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Vietnam will send four more officers to United Nations (UN) peacekeeping missions in South Sudan, the Central African Republic and the Abyei Area.

Through the application to reflect petitions on mobile devices, to date, Bac Ninh has received more than 6,000 complaints in 33 fields from people, businesses and organizations. The average processing rate reached 96%.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh required that the railway industry optimise existing assets, finance and human resources to modernise its operation, contributing to developing transport and realising the strategic breakthrough of transport infrastructure set in the Resolution of the 13th National Party Congress.

Ca Mau should double efforts to maximise its potential and strength, and promote resources and the spirit of self-reliance for its local development, said Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh at a ceremony to announce the southernmost province's master plan for the 2021-30 period, with a vision to 2050, and its investment promotion event on December 9.

The strengthening of solidarity and friendship and the deepening of mutually-beneficial cooperation between China and Vietnam is in the common interests of both sides and conducive to peace, stability and prosperity in the region and the world, the Chinese Foreign Ministry's spokesperson Wang Wenbin has said.

(CPV) - Vietnam’s National Assembly on November 29 passed a resolution on the application of additional corporate income tax according to regulations to prevent base erosion (global minimum tax). Accordingly, the global minimum tax policy of 15% will take effect from January 1, 2024.

The national steering committee for natural disaster prevention and control held a meeting with international partners in Hanoi on December 8, highlighting the role of early warning and early action in natural disaster risk mitigation.

The Vietnam-Korea Friendship Association (VKFA) in Ho Chi Minh City plans to organize cultural exchange events, creating conditions for the people of Vietnam and the Republic of Korea (RoK) to increase mutual understanding and support, heard its third national congress for the 2023-28 term on December 8.

As many as 143 outstanding ethnic minority students and youth in 2023 reported their achievements to Uncle Ho at Ba Dinh Square in Hanoi on December 26.

Recently, many Ho Chi Minh Cultural Spaces have been formed at businesses with the desire to create conditions for workers to easily access and learn about the life, ideological values, morality, and style of President Ho Chi Minh.

The Consulate General of Belarus in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) was inaugurated at No 2/6, Road 31, Binh An Ward, Thu Duc city, on December 7.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his Belarusian counterpart Roman Golovchenko visited the Hanoi Flag Tower, an iconic relic in the capital city, and enjoyed Vietnamese coffee at noon on December 8 following their talks within the framework of the latter’s official visit to Vietnam.

Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on December 8 morning hosted a welcome ceremony for his Belarusian counterpart Roman Golovchenko who is paying an official visit to Vietnam from December 6-9.

The Soc Trang provincial Department of Police has organized a conference to implement the movement on studying and realizing Uncle Ho’s Six teachings in 2023 - 2028. Colonel Pham Quoc Viet, Member of the provincial Party Committee and Deputy Director of the Department of Public Security, chaired the event.

Prime Minister of Cambodia Samdech Moha Bovor Thipadei Hun Manet is scheduled to pay an official visit to Vietnam from December 11 to 12.

Chairman of the Vietnamese National Assembly Vuong Dinh Hue held talks with President of the National Assembly and Speaker of the House of Representatives of Thailand Wan Muhamad Noor Matha in Bangkok on December 7, right after the welcome ceremony.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son led a Vietnamese delegation to attend the 8th Mekong - Lancang Cooperation (MLC) Foreign Ministers' Meeting that opened in Beijing, China, on December 7.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, who is Chairman of the Coordinating Council for Red River Delta Region, presided over the council's second conference in Hanoi on December 7 to give opinions on the building of the region's master plan for the 2021-2030 period with a vision to 2050.

A seminar was held by jointly held by the Vietnam-Australia Friendship Association in Hanoi and Ha Phuong IED, a provider of education and training consulting services in Hanoi on December 6 to provide Vietnamese teachers and students with information about Australia’s education as well as its experience in vocational training.

On the afternoon of December 5, before the opening of the 17th meeting of the 18th Nghe An Provincial People's Council, term 2021 - 2026, the delegation attending the meeting offered flowers in front of Uncle Ho's Monument at Ho Chi Minh Square.

The Finnish Embassy in Vietnam organised a ceremony to mark the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam – Finland diplomatic relations and 106th Independence Day of Finland in Ho Chi Minh City on December 6.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has demanded priority be given to promoting economic growth and securing the best possible results for the aspects failing to meet targets this year.

The Standing Committee of Quang Ninh Youth Union has organized a conference to thoroughly grasp and inform about studying and following Ho Chi Minh’s ideology, morality, and style.

That is the direction of Senior Lieutenant General Vu Hai San, Member of the Party Central Committee, Deputy Minister of National Defense, Head of the Steering Committee for the Emulation Movement on following Uncle Ho’s teachings at a conference on December 5. ​

President Vo Van Thuong met voters in the central city of Da Nang on December 5 to inform them about the results of the sixth session of the 15th National Assembly that concluded recently.

Chairman of the Vietnamese National Assembly Vuong Dinh Hue met with representatives of over 160 Vietnamese enterprises in Laos on December 5.

National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue attended and delivered a speech at the plenary session of the first Cambodia – Laos – Vietnam (CLV) Parliamentary Summit which opened in Vientiane on December 5.

President Vo Van Thuong had a working session on December 5 with the Military Region 5 Command, which comprises 11 central and Central Highlands localities, on the military-defence situation in the region.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his entourage wrapped up their trip to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to attend the 28th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP28), and an official visit to Turkey from November 29 to December 3, with all goals achieved, said Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Do Hung Viet.

(CPV) - The Thai Binh Homecoming Day event, held in Thai Binh city December 1st - 2nd, attracted great attention from the Vietnamese - Korean business and cultural community.