Vietnam Today

The Vietnam International Innovation Expo 2023 (VIIE 2023) will take place in Hanoi from October 28 to November 1, 2023, with the participation of hundreds of leading domestic and international technology businesses.

A meeting was held by the Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) Union of Friendship Organizations and the Vietnam – Indonesia Friendship Association in the city to celebrate the 78th anniversary of Indonesian Independence Day (August 17, 1945-2023).

A cooperation agreement on forming a pork trading floor in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) was signed by HCMC Departments of Industry and Trade, and Agriculture and Rural Development, and the Mercantile Exchange of Vietnam (MXV) on August 14.

The Hanoi People's Committee has just issued Plan No. 211/KH-UBND on giving gifts to policy beneficiaries who are revolution contributors and revolutionary establishments on the occasion of the 78th anniversary of the National Day of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (September 2, 1945 - September 2, 2023).

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh praised the Vietnamese national women's football team for their first-ever participation in the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, during a reception for the team in Hanoi on August 15.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on August 15 inspected the regular maintenance of President Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum and had a working session with its Management Board on its performance in the first half of 2023.

Over the years, the Association of Victims of Agent Orange/dioxin in Hanoi has mobilized nearly VND230 billion to help and support people affected by Agent Orange and their families.

National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue suggested reviewing provisions on water resources management, while addressing the 25th session of the NA Standing Committee in Hanoi on August 14 during which the draft revised Law on Water Resources is among the documents tabled for discussion.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh made field trips to several agricultural production facilities and transport projects in Dong Thap as part of his visit to the Mekong Delta province on August 13.

President Vo Van Thuong met in Hanoi on August 12 with 56 international and Vietnamese scientists attending the international scientific conference "Windows on the Universe" that recently took place in Quy Nhon city, the south-central province of Binh Dinh.

A yoga performance put on at the My Dinh National Stadium in Hanoi on August 12 set a record for attracting the largest number of performers in the country, with the event seeing the participation of 5,000 people coming together in the shape of the national flag.

The Dak Lak centre for elephant conservation, wildlife rescue, and forest protection management on August 12 offered a buffet to the herd of domestic elephants in the Central Highlands province’s Lak district as part of an event marking World Elephant Day.

A charity walk for Agent Orange/dioxin victims was held at Dam Sen Cultural Park in Ho Chi Minh City on August 12, with 5,000 people taking part.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh asked localities to stabilise daily activities of households in landslide areas and ensure safety for them and major infrastructure facilities while working with representatives from ministries, agencies and provinces in the Mekong Delta province of Ca Mau on August 11.

Doctors in hospitals in Vietnam have mastered advanced techniques to save premature babies weighing only 400 grams.

There are few skilled Vietnamese guest workers in Europe in recent years, according to deputy head of the Department of Overseas Labour under the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Nguyen Gia Liem.

National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue on August 11 chaired a meeting with representatives from relevant agencies to review preparations for the question and answer session of the 25th session of the NA Standing Committee next week.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh asked localities to stabilise daily activities of households in landslide areas and ensure safety for them and major infrastructure facilities while working with representatives from ministries, agencies and provinces in the Mekong Delta province of Ca Mau on August 11.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on August 10 asked ministries, agencies, and localities to prepare plans to exploit the new development space created by major highways and roads when he chaired a meeting of the State steering committee for national key transport projects.

Deputy Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Nguyen Ba Hoan recently had a working session with Mr. Christos Giannakakis, Vice Chairman of Greece’s National Union of Agricultural Cooperatives and Mr. Moschos Korasidis, General Director of Greece’s National Union of Agricultural Cooperatives to discuss cooperation in bringing Vietnamese labourers to work in Greece in the agricultural sector.

Within the framework of the 5th cultural and educational exchange program between students in Hanoi and Fukuoka Prefecture (Japan), a delegation of staff, teachers and students from Fukuoka Prefecture on August 9 visited and exchanged with teachers and students of Viet Duc High School.

The Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Hoc Mon town, Hoc Mon district, Ho Chi Minh City recently organized a ceremony to launch the Ho Chi Minh Cultural Space at Tu Quang Pagoda.

(CPV) - STADA and its Vietnamese affiliate Pymepharco is a leading manufacturer of high-quality pharmaceuticals, is delighted to announce the official establishment of its new head office in Ho Chi Minh City.

On August 8, Ho Chi Minh City’s District 10 Party Committee held a meeting to review the 2-year implementation of the district’s plan on construction and development of Ho Chi Minh cultural space in the period of 2021-2023.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on August 8 signed a dispatch requesting efforts to prevent, control and mitigate damage from landslides, riverbank and coastal erosion, and flash floods.

A delegation of Vietnamese students and nearly 120 young people from Mexico, Slovakia, Canada and other countries participated in the Summer Camp 2023 in Seattle organized by City University of Seattle (CityU) from July 12 to August 5.

The country shipped abroad 1.76 million tonnes of crude oil worth a total of US$1.16 billion during the past seven months of the year, up 19.7% in volume but down 10.4% in value on-year, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

The port authority of the northern city of Hai Phong on August 7 announced that their units together with several competent forces successfully rescued seven sailors aboard an aground vessel of China’s Hong Kong.

The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA) is coordinating with the National Assembly's Committee for Culture and Education, the Ministry of Education and Training, and the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union's Central Committee to organize the seventh National Children’s Forum opened in Hanoi.

President Vo Van Thuong visited the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Vietnam at its office in Ho Chi Minh City on August 7, the first by Thuong to the conference as the State President.