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The Government Committee for Religious Affairs held a webinar "Supporting religious activities in association with preserving and promoting national culture for the overseas Vietnamese community”.

The Vietnam-Germany Innovation Network (VGI) and the Bach Khoa Hanoi Technology Investment and Development One Member Company Limited (BK-HOLDINGS) inked an agreement on enhancing cooperation in science-technology and innovation on December 22.

The Government leader has asked 5 ministries to strengthen control of people coming to and going through countries that have detected Omicron variant infections, preventing the risk of entering Vietnam.

(CPV) – Secretary of the Party Central Committee (PCC) and Head of the PCC Commission on Popularization and Education Nguyen Trong Nghia has asked for renewal in carrying out external affairs work, disseminating sea and islands, as well as land border work.

The pilot installation of QR codes for street names in Son Tra district, the central city of Da Nang, aims to help local people and tourists look up information and gradually apply digital technology to local socio-economic development.

Chairman of the National Assembly Vuong Dinh Hue paid a working visit to the northern province of Vinh Phuc on December 23.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said the northern province of Hung Yen has the conditions to develop modern industrial, agricultural and service sectors in a harmonious manner and urged the province to strive towards fast and sustainable development during a working visit to Hung Yen on December 23.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc received the ambassadors of Mongolia, Nigeria, Timor-Leste, and Algeria who came to present their credentials on December 23.

The Ministry of Science and Technology’s National Office of Intellectual Property has granted the Geographical Indication certificate “Phu Yen” for lobster products.

Vietnamese Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien and the Republic of Korea (RoK)’s Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy Moon Sung-wook co-chaired the 11th meeting of the Vietnam-RoK Joint Committee on trade, industry and energy cooperation and the 5th meeting of the bilateral Joint Committee on implementation of the free trade agreement between the two countries on December 22.

According to the Quality Management Department of the Ministry of Education and Training, seven Vietnamese universities meet international accreditation standards.

The northern province of Quang Ninh is expected to open to international visitors in the first week of 2022.

An award ceremony of the 2021 Hack4Growth Unlimited was held on December 22 in Hanoi by the Global Association of Vietnamese Scientists and Experts (AVSE Global) and AVSE Corporation Vietnam under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ State Commission for Overseas Vietnamese.

(CPV) – Politburo member and permanent member of the Party Central Committee's Secretariat of Vo Van Thuong asked the dissemination sector to continue innovating contents and models of operation, contributing to the successful implementation of the tasks of the 13th National Party Congress.

Ho Chi Minh City authority has added VMD4.167 trillion to help nearly 1.5 million disadvantaged people who have been listed in previous support packages but have not yet received money.

A building of the small and medium-sized enterprise promotion department in the campus of the Lao Ministry of Industry and Trade, funded by the Overseas Vietnamese Association in Vientiane capital, was started to build on December 22.

Vietnamese youths will receive great support for their participation in the development of cultural industries in Vietnam, especially in UNESCO’s creative cities.

On December 21, the Vietnam National Space Centre (VNSC) held a ceremony to celebrate its 10th founding anniversary (2011-2021) and receive the Prime Minister’s certificate of merit.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc visited and presented gifts to the Hanoi Archdiocese and the Committee for Solidarity of Vietnamese Catholics (CSVC) in the capital city on December 23, on the occasion of the upcoming Christmas season.

The visit took place in just over a day with a very rich program, actually including 16 activities of the Vietnamese State President and activities of leaders of a number of ministries and branches. Through high-level contacts and direct exchanges between ministries and sectors, the two sides have achieved many comprehensive and important results.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Washington D.C officially released the clip on Vietnamese cuisine - "The Art of Vietnamese cuisine", at an intimate meeting with friends and US partners on the occasion of the end of the year.

The two sides agreed to boost cooperation in the agro-forestry-fishery sector; strengthen control of timber import and export activities; and prevent and control diseases on plants and animals.

From December 21, local people and tourists to tourist attractions in Phan Thiet city in the central province of Binh Thuan only need to scan a QR code to find destination information.

On December 21, the Hoi An Cultural Heritage Conservation Management Center in the central province of Quang Nam inaugurated the “Hoi An Prison” Relic Gallery as a tourist attraction combined with traditional education.

Vietnam needs to improve the scale and quality of investment in Cambodia, promoting a new wave of investment, President Nguyen Xuan Phuc stated while meeting Vietnamese Cambodian enterprises on December 22 during his State visit to Cambodia.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh had a working session with key leaders of central Quang Binh province on December 22 to review its 2021 socio-economic performance and Party building, and outline tasks for 2022.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc arrived in Hanoi on December 22, concluding his two-day State visit to Cambodia at the invitation of Cambodian King Preah Bat Samdech Preah Boromneath Norodom Sihamoni.

The Binh Duong provincial People’s Committee has opened an e-commerce platform with the domain name: https://binhduongtrade.vn.

(CPV) – In 2021, Vietnam continued to receive support from foreign non-governmental organizations (FNGOs), especially in policy support, financial support, and experience, which helped Vietnam both fight the pandemic and carry out programs and projects.

The Hanoi Department of Tourism and the VTV Travel program of Vietnam Television have launched the photo contest: “There is such a Hanoi", in order to promote the image and tourism of the capital.