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The southern region will have more than 20 clusters of cargo ports being invested in 2021-2030, according to the Vietnam Inland Waterway Administration under the Ministry of Transport.

Aiming to carry out the pilot program of welcoming international tourists to the locality under the Government’s pilot program, Da Nang city has selected and announced the first 17 units participating in this program.

Through four dramatic and challenging rounds with nearly 200 elite projects around the globe, the top 10 teams have excellently entered the final round of Hack4Growth - unlimited 2021, which took place on the online platform.

The World Bank (WB) and the Global Knowledge Partnership on Migration and Development (KNOMAD) forecast that the amount of remittances to Vietnam in 2021 could reach 18.1 billion USD, continuing to increase compared to 2020.

Foreign direct investment (FDI) registered in Vietnam reached 26.46 billion USD as of November 20, up 0.1 percent year on year, according to the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

Vietnam wishes to foster cooperation with Russia across fields and channels, including the traditional friendship with the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (KPRF), President Nguyen Xuan Phuc affirmed on December 2.

Leaders of Vietnam on December 2 extended their greetings to their Cuban counterparts on the occasion of the 61st anniversary of the diplomatic ties between the two countries.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has requested consistently pursuing the policy of safely, flexibly adapting to and effectively controlling COVID-19 pandemic.

The Vietnamese Nail Association in the UK (NVAUK) has just organized the final round of the UK Next Top Nail Contest 2021. This is not only a skill contest for nail makers, but also a festival for Vietnamese people there.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh requested the Ministry of Health to coordinate with relevant agencies and units urgently reviewing and perfecting institutions and legal corridors, and supplementing necessary mechanisms and policies necessary to support and promote the domestic production of vaccines, biological products, equipment and drugs for COVID-19 treatment.

So far, Vietnam has cured over 992,000 cases of COVID-19, and continues to treat nearly 6,500 severe cases, the Ministry of Health reported on December 2.

September 8 was proposed as the day to honor the Vietnamese language in overseas Vietnamese communities at a workshop held on November 30 by the State Commission for Overseas Vietnamese (SCOV) under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The Ministry of Education and Training has just issued a plan to implement the National Action Program for Children in the 2021-2030 period of the education sector.

On December 1, the Australian-based Study Melbourne established an educational centre in Ho Chi Minh (HCM) to offer a vibrant and friendly space alive with opportunities to experience Melbourne.

(CPV) - WHO and UNICEF call on the Government of Viet Nam and State agencies to implement the Government Decree 09/2016/ND-CP that mandates the fortification of salt, wheat flour and vegetable oil and the use of fortified salt and wheat flour by the food industry.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc had a meeting with Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin in Moscow on December 1 as part of his ongoing official visit to Russia.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc has affirmed that Russia is always a top priority, trustworthy and traditional partner of Vietnam.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh recommended the central city of Da Nang strengthen public-private cooperation, develop high-quality human resources, infrastructure, and promote tourism while chairing a virtual meeting between the Government's permanent members and the local authority on December 1.

(CPV)- At the 6th National Congress of the Vietnam Association for Promoting Education, Prof. Dr. Nguyen Thi Doan was re-elected as President of the association, term 2021-2026.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Turkey on November 26 opened the Honorary Consulate Office of Vietnam in Turkey Istanbul city.

According to the Hanoi Department of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs, since the beginning of July, authorized agencies have approved VND6.012 trillion to support over 5.12 million people, workers, establishment owners, and households affected by COVID-19. Families in the city affected by the COVID-19 pandemic have reached VND 6,012 billion.

Professor Vladimir Kolotov from St. Petersburg University in Russia said that it was during the challenging period of the COVID-19 pandemic that Russia-Vietnam relations showed their stability, without temporary fluctuations, with high mutual trust.

The South Australia – Vietnam Business Council (SAVBC) was recently established in Australia, creating a new trade connectivity channel for businesses of the two countries.

On November 30, the Ho Chi Minh City Hi-Tech Park held a ceremony to make the debut of the Vietnam – Korea Training Cooperation Centre (VKTCC) located at the City’s Hi-Tech Park Training Center.

Talking about the campaign to vaccinate children aged 12-17 against COVID-19 on November 30, a representative of the Ministry of Health said that vaccinating children is of great significance, in order to protect children's health from the complex development of the COVID-19 pandemic.

(CPV) - On 26 November 2021, over 80 policy-makers, practitioners, experts and scholars from prestigious think tanks and universities, and businesses from Viet Nam and Indonesia discussed the recent development of the two countries' maritime cooperation and explored opportunities and potential collaboration.

(CPV) - The Norwegian Embassy in Hanoi, its Commercial Section-Innovation Norway, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Vietnam Environment Administration (VEA) under the Ministry of Natural Resources & Environment (MONRE) organized a webinar “Multi-stakeholders Approach – a Key to Successful Circular Economy” on November 30th 2021.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chaired the first meeting of the National Committee on Digital Transformation via videoconference on November 30.

Vietnam recorded 13,972 cases of COVID-19 in 61 localities during 24 hours from 4pm November 29 to 4pm November 30, including 6 imported cases, according to the Ministry of Health.

A Vietnamese delegation led by Chairman of the National Assembly (NA)’s Committee for External Relations Vu Hai Ha attended the 143rd General Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU-143) and related meetings in Madrid, Spain, from November 27-30.