Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union (HCYU) Central Committee and President of the Vietnam Youth Federation Nguyen Ngoc Luong has met Rogelio Polanco Fuentes, Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba’s Central Committee and head of its Ideological Department, in Havana. NVietnam's HCYU Central Committee delegation poses for a photo with Rogelio Polanco Fuentes, Secretary of...

Standing Vice Chairman of the National Assembly attended the fifth plenary session of the NA Ethnic Council in Hanoi on October 19. Illustrative image (Source: tuyengiao.vn) According to Chairman of the council Y Thanh Ha Nie Kdam, among the focuses of the session are the approval of a project to renovate and enhance the quality and efficiency of...

When it comes to women in political decision-making, Vietnam has in place an adequate legal framework to ensure gender equality in political and public life. UNDP Resident Representative in Vietnam Ramla Khalidi. (Photo: UNDP) UNDP Resident Representative in Vietnam Ramla Khalidi wrote the comment in her article entitled “The path toward gender parity in politics in Vietnam” on...

On the morning of October 18, the delegation of the Terre des Hommes - the Federal Republic of Germany visited and worked with the Provincial Women's Union on a number of projects funded by the organization in Lang Son. Overview of the meeting the Terre des Hommes has funded in Lang Son since 1996 with over 20 projects on...

The UN Development Programme (UNDP) held policy discussion on the human rights and climate change nexus in Hanoi on October 18, focusing on how to achieve a just, green and sustainable environmental development with principles of equity and human rights at the centre. UNDP Resident Representative in Vietnam Ramla Khalidi speaks at the event. (Photo: VNA) This is...

Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan attended a ceremony launching the 2022-2023 academic year of the University of Science and Technology of Hanoi (USTH) on October 18. Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan (second from right) presents a gift to the University of Science and Technology of Hanoi (USTH) at the ceremony on October 18. (Photo: VNA) In her...

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc met with 122 workers in the electricity industry, who had just been honoured at a skill competition held by the Electricity of Vietnam (EVN), on October 18. President Nguyen Xuan Phuc (centre) presents gifts to outstanding electricity workers in Hanoi on October 18. (Photo: VNA) At the meeting, the State leader hailed the outstanding workers...

More than 11,000 ethnic minority women in 18 provinces have gained access to micro-finance services under a four-year project. Illustrative image (Source: congthuong.vn) The project, “Reach to Excel”, was implemented by CARE International in Vietnam, the Vietnam Women’s Union and Procter & Gamble (P&G), a leading corporation in fast consumer goods whose key clients are women. It utilised CARE’s...

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh attended the launching ceremony of a national programme named “The whole nation joins hands for the poor in 2022” in Hanoi on October 17. Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh addresses the ceremony. (Photo: VNA) Addressing the ceremony, PM Chinh noted that since 2021, over 86 trillion VND (3.53 billion USD) has been disbursed...

Cooperation in artificial intelligence (AI) technology is a suitable direction for further developing relations between Russia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)’s member nations, including Vietnam, Vice-President for International Relations at Far Eastern Federal University of Russia Yevgeny Vlasov has said. Illustrative image (Photo: internet) At an international conference themed “Russia and ASEAN in the Asia-Pacific...