Vietnam Today

Chairman of the National Assembly Vuong Dinh Hue on January 25 extended greetings and presented gifts on the occasion of the Lunar New Year (called Tet in Vietnamese) to families of policy beneficiaries, revolutionary contributors, poor households, Agent Orange/dioxin victims, and workers facing difficulties in the Mekong Delta province of Bac Lieu.

The investigation into a terrorism case in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak, which occurred on June 11, 2023, has been conducted in accordance with Vietnam’s law, said Foreign Ministry’s spokeswoman Pham Thu Hang.

National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue has congratulated the Mekong Delta province of Bac Lieu on surpassing its 2023 targets, achieving notable and comprehensive results that positioned it among well-performing localities in the region and the country.

President Vo Van Thuong visited and offered Lunar New Year (Tet) greetings to people, the mobile police, and the customs force of the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap on January 25.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on January 25 asked ministries, agencies, organisations, and localities to launch new emulation movements, taking the example of the one on doing away with makeshift houses as part of the efforts to materialise the national target programme on socio-economic development in ethnic minority-inhabited and mountainous areas.

Chairman of the National Assembly (NA) Vuong Dinh Hue received New Zealand Ambassador to Vietnam Tredene Dobson in Hanoi on January 24, lauding the outgoing diplomat’s contributions to relations between the two countries and their parliaments.

Former Chairwoman of the National Assembly (NA) Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan was conferred with the Order of the Rising Sun, first-class Grand Cross, of the Japanese Government at a ceremony held in Hanoi on January 24.

Hai Duong will launch the “Tree-planting Festival – remembering Uncle Ho's merit forever” in spring 2024 from February 19 to March 19 (from January 10 to February 10 of the Lunar calendar).

LOTUSat-1, Vietnam’s first ever indigenous weather satellite, is expected to be launched into orbit from December 2024 to February 2025, VNA reported news by the Vietnam National Satellite Centre (VNSC) at the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST).

President Vo Van Thuong on January 23 decided to send longevity congratulations to 757 citizens who turn 100 years old in six provinces.

Chairman of the National Assembly Vuong Dinh Hue paid pre-Tet visits to the families of late top legislators Bui Bang Doan and Le Quang Dao on January 22.

The Party Committee of the Soc Trang Agencies and Businesses Bloc on January 18 organized a conference to research and thoroughly grasp the 2024 special subject on studying and following Ho Chi Minh’s ideology, morality and style on promoting cultural identity of the ethnic groups and people of Soc Trang to meet the requirements of innovation, integration and development.

According to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, temperatures have tumbled sharply after a strong cold air wave hit northern localities in Vietnam early on January 21.

Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan emphasised the importance of solidarity in a divided world while addressing a plenary session of the 19th Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) in Kampala capital of Uganda on January 20.

Vietnam has full legal basis and ample historical evidence to affirm its sovereignty over the Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) Islands, Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Pham Thu Hang said on January 20 in response to reporters’ query on Vietnam's position concerning China's invasion of the Hoang Sa Islands in 1974.

Vietnam has been elected as a Vice President of the Executive Committee of the 19th Non-Alignment Movement (NAM) Summit, representing the Asia – Pacific region.

Chairman of the National Assembly Vuong Dinh Hue had a working session with the standing board of the Party Committee of the northern province of Thai Binh on January 20.

President Vo Van Thuong on January 20 visited and presented gifts to soldiers and people in Tho Chau island commune in Phu Quoc city of Kien Giang province - the most remote island commune in the southwest of the country – on the threshold of the Lunar New Year (Tet).

The Party Central Committee’s Inspection Commission decided to give a warning to the Standing Board of the Ministry of Industry and Trade’s Party Committee in the 2015-2020 tenure as a disciplinary measure, during its meeting in Hanoi on January 10-11 and 19.

President Vo Van Thuong on January 19 visited and presented gifts to social policy beneficiaries and workers in Tra On district in the Mekong Delta province of Vinh Long, ahead of the Lunar New Year (Tet) Festival.

A ceremony was held on January 18th to celebrate the 60th anniversary of Uncle Ho’s visit to Thang Loi Cooperative, Vinh Quang commune (now Dao Xa commune) in the northern province of Phu Tho.

A delegation led by Politburo member, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, and Chief Justice of the Supreme People's Court Nguyen Hoa Binh on January 18 visited and presented Tet gifts to policy families and poor households in An Nhon town, workers and disadvantaged workers in Nhon Hoa Industrial Park in An Nhon town, Binh Dinh province.

President Vo Van Thuong had a meeting with 50 delegates representing over 2,000 persons featured in “Viec tu te” (Good deeds), a TV show of Vietnam Television (VTV), in Hanoi on January 18.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh held talks with his Hungarian counterpart Viktor Orban in Budapest on January 18 afternoon (local time) as part of his official visit to the European nation from January 18-20.

The Phu Quoc High-Speed Boat Joint Stock Company, the project investor, plans to launch the first high-speed ferry from Saigon to Con Dao on February 23, 2024.

The amended Land Law and amended Law on Credit Institutions were officially passed on January 18, as part of the 15th National Assembly (NA)’s ongoing 5th extraordinary session.

The 15th National Assembly’s fifth extraordinary meeting wrapped up on January 18 morning in the presence of NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue.

President Vo Van Thuong presented gifts and extended warm Tet greetings to people in Thanh Chuong district, and officers and soldiers at Thanh Thuy Border Guard Station in the central province of Nghe An on January 17.

The local administration, Doosan Vina and the Republic of Korea’s Chung Ang University Hospital (CAU) have jointly organized a charity program to provide free medical examination, consultation, and medicine to people in the central province of Quang Ngai.

President Vo Van Thuong and a working delegation paid homage to President Ho Chi Minh at Chung Son temple, a sacred site dedicated to ancestors of the revered leader, and at the Kim Lien special national heritage site in Nam Dan district, the central province of Nghe An on January 16.