Prime Minister meets female scientists, engineers from Asia-Pacific

Prime Minister meets female scientists, engineers from Asia-Pacific

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on October 4 received delegates to the ongoing conference of the International Network of Women Engineers and Scientists (INWES) in the Asia-Pacific as well as leaders of the Vietnam Association for Intellectual Women.
Hundreds of billions of VND allocated to recover Typhoon Yagi aftermath
Hundreds of billions of VND allocated to recover Typhoon Yagi aftermath
Hanoi has spent VND220.87 billion to address the damage caused by Typhoon No. 3 (Yagi), according to representatives from the City Department of...
PM asks businesspeople to maximise opportunities from industrial revolution
PM asks businesspeople to maximise opportunities from industrial revolution
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on October 4 urged businesspeople to carry forward their pioneering role in optimising opportunities generated by...
Workers provided 2,000 train tickets and 400 plane tickets
Workers provided 2,000 train tickets and 400 plane tickets
The Vietnam General Confederation of Labor has announced a plan to provide 2,000 round-trip train tickets and 400 free plane tickets to union members...
Ho Chi Minh City Metro line 1 officially enters trial operation phase
Ho Chi Minh City: Metro line 1 officially enters trial operation phase

The Ho Chi Minh City Urban Railway Management Board (MAUR) announced on October 2 that Metro Line 1 (Ben Thanh - Suoi Tien) has officially begun trial operations following a period of theoretical and practical training for employees of the Ho Chi Minh City Urban Railway Company Limited No. 1 (HURC1).

IOM, US support Vietnam’s border guard to combat trafficking in persons
IOM, US support Vietnam’s border guard to combat trafficking in persons

(CPV) - The International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the Department of Drug Control and Crime Prevention (DDCCP) of the Vietnam Border Guard Command jointly launched a two-year project on 2 October to strengthen the country’s land and sea borders against the risks of trafficking in persons and related cross-border crimes.

Gaia promotes afforestation to reduce natural disaster damage
Gaia promotes afforestation to reduce natural disaster damage

(CPV) - Gaia Nature Conservation Center (Gaia) has implemented programs to protect 40 hectares of Ca Mau forest, plant 1,500 Ta Kou forest trees, and spread forest protection to the community to contribute to raising awareness, connecting the community to take action to restore upstream forests to create a natural disaster shield and respond to climate change.

Capital city realizes targets for new rural development
Capital city realizes targets for new rural development

According to a report by the Hanoi Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, the city has successfully achieved all eight targets for the new rural development program. From now until the end of 2024, the city will focus on implementing rural clean water programs, developing craft villages and expanding OCOP (One Commune, One Product) initiatives.

More than 3,700 prisoners granted amnesty
More than 3,700 prisoners granted amnesty

Vice Chairman of the Presidential Office Pham Thanh Ha announced a decision of the President on amnesty in 2024 at a press conference in Hanoi on September 30.

First Vietnamese mountaineer scales 8,163m Mt Manaslu
First Vietnamese mountaineer scales 8,163m Mt. Manaslu

Nguyen Manh Duy has become the first Vietnamese mountaineer to reach the top of Mountain Manaslu, the eighth-highest mountain in the world standing at 8,163 metres above sea level, reported Nepal-based newspaper Himalaya Daily.

PM calls for drawing lessons from response to typhoon Yagi
PM calls for drawing lessons from response to typhoon Yagi

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chaired a hybrid conference on September 28 with representatives of 26 northern provinces and centrally-run cities to draw lessons from the response to recent Typhoon Yagi and subsequent rains and floods.

Dai Tu honors 83 outstanding Uncle Ho s good children
Dai Tu honors 83 outstanding Uncle Ho's good children

The Dai Tu District Communist Youth Union - Youth Union Council has held a ceremony to honor 83 outstanding Uncle Ho’s good children, representing more than 29,000 team members and children in the whole district, and summarize the team work and the children's movement in the 2023-2024 school year.

HCMC and Leipzig Germany promote cooperation in potential areas
HCMC and Leipzig (Germany) promote cooperation in potential areas

Vice Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) People's Committee Bui Xuan Cuong on September 25 received Mr. Torsten Bonew, Deputy Mayor of Leipzig (Germany), and the delegation during their visit and participation in the HCMC Economic Forum 2024.

HCM City’s leaders offer flowers to commemorate President Ho Chi Minh
HCM City’s leaders offer flowers to commemorate President Ho Chi Minh

Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee Phan Van Mai, along with leaders of ministries, branches, localities and international guests with friendly relations with the city, offered flowers to the statue of President Ho Chi Minh on Nguyen Hue Walking Street, District 1, on September 23.

OVs, foreign friends give helping hands to storm victims
OVs, foreign friends give helping hands to storm victims

President of the Vietnam Fatherland (VFF) Central Committee Do Van Chien on September 20 received support from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, diplomatic missions, and foreign enterprises to people affected by recent Typhoon Yagi and its subsequent floods in some northern localities.

UN humanitarian affairs body provides 2 million USD to Vietnamese storm victims
UN humanitarian affairs body provides 2 million USD to Vietnamese storm victims

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) on September 20 announced that it has allocated 2 million USD to support Vietnam in carrying out efforts to respond to Typhoon Yagi, which struck the country on September 7 and caused widespread devastation with more than 290 deaths and 237,000 homes damaged, and some 3 million people affected.

PM receives new DPRK Ambassador
PM receives new DPRK Ambassador

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on September 21 received Ambassador of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) Ri Sung Guk.