NA Chairman meets with President of Bangladesh

National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue met with President of Bangladesh Mohammed Shahabuddin in Dhaka on September 22, during which he said that the Vietnamese State and people will never forget the wholehearted support provided by Bangladesh over t…

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Youth Month 2023 launched in Binh Thuan

The Youth Month 2023 themed ‘Youth pioneering digital transformation’ was launched in Binh Thuan province on Sunday. Addressing the ceremony, Acting President Vo Thi Anh Xuan praised Central Committee of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union for choosing this year’s theme because digital transformation is a difficult and challenging

Ambassador talks to lecturers, students of University of Virginia

Vietnamese Ambassador to the US Nguyen Quoc Dung on April 12 had a meeting with nearly 200 lecturers and students of the University of Virginia (UVA) in Virginia state of the US as part of the Ambassador Series of the university’s Department of Politi…

WHO says monkeypox is still an int’l public health emergency

The World Health Organization (WHO) said Wednesday that a widespread outbreak of monkeypox remains a Public Health Emergency of International Concern, which the WHO officially declared last July when monkeypox spread beyond its traditional endemic areas in Africa. This is the highest level of alert the global health authority can issue. Although the monkeypox outbreak has ended in most of the countries where it had spread, it continues to rage in western and central Africa. As of 2022, the world had recorded 82,000 cases of monkeypox in 110 countries. Source: VOV5

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Deputy PM urges for effective implementation of external relation policies

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang has asked the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to be more proactive and active in advising the Party and State to adopt prompt policies to seize opportunities to realize national development goals. Speaking at a meeting on Tuesday with the Ministry on tasks of 2023, the Deputy Prime Minister urged the Ministry to play a vanguard role and take coordinated actions to maintain peace, stability, boost national development, and raise the country’s international status. Mr. Quang said the Ministry needs to effectively implement external relations programs at all levels, strengthen international integration, and consolidate national

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Vietnam lucrative market for digital economy

Vietnam is believed to be a lucrative market for digital economy with the second fastest growth pace in the world last year, after India. Vietnam has a population of nearly 100 million, ranking 15th in the world, but the size of its digital market stood at only the 25th position

Youth must pioneer national digital transformation: NA Chairman

The Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union (HCYU) and young people must be the pioneers in implementing the policy of promoting national digital transformation, and developing the digital economy based on science, technology and innovation, National Assembl…

Central Ethnic Culture Festival closes in Binh Dinh province

The 4th Central Ethnic Culture Festival 2023 took place in Binh Dinh province from September 8-10 with various activities. Over 800 artisans, athletes, and amateur performers of 11 delegations attended the Festival, which featured various activities s…

Vietnamese photographer wins Sony World Photography Awards 2023

Photographer Nguyen Ngoc Thien, 35, has been named as the winner of the National Awards category at the Sony World Photography Awards 2023. According to Thien, the wining photo named “Turtle Dream”, was captured in early September 2022, during a scuba diving trip to the Perhentian Sea in Malaysia. For this particular award, photographers are judged against others from their country of origin, regardless of which of the 10 categories the photo was submitted to. This therefore creates competition across various “open” categories, including portraits, architecture, nature, still life, and travel. Ultimately, the panel of judges must choose the best

Central Ethnic Culture Festival closes in Binh Dinh province

The 4th Central Ethnic Culture Festival 2023 took place in Binh Dinh province from September 8-10 with various activities. Over 800 artisans, athletes, and amateur performers of 11 delegations attended the Festival, which featured various activities s…

Yen Bai hosts first Shan Tuyet Tea Festival

A festival to promote Shan Tuyet, a specialty tea of the northern mountainous region, opens today in Van Chan district of Yen Bai province. A wide range of activities are due to get underway, including a photo exhibition on the northern mountainous re…

Young midfielder takes veterans’ advice to heart ahead of Asiad

South Korean midfielder Hong Hyun-seok spent the early part of the recent FIFA international window with the men’s senior national team. After playing in a goalless draw against Wales last Thursday, Hong traveled back home to join the under-24 nationa…

Vietnamese rowers bring home first Asian Games medal

Vietnam’s rowers won the first medal at the 19th Asian Games (ASIAD 19) in Hangzhou, China on September 24.Quarter Dinh Thi Hao, Ha Thi Vui, Pham Thi Hue and Du Thi Bong finished third to earn a bronze in the women’s coxless fours at the Fuyang Water S…

Lao Cai has four more national intangible cultural heritages

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has just recognized four national intangible cultural heritages of the northern province of Lao Cai. They are the Bac Ha Horse Racing Festival, the decorative arts on the costumes of the Mong people in Bac Ha district, the decorative arts on the costumes of