Vietnam Today

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong extended his best New Year wishes to leaders and former leaders of the Party, State, and Vietnam Fatherland Front, key officials of some centrally-run agencies and Hanoi, and compatriots, soldiers and overseas Vietnamese (OVs) at a get-together on January 29, or the 27th day of the last lunar month.

The Embassy of Vietnam in Ukraine on January 28 held a get-together for the Vietnamese community in the European couuntry on the threshold of the Tet (Lunar New Year) festival.

Despite the negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, trade and investment ties between Vietnam and Canada continued to prosper in 2021 representing important driving forces for the development of bilateral relations.

(CPV) - Bilateral relations between South Africa and Viet Nam are warm and close, but significant potential exists to deepen and extend these relations further.

In spite of just starting to resume after nearly two years of being forced to “hibernate” because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Vietnam’s tourism has been recognized and honored by the world as having made great efforts in developing a green economy.

A programme on socio-economic recovery and development is set to be issued before the Tet (Lunar New Year), which falls on February 1 this year, according to Deputy Minister of Planning and Investment Tran Duy Dong.

More than 17.12 million, or 75.71 percent of the total pupils and students nationwide, are likely to return to school for face-to-face learning from February 7 after Lunar New Year (Tet) holidays, according to the Ministry of Education and Training.

A delegation of the National Assembly (NA)’s office on January 28 handed over Lunar New Year (Tet) gifts of NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue to social welfare beneficiaries and poor households in the northern province of Thai Nguyen.

On the threshold of the Lunar New Year (Tet), Ambassadors to Vietnam of the G4 countries, namely New Zealand, Canada, Norway and Switzerland, have visited Hope Box, a shelter for victims of gender-based violence, in Hanoi.

A floral tribute was paid to Cuban national hero José Martí at his statue in Hanoi on January 28 on the occasion of his 169th birth anniversary.

Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam has signed a decision approving a program on increasing the quality of teaching ethnic minority languages in the general education curricula in the 2021-2030 period.

The feeling of conquering a mountain peak in the Northwest, watching the sea of ​​clouds floating and the brilliant sunrise on the first days of the New Year will be unforgettable.

Vietnam will implement a COVID-19 vaccination campaign from January 29, with an aim to give booster shots to all eligible adults within the first quarter of 2022.

The COVID-19 vaccination coverage is increasing, and many key tourism localities have returned to the "green zone" (low-risk level) in COVID-19 prevention and control, which has helped many tourists stay safe and book tours for the lunar New Year with the desire to have a favorable trip, and create positive energy for the new year.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on January 28 decided to reduce death penalties to life sentences for four prisoners, on the occasion of the upcoming Tet (Lunar New Year) festival.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chaired a regular Government meeting on January 28 to assess the socio-economic development situation in January, put forward tasks for February and the following months, and draft a Government Resolution on a socio-economic recovery and development programme.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong offered incence to his predecessors at their homes on January 28 on the threshold of the Lunar New Year (Tet) and the Party’s 92nd founding anniversary (February 3, 1930 – 2022).

The Ministry of National Defence on January 28 handed over the President’s decisions to seven officers who will be sent to the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA), a mission established by the UN Security Council in 2011 for peacekeeping in Sudan.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on January 28 ordered preparations in all aspects at a higher level than usual during the first Government regular meeting of 2022 as no one can forecast all possible unexpected developments and there may be more difficulties and challenges than advantages and opportunities.

Localities must create optimal conditions for people to return to their hometowns during the coming Tet (Lunar New Year) Festival, Minister - Chairman of the Government Office Tran Van Son said at a regular press conference of the Government on January 28.

A Lunar New Year Festival (Tet) was organized by the Vietnamese Embassy in France in both virtual and face-to-face manners, attracting nearly 150 delegates across France and Portugal.

A spring fair was launched by the Vietnamese culture centre, the Vietnamese People Association in Vientiane, and the Vietnam Business Association for Cooperation and Investment in Laos at the Vietnamese culture centre in Laos’ Vientiane on January 27 to celebrate the Lunar New Year Festival (Tet).

(CPV) - The Editorial Board of the Communist Party of Vietnam Online Newspaper has digitized and updated information of the materials relating to the Documents of the 13th National Party Congress on the Vietnamese and English, French, Russian, Spanish and Chinese pages ​​of the newspaper.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Ukraine has been keeping a close watch on the current situation and maintaining attention to the Vietnamese community here, Ambassador Nguyen Hong Thach said on January 27.

Many universities in Hanoi will welcome students back for in-person learning after the Lunar New Year (Tet) Festival following directions from Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on preparing conditions to reopen schools.

On January 26, the Ministry of Health (MoH) sent a document to the ministries of foreign affairs, national defence, public security and transport, and people’s committees of centrally-run cities and provinces on creating favourable conditions for entrants to Vietnam on the occasion of the Lunar New Year (Tet) festival.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on January 27 held an online working session with leaders of the 63 provinces and cities to discuss tasks and solutions to prevent and control the COVID-19, especially during the upcoming Lunar New Year (Tet) holidays, and preparations to reopen schools and the tourism sector.

Securing a two-all draw in the match against Myanmar on January 27, Vietnam’s female footballers managed to advance to the quarterfinals of the 2022 AFC Women’s Asian Cup.

Chairman of the National Assembly Vuong Dinh Hue on January 27 paid pre-Tet visits to the Hanoi Capital High Command and the Mobile Police High Command as the Lunar New Year (Tet) Festival is approaching.

Vietnam had a successful tenure as a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for 2020-2021, a difficult period for the world and the UNSC in particular due to complicated, uncertain and unprecedented developments in the world.