Vietnam Today

The diplomatic sector should detect opportunities and challenges in a timely manner, contributing to the successful implementation of the country’s 100-year strategic goals, Party General Secretary and State President To Lam said at a working session with the Party Civil Affairs Committee of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on August 29.

The 500kV Circuit-3 power transmission line linking Quang Trach in the central province of Quang Binh and Pho Noi in the northern province of Hung Yen holds special significance in many aspects of economics, politics, society, national defence and security, stated Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh at the project’s inauguration ceremony in Hung Yen on August 29.

National Assembly (NA) Chairman Tran Thanh Man described President Ho Chi Minh’s testament as a beacon for the entire nation, while addressing a scientific conference held in Hanoi on August 29 to discuss 55 years of central agencies’ implementation of the testament (1969 - 2024).

From August 27 to 29, 2024, the Hanoi Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (DARD) collaborated with the Trade Office and the Embassy of Vietnam in Sweden to organize a trade promotion delegation participating in the 2024 Formex Sweden Handicraft Fair.

On June 26, President of the Australian Senate Sue Lines and her entourage engaged in discussions, and joined several activities at the KOTO humanitarian vocational training centre in Tien Du district, the northern province of Bac Ninh, as part of her official visit to Vietnam.

President of the Australian Senate Sue Lines and a high-ranking delegation of the country’s parliament respectfully laid a wreath and paid tribute to President Ho Chi Minh at his Mausoleum in Hanoi on August 26.

Party General Secretary and State President To Lam, head of the sub-committee for documents of the 14th National Party Congress, chaired a meeting of this sub-committee on August 27 to discuss the draft political report to be submitted to the congress.

The Ho Chi Minh City Management Authority for Urban Railways (MAUR) announced that the construction progress of the Metro Line 1 project has reached 98.38% of the total work volume.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and State President To Lam hosted a reception for visiting Commissioner General of the Korea Coast Guard (KCG) Kim Jong-uk in Hanoi on August 26.

The 8th extraordinary session of the 15th National Assembly (NA) has concluded after a day of serious, democratic, and highly responsible work, having fulfilled the planned agenda, National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man said.

(CPV) - Continuing the success of the Student Conference on Nature Conservation in 2022 and 2023, the Student Conference on Nature Conservation (SCNC 2024) was held in Da Nang city on August 23-24, attracting the participation of nearly 100 young conservationists, multidisciplinary students, and experts.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chaired a meeting in Hanoi on August 26 to congratulate and assign tasks to newly-appointed Deputy Prime Ministers Nguyen Hoa Binh, Ho Duc Phoc and Bui Thanh Son, Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Do Duc Duy and Minister of Justice Nguyen Hai Ninh.

Vietnamese experts have joined their Cambodian peers and Cambodian youngsters a trip held by the Documentation Centre of Cambodia (DC-Cam) to historical sites related to the Pol Pot genocidal regime in the neighbouring country to collect data and stories of this period.

The 15th National Assembly (NA) opened its eighth extraordinary session in Hanoi on August 26 to consider personnel work.

Vietnam is currently hosting nearly 22,000 international students, the highest number in the past nine years.

A get-together to celebrate the 32nd anniversary of the Slovak Constitution Day (September 1, 1992 - 2024) was held by the Ho Chi Minh City Union of Friendship Organisations (HUFO) on August 24, demonstrating solidarity and friendship between the people of HCM City and Slovakia.

President of the Australian Senate Sue Lines arrived in Hanoi at noon of August 24, starting her official visit to Vietnam that will last to August 30, at the invitation of National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chaired a Government monthly law-making session on August 24 to discuss seven draft laws, proposals for law-making, and one report content.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, while chairing a Government monthly law-making session on August 24, ordered ministers and heads of ministerial-level agencies to be responsible for the content, quality, and feasibility of draft laws to ensure that these laws, once enacted, can be put into practice soon, and help address bottlenecks and solve existing difficulties and obstacles.

President of the Australian Senate Sue Lines visited the special national relic Van Mieu-Quoc Tu Giam (Temple of Literature Complex) in Hanoi on August 24 afternoon, as part of her ongoing official visit to Vietnam.

The National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee wrapped up its 36th session in Hanoi on August 23 after four and a half days of sitting, fulfilling its set agenda.

Making breakthroughs in institutions, infrastructure and governance is the key task for Vietnam in the coming time, Politburo member and Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said while concluding the third meeting of the sub-committee for socio-economic affairs of the 14th National Party Congress in Hanoi on August 23.

Party General Secretary and President To Lam received 60 outstanding overseas Vietnamese (OV) out of more than 400 from 42 countries and territories attending the 4th World Conference of OV and the 2024 forum of OV intellectuals and experts in Hanoi on August 23.

(CPV) - Lecturers from 18 leading technology universities in Vietnam have participated in a training course on semiconductor IC design under the guidance of international experts to support the development of high-quality human resources and the development of the semiconductor industry in Vietnam.

A Hanoi delegation led by Deputy Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee Nguyen Van Phong on August 23 offered flowers at President Ho Chi Minh Monument at Nguyen Hue Walking Street in District 1, Ho Chi Minh City.

The 9th "Sao Doc Lap" (Independent Star) art program themed "Uncle Ho's words - The words of the country" will be live broadcast on VTV1 channel of Vietnam Television at the Hanoi Opera House at 8:10pm on August 25, 2024.

An exhibition themed “55 Years since Uncle Ho’s Passing, 55 Years of Preserving and Promoting the Values of the President Ho Chi Minh Relic Site in the Presidential Palace (1969-2024)” opened in Hanoi on August 22.

(CPV) - On 22 August, Meat & livestock Australia (MLA) organized the Aussie Red Meat Ambassador Showcase with the support of the Australian Government and the Australia - ASEAN Council.

The Thanh Tri district Party Committee in Hanoi has organized political activities to study and follow Ho Chi Minh’s ideology, morality and style in implementing his testament and regulation 144-QD/TW of the Politburo, in combination with building a team of cadres and party members.

Party General Secretary and President To Lam affirmed the Party and State’s special attention to the Vietnamese business community while meeting with a delegation of the Vietnam Association of Small and Medium Enterprises (VINASME) in Hanoi on August 22.