Vietnam Today

Hundreds of artists from various fields will participate in performances on the occasion of the 325th anniversary of Sai Gon - Cho Lon - Gia Dinh – Ho Chi Minh City (1698-2023) and 47 years since Sai Gon - Gia Dinh was officially named after President Ho Chi Minh (July 2, 1976 - 2023).

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong met with voters in Hanoi’s Hai Ba Trung, Ba Dinh and Dong Da districts on July 1 to inform them about outcomes of the recent fifth session of the 15th National Assembly (NA).

(CPV) - The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), in partnership with UNICEF, has delivered 590 vaccine refrigerators to the Ministry of Health as part of the support to further improve cold chain systems for routine immunization and COVID-19 vaccination campaigns.

An art troupe of 11 artists from the Vietnam Puppet Theatre has participated in the 63rd International Children’s Festival held in Šibenik of Croatia to promote the image of Vietnamese people and country among the global community.

As many as 50 paintings of Vietnamese contemporary art collected since the 1930s are being displayed at an exhibition launched in the District 5 of Paris, France on June 28.

A ceremony was held in Ho Chi Minh City on June 29 to deploy Level-2 Field Hospital Rotation 5 and Engineering Unit Rotation 2 of Vietnam for peacekeeping operations in the United Nations missions in South Sudan and Abyei.

President Vo Van Thuong and a delegation of National Assembly deputies of central Da Nang city met with local voters on June 28 to inform them about the outcomes of the 15th NA’s fifth session, listen to and clear up their petitions.

On June 27, the Thai Binh University of Medicine and Pharmacy in the northern province of Thai Binh received the first-class Labour Order conferred by the Lao State in recognition of its contribution to training human resources for the Lao health sector.

An exhibition was organized Quang Ninh province’s Co To island district on June 27 to display signatures and autographs of President Ho Chi Minh in the 1945-1969 period.

Nearly 50 representatives from embassies, diplomatic missions, and international organisations in Vietnam paid tribute and wrote in the funeral guest book at the State-level respect-paying and memorial ceremonies for former Deputy Prime Minister Vu Khoan at the National Funeral Hall in Hanoi on June 27.

Nearly 1,000 yogis in the southern province of Ba Ria - Vung Tau gathered at an event on June 25 to celebrate the International Day of Yoga 2023 (June 21).

(CPV) - Over 160 high-ranking officials, experts, and scholars from Vietnam and the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) have gathered in person and online for the international workshop titled "Migration and Health for Migrants in ASEAN” organized by the Vietnamese Ministry of Health and the ASEAN Secretariat with support from the IOM and the World Health Organisation (WHO) in Hanoi on June 26.

The US Embassy in Hanoi announces the recuitment of excellent Vietnamese candidates for the Fulbright Vietnamese Teaching Assistant Program in the United States (FLTA) for the 2024-2025 academic year.

Vietnamese Ambassador to China Pham Sao Mai has emphasised the great significance of Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh’s official visit to China and attendance in the 14th Annual Meeting of the New Champions (AMNC) of the World Economic Forum (WEF) there from June 25 to 28.

The 5th sitting of the 15th National Assembly wrapped in Hanoi on June 24.

A memorial ceremony and a reburial service were held in the northern province of Son La on June 24 for four Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and experts who laid down their lives in Laos.

The National Assembly on April 24 approved extending tourist e-visas from 30 to 90 days, starting from August 15, 2023, at its ongoing fifth session.

The 15th National Assembly (NA) has decided to continue the reduction of the value added tax (VAT) by 2%, from July 11 through December 31, 2023.

The 15th National Assembly continued the 22nd working day in Hanoi on June 22, as part of the ongoing fifth session under the chair of NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue.

The US Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City hosted a ceremony on June 23 to celebrate the 247th anniversary of the US Independence Day (July 4, 1776-2023).

Vietnamese students were awarded one gold, three silver, and one bronze medals at the European Physics Olympiad (EuPhO) 2023 that concluded in Germany on June 20.

A troupe from the Thang Long Puppet Theater including 18 members performed folk music and traditional water puppet shows in Moscow and Voronezh at the invitation of the organisation committee of the 16th Chekhov International Theater Festival taking place from June 2-18.

Humanitarian Month 2023 received the participation of many organizations, individuals, businesses and benefactors, mobilizing the highest amount of support, and helping the largest number of vulnerable people ever, the Vietnam Red Cross said on June 19.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong asked provincial-level Steering Committees on Prevention and Control of Corruption and Negative Phenomena to take drastic actions in combating corruption in their locality without relying on higher-level agencies, while addressing a conference in Hanoi on June 19.

Ho Chi Minh City’s Thu Duc City has built and launched 254 Ho Chi Minh Cultural Spaces at 5 companies, 6 apartment buildings, 6 religious establishments, 13 cultural inns, 140 schools, 10 organizations and unions.

About 800 Japanese candidates participated in the 6th Vietnamese-language proficiency test held at the Japan College of Foreign Languages (JCFL) in Tokyo on June 18.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on June 18 issued an order to simultaneously start the construction of three important national transport projects at a ceremony in Ho Chi Minh City on June 18.

The Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV) and the People's Committee of central Thua Thien-Hue province held a ceremony on June 17 to inaugurate Terminal 2 of the Phu Bai International Airport.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on June 17 attended a ceremony in An Giang province where he ordered simultaneously beginning the construction of four components projects of the first phase of the 188km Chau Doc - Can Tho - Soc Trang expressway.

Vietnam took the lead at the first Abu Reikhan Beruniy International Chemistry Olympiad after all of its eight students won medals, including four golds and four silvers, announced the Ministry of Education and Training and the Vietnam Chemistry Association.