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President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on February 10 chaired the first meeting of the Steering Committee for building a scheme to review the 10-year implementation of the Party's resolution on the national defence strategy in the new situation.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on February 10 met members of the Vietnamese national women’s football team who returned home earlier the same day after earning a berth at the FIFA Women’s World Cup for the first time and finishing fifth at the recently-concluded 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup.

During the golden hour broadcast of the news bulletin on February 7 of the oldest and largest French TV channel, channel TF1, published a report to learn about the success of the "world cuisine" in France for more than 10 years and honored Vietnamese cuisine as one of the three cuisines most loved by the French people.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Hungary Nguyen Thi Bich Thao on February 7 attended a press conference about the 8th Madác Imre International Theater Festival (MITEM), which will take place in Budapest from April 20 to May 8, 2022, with the participation of 16 outstanding theatrical performances from 12 countries.

Ambassador of the Republic of Korea (RoK) to Vietnam Park Noh-wan shared an optimistic spirit on the good RoK-Vietnam relationship, on the occasion of the Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son’s visit to the RoK from February 9-11.

Early in the Lunar New Year of the Tiger, the Overseas Vietnamese Association in the Republic of Korea (RoK) presented 110 Tet gifts to Vietnamese individuals and households in difficulty.

The Consulate General of Vietnam in Kunming and the Private Business Association of Yunnan Province held a seminar on February 7 to summarize the coordination work in 2021 and make some proposals for the work in 2022.

On February 8, the Hope School in the central city of Da Nang, which was built for children who lost their parents due to the COVID-19 pandemic, officially welcomed its first students at all three levels of elementary, middle and high school education.

According to Hanoi City Department of Transport, motorbike taxi services have been allowed to resume operations in Hanoi after a six-month hiatus to slow the spread of COVID-19.

The Hanoi People’s Committee has agreed with the proposal of the My Duc district People’s Committee opening the Huong Pagoda to welcome visitors.

Tasmania's Minister of Trade, Energy and Resources with Vietnamese Ambassador Nguyen Tat Thanh on the working visit of the Ambassador and his spouse to Tasmania state in the early days of the Lunar New Year of the Tiger.

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) in January posted a year-on-year rise of 1.94 percent and inched up by 0.19 percent compared to the previous month, announced the General Statistics Office (GSO).

Emerging markets (EM) like Vietnam can provide potential growth opportunities for investors who do their due diligence, according to an article published by ETF Trends, a leading source in Exchange Traded Funds (ETF) news of the US.

Vietnam, together with Australia, officially took the charge of the co-chair of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)-run Southeast Asia Regional Programme (SEARP) for 2022-2025 during the second Ministerial Conference of the SEARP in Seoul on February 9.

Three new bridges in HCM City are expected to make travel more convenient, improve regional connectivity and reduce traffic jams.

Before going to Taiwan (China), foreign workers must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 vaccine and present their online vaccination certificates on the website of the Ministry of Labor (MOL) of Taiwan (China).

Ho Chi Minh City defines the goal of "Building Ho Chi Minh City into a Ho Chi Minh Cultural Space, where President Ho Chi Minh's thought, morality, style and career are always present, becoming the spiritual property and typical cultural values of the people, cadres and Party members.”

As many as 36 regular and irregular flights conducted by foreign airlines transporting 2,055 Vietnamese passengers from Taiwan (China), Cambodia, Singapore, Thailand, Japan and the Middle East and Turkey back home from January 31 to February 7.

(CPV) - Vietnamese Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son will pay an official visit to the Republic of Korea (RoK) and attend the OECD Southeast Asia Regional Program (SEARP) from February 9-11.

Vietnamese spring rolls are considered as one of the most favourite dishes of French people, along with Japanese sushi and American popcorn.

Deputy Prime Minister Le Van Thanh has signed a decision approving the national biodiversity strategy to 2030 with a vision towards 2050.

Deputy Defence Minister Senior Lieutenant General Hoang Xuan Chien and Chinese Ambassador to Vietnam Xiong Bo on February 8 chaired a ceremony to hand over 300,000 doses of Vero-Cell vaccine against COVID-19 from the Chinese Ministry of National Defence to the Vietnamese Ministry of National Defence.

The Lao Government has given the green light for two private companies to carry out a feasibility study on the construction of a 220kV transmission line which would carry electricity from five dams in northern Laos to Vietnam.

During 9 days of the Lunar New Year (Tet) 2022, tourists to the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong numbered 300,000, an increase of 566% compared to last Tet, according to the Lam Dong Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

The Yen Bai city People’s Committee on February 7 launched the Tet tree-planting festival to express gratitude to Uncle Ho.

During 9 days of the Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday, the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai welcomed more than 86,000 visitors; over 15,000 visitors higher than the set target, according to the Lao Cai Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

Politburo member and Chairman of the National Assembly Vuong Dinh Hue offered incense in tribute to generations of forefathers who had made contributions to the Vietnamese nation at Kinh Thien Palace in Thang Long Imperial Citadel in Hanoi on February 9.

The Charity Board of the Overseas Vietnamese Association in Macau (China) has just paid a visit and gave 55 gifts on the Lunar New Year of the Tiger to Vietnamese people in difficult circumstances in Macau.

National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue on February 8 urged the Vietnam National Textile and Garment Group (Vinatex) to pay more attention to building the Vietnamese brand and increasing the added value of the country’s garment and textile products.

The banking sector plays the key role in maintaining the macro-economic stability and other major balances of the economy, stated Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh at a New Year meeting with leaders and staff of the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) on February 8.