The Cuban Institute of Friendship with the Peoples (ICAP) on July 15 held a ceremony to celebrate the 46th founding anniversary of Cuba's friendship associations with Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia. A photo exhibition on the occasion of the 45th anniversary of Cuban leader Fidel Castro's historic visit to Vietnam (Illustrative image) The event aims to review the history of...

National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue attended a ceremony in the central province of Nghe An on July 16 to present the certificates recognising martyrs’ great contributions to the nation to their families, on the occasion of Vietnam’s War Invalids and Martyrs Day (July 27). NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue (fourth from left) presents certificates recognising martyrs’ great...

Vietnam is striving to ensure the security of water sources and safety of dykes and reservoirs. Vietnam strives to ensure safety of dykes and reservoirs (Photo: VNA) The Politburo has recently issued Conclusion No.36 on ensuring the security of water sources and safety of dykes and reservoirs by 2030, with a vision to 2045. The issuance aims to ensure...

A 10.5 million USD project on building the second facility of the Vietnam Bear Rescue Centre was launched on July 15 at the Bach Ma National Park in the central province of Thua Thien – Hue’s Phu Loc district. At the ceremony (Photo: VNA) Funded by the Animals Asia, the 12.7ha establishment will be located at the park. It...

In recent years, authorities and people of the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai have taken drastic measures to fight cross-border human trafficking. Human trafficking victims rescued and welcomed home. (Photo: VNA) In the first week of July, seven young people in Kloong village, Ia O commune, Ia Grai district, who were victims of cross-border human trafficking, were rescued...

An embroidery class in Tay Mo village, Hanoi. (Photo: baomoi.com) Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - Women in Tay Mo Village, Nam Tu Liem District of Hanoi are teaching embroidery for free to young people, in the hopes they will keep the traditional handicraft alive. This class is special in that the teachers have been skilled artisans who mastered embroidery in the...

All the six Vietnamese high-school students competing at the 2022 International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) have secured medals, with two golds, two silvers, and two bronzes. The Vietnamese students at the 2022 IMO (Photo: VNA) The results placed Vietnam at the 4th position out of the 104 teams participating in the competition, behind China, the Republic of Korean, and the...

Ho Chi Minh City expects to build about 35,000 social housing units with 2.5 million square metres of floor space in 2021-2025, and nearly 58,000 units with a floor space of 4.08 million square metres by 2030. The accommodation area for workers at Linh Trung II Export Processing Zone in HCM City's Thu Duc city. (Photo: nld.com.vn) The municipal...

General Phan Van Giang, Deputy Secretary of the Central Military Commission and Defence Minister, led a delegation to offer incense at the 27/7 National Historical Relic Site in Hung Son commune, Dai Tu district, the northern province of Thai Nguyen on July 14 ahead of the War Invalids and Martyrs Day (July 27). The delegation offers incense to...

The Embassy of France in Vietnam on July 14 hosted a get-together in Hanoi to celebrate the 233rd anniversary of French National Day (July 14, 1789 – 2022), with Vietnamese Deputy Foreign Minister Ha Kim Ngoc in attendance. It was the first French National Day celebration in Vietnam in three years after COVID-19-induced suspension, said French Ambassador Nicolas...