Vietnam Today

Chairman of the National Assembly (NA) Vuong Dinh Hue asked legislators to thoroughly scrutinise the draft revised land law so as to ensure its highest quality, while delivering opening remarks at the fifth extraordinary meeting of the 15th legislature on January 15.

Following his attendance at the 54th Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF-54) in Davos, Switzerland, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, accompanied by his spouse and a high-ranking delegation of Vietnam, will embark on an official visit to Hungary at the invitation of Hungarian PM Viktor Orban, marking the two countries' first exchange of delegations at the PM level in the past seven years.

The Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee on January 15 sent a congratulatory message to the Japanese Communist Party (JCP) on the opening of the latter's 29th Congress.

A representative of the Ho Chi Minh City Student Support Center recently said that the center will coordinate with other units to organize trains and buses to bring students and needy workers home to celebrate the Lunar New Year Festival (Tet) with 2,000 bus tickets and 150 train tickets.

The 15th National Assembly (NA) started its fifth extraordinary meeting at the NA building in Hanoi on January 15, in the presence of Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, State President Vo Van Thuong, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue, and many Party, State, NA officials and former leaders.

The Ministry of Education and Training has reported that the number of international students studying in Vietnam averagely increased by 8% - 10% per year in the 2018 – 2023 period.

The Department of Transport of Hanoi has proposed to the municipal People's Committee to allow the pilot use of electric buses for passenger transport service in a 12-month period on nine existing bus routes whose contracts are set to expire in 2024.

Indonesian President Joko Widodo left the northern port city of Hai Phong at noon on January 13, concluding his three-day state visit to Vietnam.

Indonesian President Joko Widodo on January 13 made a field trip to VinFast electric vehicle manufacturing complex in the northern port city of Hai Phong as part of his state visit to Vietnam.

Vietnam expects to have 108 social housing projects with over 47,500 apartments completed in 2024, according to the Ministry of Construction.

Ensuring absolute aviation security and safety is among the top prority tasks, Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang said while chairing a conference in Hanoi on January 12 to review performance in 2023 and implement tasks for 2024 of the National Civil Aviation Security Committee.

The ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Statement on Maintaining and Promoting Stability in the Maritime Sphere in Southeast Asia issued on December 30, 2023 shows the importance that the bloc attaches to the maritime sphere in the region, spokeswoman for the Foreign Ministry Pham Thu Hang said at the ministry’s regular press briefing on January 11.

Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan visited and presented gifts to social policy beneficiary households and disadvantaged labourers residing in the northern province of Thai Binh’s Vu Thu district on January 11.

The Ministry of Public Security (MPS) Office for UN Peacekeeping Operations held an inauguration ceremony for the Vietnam Police Peacekeeping Unit No.1 in Hanoi on January 11.

President Vo Van Thuong hosted a reception in Hanoi on January 11 for Politburo member, Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee’s Secretariat and head of the Publicity Department of the CPC Central Committee Li Shulei.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, his spouse, and a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation will attend the 54th Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland and pay official visits to Hungary and Romania from January 16-23, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on January 11.

Various activities were held by Squadron 11 of the Coast Guard Region 1 Command in Bach Long Vi island district, Hai Phong city on January 9 and 10 ahead of the Lunar New Year (Tet) Festival.

As many as 67 medical staff and volunteers from Wonkwang Education Organization of the Republic of Korea (RoK) provided charitable medical examination and treatment for people in Long An province at Long An General Hospital in Ward 3, Tan An city from January 7-10.

President Vo Van Thuong on January 10 hosted separate receptions for the ambassadors of New Zealand and Peru, who came to bid farewell to the State leader.

National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue on January 10 had a working session with relevant agencies, discussing the organisation of cultural and art activities to celebrate the 80th anniversary of Vietnam's first General Election Day (January 6, 1946 - 2026).

The Vietnamese Party and State always value and give top priority to the Vietnam-China relations, Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee and head of its Commission for Popularisation and Education Nguyen Trong Nghia said on January 10.

The Trade Union of the Vietnam Textile and Apparel Association (VITAS) on January 10 organized a program in Viet Thang Corporation to show its attention to trade union members and workers during the upcoming Lunar New Year of the Dragon.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on January 10 inspected several key projects in Hai Duong as part of his visit to the Red River Delta province.

President Vo Van Thuong on January 9 handed over appointment decisions to 26 ambassadors and heads of Vietnamese representative agencies abroad for 2024-2027, and assigned tasks to them.

The Party Central Committee (PCC)’s Commission for External Relations held a conference to summarize foreign affairs in 2023 and deploy tasks in 2024 in Hanoi in the afternoon of January 8.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on January 8 asked the banking sector to maintain its role as the “blood of life” for the national economy, while addressing a conference in Hanoi on January 8.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has assigned relevant ministries and agencies to remove any existing obstacles as soon as possible, thus providing unwavering support for the Vietnam Oil and Gas Group (Petrovietnam) to further develop and ensure national energy security.

Indonesian President Joko Widodo will pay a State visit to Vietnam from January 11-13, the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on January 8.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has expressed his belief that that the ongoing visit to Vietnam by Speaker of the Bulgarian National Assembly Rosen Dimitrov Jeliazkov will be a success, opening up a new chapter in the long-standing relations between the two countries.

(CPV) - On January 8, in Thu Dau Mot City, the southern province of Binh Duong province, Thu Dau Mot University coordinated with Sun Edu International Education Joint Stock Company to open an intensive training course on IC design for lecturers.