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Working with the Standing Board of the Quang Ngai Provincial Party Committee on February 17, State President Nguyen Xuan Phuc emphasized that self-reliance is the motto that the Provincial Party Committee needs to thoroughly implement, and that the province should rely on the people and businesses to boost development.

From January 3 to February 14, the multiple-choice contest “Uncle Ho with Thanh Hoa Province – Thanh Hoa Province follows Uncle Ho’s teachings” attracted 233,141 participants with more than 1.4 million website hits.

Vietnamese Ambassador to the US Nguyen Quoc Dung, accompanied by his wife Tran Thi Bich Van, arrived in Washington on February 16, starting his term of office.

All major mobility indicators in Vietnam rose sharply ahead of the Tet celebration as vaccination coverage surpassed 73 percent of the population, according to the World Bank (WB).

Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son has called for solidarity, unity, dialogue, and cooperation to be enhanced to serve as the basis for a strong and resilient ASEAN Community.

Vietnam will push ahead with the settlement of wartime unexploded ordnance (UXO) consequences and also expects continued assistance from international partners in this work, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh told a conference in Hanoi on February 17.

(CPV) – Italian Ambassador to Vietnam Antonio Alessandro wishes to introduce Hai Duong Province to Italian businesses and corporations that have strengths in the fields where the province has demand.

The National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee wrapped up its 8th session in Hanoi on February 17.

The ancient town of Hoi An has been listed among the 10 most hospitable cities on Earth endorsed by global travelers, together with Matera in Italy and Bled in Slovenia, according Booking.com.

By 2026, the number of international tourists to Vietnam will reach 18 million, up 20% against 2025, while domestic tourists will number about 85 million, up 13.3%. The country is expected to earn about 800-900 trillion VND from tourism revenue, up 15.5-17.5% against 2025.

The southern province of Ba Ria – Vung Tau has launched the tree-planting festival and the program of planting 1 billion trees “For a Green Vietnam” in the 2021-2025 period.

The famous Canadian travel magazine The Travel has just published a list of the 10 most suitable destinations for young people who love to travel and who work remotely (Digital Nomads). Vietnam is ranked 8th on the list.

In January 2022, Vietnam earned 30.84 billion USD from exports, while import value reached 29.45 billion USD.

After more than 9 months of suspension, high-speed ships on the Vung Tau - Con Dao route started operating again from February 15.

The Government has agreed with the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism’s proposal to fully reopen international tourism activities in the new normal, starting from March 15.

Standing Vice Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee Le Hong Son on February 16 chaired a virtual meeting of Hanoi and France’s Ile-de-France region joint committee for bilateral cooperation, during which the two sides signed a joint action programme for 2022 – 2025.

Chairman of the Vietnam General Confederation of Labour Nguyen Dinh Khang has called on workers and businesses to join hands with the Party, Government, the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) and trade unions to respond to the tree-planting festival in gratitude to Uncle Ho, in order to protect the environment.

(CPV) - The GREAT Scholarships offer students from Vietnam the opportunity to undertake postgraduate taught studies in the UK from autumn 2022.

The central Quang Binh Provincial People’s Committee has approved a project to support the work of wildlife rescue, conservation and release at the Centre for Rescue, Conservation and Creature Development in the Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park.

The Ministry of Information and Communications has approved a programme promoting the development and use of national digital platforms serving digital transformation and building of e-Government, digital economy and digital society, also knowns as the programme for national digital platforms development.

The interests of the nation and the people should be placed above all during the process of law-building, stressed Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh while chairing a cabinet meeting on law building on February 16.

(CPV) - The United Nations launched a joint project: “Working together for an inclusive future.  Implementing the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) through effective collaboration” in Hanoi on February 16th 2022.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on February 16 visited and presented gifts to workers of the Binh Son Refining and Petrochemical Joint Stock Company (BSR) in the central province of Quang Ngai.

The annual pilgrimage festival to Hương Pagoda, a great religious site as well as a scenic complex, some 65km to the west of central Hà Nội, has officially opened after closing due to COVID-19 pandemic.

A prayer for peace was held for overseas Vietnamese in Laos at the Phat Tich pagoda in Vientiane on February 15 (the 15th day of the first lunar month).

The “Xuan Que huong” (Homeland Spring) program has been held by the Vietnamese Embassy in Chile for Vietnamese community in Chile to celebrate the Lunar New Year Festival (Tet).

(CPV) - In support of Vietnam’s goal to end tuberculosis (TB) by 2030, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) on February 16 delivered new TB detection tools and treatment medications valued at roughly USD3 million to the National Lung Hospital of Vietnam.

Politburo member and Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee Dinh Tien Dung has noted that the Vietnam – Australia strategic partnership has seen strong development over the past years.

As of February 15, the country had administered nearly 186.5 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, of which more than 32 million are third doses, the Ministry of Health has reported.

Malaysian Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob touched upon matters concerning the East Sea during a meeting with Sultan of Brunei Hassanal Bolkiah on February 15.