Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on November 30 chaired a meeting with People’s Committees of provinces and centrally-run cities and Vietnamese embassies and representative agencies abroad on vaccine diplomacy. Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh speaks at the meeting. (Photo: VNA) The event, which was held in both face-to-face and virtual forms, focused on reviewing outcomes of the work...

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on November 30 asked the Vietnam Red Cross Society (VRC) to devise specific programmes and plans to pool support from ministries, agencies and localities, and social resources for the poor as the Tet (Lunar New Year) is approaching. President Nguyen Xuan Phuc speaks at the meeting. (Photo: VNA) Speaking at a working session with...

The Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) has issued a document asking ministries, ministerial-level agencies, Governmental agencies, People's Committees of provinces and central-level cities, and central committees of mass organisations to implement a number of tasks to materialise a project on communication on human rights in Vietnam. Illustrative image (Source: VNA) Accordingly, conferences should be held to popularise...

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on November 30 co-chaired a national urban conference in Hanoi, which aims to disseminate and roll out the Government's Resolution 148/NQ-CP on implementing the Politburo's Resolution 06-NQ/TW on planning, construction, management and sustainable development of urban areas in Vietnam to 2030, with a vision to 2045. Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chairs national...

The National Assembly (NA) hosted the 10th Asia-Pacific meeting of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Francophonie (APF) in the central city of Da Nang on November 28 and 29, discussing international cooperation in response to climate change, medical crisis, and for socio-economic development. Participants pose for a group photo (Photo: VNA) Participants mulled over responsible and sustainable international collaboration...

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on November 29 sent a letter to Hoang Manh Chien, a seventh grader at Cam Thinh Junior High School in Cam Pha city, the northern province of Quang Ninh, commending him on his life-saving brave act. Hoang Manh Chien, a seventh grader at Cam Thinh Junior High School in Cam Pha city, Quang Ninh province....

The northern region will see a sharp temperature decline starting November 29 night as a serious cold wave is approaching, according to the National Centre for Hydro-meteorology. People in Hanoi bundled in warm clothes during the first serious cold spell in late 2021. (Photo: VNA) From tonight, the temperature is predicted to plunge to 12 degrees Celsius in Hanoi...

Some new passages have been found in Cave C7, part of the Krong No volcanic cave system – the longest of its kind in Southeast Asia, extending the length of this cave to over 1,240m. Experts in an exploration of the Krong No volcanic cave system. (Photo: VNA) The discovery was made by international experts following a recent exploration...

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc hosted a reception for Nguyen Binh, a young literature talent who has been honoured with the 2021 National Award for Young Writers for his English translation of Truyen Kieu (The Tale of Kieu). Writer Nguyen Binh (R) presents President Nguyen Xuan Phuc with a bilingual version of Truyen Kieu (Photo: VNA) Binh, 21, who...

The 9th National Buddhist Congress, an important event held in accordance with the Charter of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS), is set to review Buddhist affairs during 2017 - 2022 and identify orientations for Buddhist activities and the VBS’s tasks for the 2022 - 2027 tenure. The 9th National Buddhist Congress is taking place in Hanoi from November...