-level session of the annual Vietnam Business Forum (VBF) in Hanoi on February 21 under the theme “Restoring the economy & Developing supply chain in the new normal”.

A ceremony was held by Thanh Hoa Provincial People’s Committee on February 19 to mark the 75th anniversary of Uncle Ho’s first visit to the province (February 20, 1947- February 20, 2022).

A seminar about Vietnam, which is initiated by NGO-FOLLIOT Thi My Hanh, Head of the Vietnam section of the Vietnam legal association and bar committee in Paris, was held in Paris on the occasion of the Lunar New Year.