Vietnam Today

(CPV) - The Swedish Embassy organized a series of activities to spread and inspire young people about innovative thinking, and to consolidate and deepen cooperation between Sweden and Vietnam in building a more sustainable and greener future.

President of Vietnam Vo Van Thuong received the newly accredited ambassadors of Venezuela and Laos, who came to present their credentials in Hanoi on November 8.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh emphasized the necessity to streamline administrative procedures to remove obstacles for business activities, thus addressing challenges, unlocking resources for development, and promoting economic growth.

The question & answer session of the 15th National Assembly’s 6th sitting wrapped up in Hanoi on November 8 after two and a half days.

Chairman of the National Assembly’s Committee for External Relations Vu Hai Ha on November 8 chaired an online meeting with the Foreign Affairs Committees of the Lao and Cambodian legislatures to discuss preparations for the first high-level conference of the NAs of Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam slated for December.

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha on November 8 received visiting Professor David Rogers of the US-based Columbia Business School, who is known for his pioneering model of customer networks and his work on digital transformation.

National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue has sent a thank-you letter to President of the Belgian Chamber of Representatives Eliane Tillieux as the chamber on October 5 passed a resolution in support of the Agent Orange (AO)/dioxin victims in Vietnam, with absolute approval votes.

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Minh Vu hosted a reception for a delegation of the Japan-Vietnam parliamentary friendship alliance of Kobe city, Japan’s Hyogo prefecture, in Hanoi on November 7.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh will take the floor to present a report, clarify various issues, and answers questions from the National Assembly (NA) deputies at the ongoing 15th NA’s 6th meeting on November 8.

Each story tells about Uncle Ho, contributing to fostering the sense of responsibility of the young generation in building and protecting the Fatherland.

National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue chaired a working session in Hanoi on November 7 to review preparations for a conference to launch the legislature’s 2024 supervision programme.

Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai welcomed Minister-President of Thüringen state of Germany Bodo Ramelow to Vietnam on his second visit following the first one made in 2019, during a reception in Hanoi on November 7.

Vietnam always considers Japan as a long-term and leading important partner, said Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Minh Vu while meeting a visiting delegation of the Japan-Vietnam parliamentary friendship alliance of Kobe city, Japan’s Hyogo prefecture, in Hanoi on November 7.

Binh Dien Market Business and Management Company under Saigon Trading Corporation (Satra) has inaugurated and launched the "Ho Chi Minh Cultural Space".

The District 7 Party Committee has organized a contest on studying and following President Ho Chi Minh’s ideology, morality and style in association with learning about Resolution 98 of the National Assembly on piloting a number of specific mechanisms and policies for Ho Chi Minh City development and Party Resolutions.

Former State President Nguyen Minh Triet has offered flowers at Uncle Ho's Monument to the Central Highlands peoples at Great Solidarity Square in Pleiku city, the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai, and offered incense at Uncle Ho’s worship place.

A delegation of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) led by Phan Dinh Trac, Politburo member, Secretary of the CPV Central Committee, Chairman of its Commission for Internal Affairs, is paying a visit to Venezuela at the invitation of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV).

Vice Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) People’s Council Nguyen Van Dung on November 6 hosted a reception for a delegation of the Friendship Parliamentarians’ Association of Japan’s Osaka prefecture led by its Chairman Wada Kenji.

The Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday will last seven days from February 8 to 14, 2024, per an official document approved by Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh.

Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on November 6 sent a message of congratulations to Milojko Spajić on his election as Prime Minister of Montenegro.

A delegation of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV), led by Politburo member, Secretary of the CPV Central Committee and Chairman of its Inspection Commission Tran Cam Tu, is paying a working visit to China from November 5-7.

The 15th National Assembly entered its 11th working day of the sixth session in Hanoi on November 6 under the chair of NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue.

A Vietnamese delegation led by Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People's Army Sen. Lieut. Gen Phung Si Tan attended the Defence & Security 2023 show that opened in Thailand on November 6, with over 500 leading defence manufacturers from 45 countries globally taking part.

Over 2,500 employees and interns have been recruited by nearly 30 leading Japanese corporations and firms at the Japan Job Fair 2023.

The Party Committee, People's Committee, Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Phuoc Long A ward in Thu Duc, Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC), has recently coordinated with Muwahindin Mosque to launch "Ho Chi Minh Cultural Space".

Mongolian President Ukhnaagiin Khurelsukh, his spouse, and a high-ranking delegation of Mongolia left Hanoi at noon on November 5, concluding their five-day State visit to Vietnam at the invitation of President Vo Van Thuong.

(CPV) - Vietnam's coffee brand has long affirmed its position in the world market. In 2022, despite the difficulties of the world economic situation, Vietnam's coffee exports still ranked second in the world (just behind Brazil) with an output of nearly 1.8 million tons, to more than 70 countries and territories, earning nearly 4 billion USD; in which Dak Lak coffee with the brand and geographical indication "Buon Ma Thuot Coffee" accounts for over 30% of the country's total coffee exports. This is the basis for Dak Lak to build Buon Ma Thuot into a "world coffee destination" based on its unique strengths.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chaired the monthly Government meeting in Hanoi on November 4 to review the socio-economic performance in October and the first 10 months of this year.

Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the UN, has urged countries worldwide to implement commitments and enhance actions and finance for climate, including commitments made at the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Climate Ambition Summit in September 2023, to effectively address impacts of climate change and sea-level rise.

Danish Ambassador to Vietnam Nicolai Prytz highlighted the recent establishment of Green Strategic Partnership (GSP) between Vietnam and Denmark has openinh up a new chapter in their 50-year relationship, during a recent meeting with the press.