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Party General Secretary and President To Lam affirmed the Party and State’s special attention to the Vietnamese business community while meeting with a delegation of the Vietnam Association of Small and Medium Enterprises (VINASME) in Hanoi on August 22.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has sent out three messages to the Vietnamese community abroad, affirming the consistent and persistent policy of the Party and State that the community is an inseparable part and a resource of the Vietnamese nation.

Party General Secretary and President To Lam chaired the fourth meeting of the steering committee tasked with reviewing theoretical and practical issues related to Vietnam's four-decade socialist-oriented Doi Moi (renewal) process in Hanoi on August 22.

It is crucial to roll out more drastic solutions to promote human resources development for cultural and art sectors, said Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Nguyen Van Hung while answering a question at the National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee’s question-and-answer session on August 21.

The sub-committee in charge of the personnel work for the 14th National Party Congress convened its second meeting in Hanoi on August 21 under the chair of General Secretary and State President To Lam, head of the subcommittee.

(CPV) - Gaia Nature Conservation Center (Gaia) has planted 30,000 large trees in Xuan Lien Nature Reserve in Thanh Hoa province and Cuc Phuong National Park in Ninh Binh province to launch the autumn forest planting season.

The application "Ho Chi Minh Cultural Space on the Digital Platform" was created through the hard work, creativity and determination to learn information technology of the Women’s Union members in District 7 (Ho Chi Minh City).

More than 200 cadres, union members, and youths from youth unions in the Central Highlands province of Dak Nong participated in the research topic of studying and following Uncle Ho’s teachings.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MoCST) has coordinated with the Vietnam Advertising Association and the administration of Ho Chi Minh City to organize a ceremony in Ho Chi Minh city to launch the Vietnam Creative Advertisements Awards 2024 to honour local creative media advertisers.

The Hanoi Capital High Command has recently held a ceremony to report its achievements to Uncle Ho at Ba Dinh Square in Hanoi.

The 9th Hanoi Book Fair themed "Hanoi: Capital of Culture and Heroes - City for Peace", will be held in the pedestrian zone of Dinh Tien Hoang Street in Hoan Kiem district from September 27 to 29 to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the capital's Liberation Day (October 10, 1954 – 2024).

Since May 2022, the Student Association of the Ho Chi Minh City Cadre Academy has pioneered the creation of the "Ho Chi Minh Cultural Space" model to bring the ideology, morality and style of President Ho Chi Minh closer to the younger generation. This model not only demonstrates creativity in communication efforts but also reflects the transformation of education and cultural work in the digital age.

The Hoa Binh Provincial Ethnic Minority Boarding High School recently held a ceremony to offer incense and a commemorative meeting to mark the 62nd anniversary of President Ho Chi Minh's visit.

The Vietnam Goods Week 2024 is taking place at Lac Long Quan flower garden in Tay Ho district, Hanoi from August 15-19.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on August 17 asked the Red River Delta region to take a pioneering role in innovation, and the utilisation of science-technology and results of the fourth industrial revolution.

Party General Secretary and President To Lam on August 17 asked Ho Chi Minh City to seek ways to grow rapidly and sustainably, with the quality and speed higher than the national average.

The 10th International Yoga Day took place in Quy Nhon city, the central province of Binh Dinh on August 17.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on August 17 inspected the construction of the Khanh Hoa-Buon Ma Thuot expressway in the central region, which is expected to be opened to traffic in 2027.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee and State President To Lam, his spouse and a high-ranking delegation of Vietnam left Hanoi on August 18 morning for a state visit to China.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chaired a meeting between permanent Government members and representatives of ministries and sectors on August 16 to discuss the building of a draft law to amend some contents of finance- and budget-related laws.

The 13th-tenure Party Central Committee (PCC) held a meeting in Hanoi on August 16 to discuss personnel affairs.

According to the annual report of the Children's Development Scholarship Program by Saigon Children’s Charity (Saigonchildren), released at the end of July 2024, a total of 1,845 scholarships were awarded during the 2023-2024 school year. The program is supported by around 250 generous individuals and organizations, all committed to helping disadvantaged Vietnamese children continue their education.

Nearly 80 degraded sidewalks and alleys in District 1 are being comprehensively upgraded to improve urban aesthetics and ensure traffic safety.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chaired the 9th session of the Central Emulation and Commendation Council in Hanoi on August 16, urging the focused, practical, and effective emulation and commendation work to harness the intrinsic strength of the nation.

On August 14, the delegation was led by Colonel San Sopheak, Head of the Department of Psychological Education, National Defense Academy, the Ministry of Defense of the Royal Cambodian Army, respectfully offered flowers to commemorate President Ho Chi Minh at his mausoleum in Hanoi.

Central Public Security Party Committee in coordination with the Truth National Political Publishing House, the Editorial Board of the Communist Magazine and the Ha Nam Provincial Party Committee organized a national scientific workshop on 55 years of the People's Public Security Forces implementing President Ho Chi Minh's testament in Ha Nam province on August 15.

Authorities of Co To district of Quang Ninh province is testing a 360-degree virtual reality application to provide a new experience for visitors to the President Ho Chi Minh Special National Memorial Site on Co To island.

Party General Secretary and President To Lam on August 14 chaired a meeting of the Central Steering Committee for Prevention and Control of Corruption and Negative Phenomena.

The National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee wrapped up the three-day thematic session on law building in preparation for the coming 8th session of the 15th legislature on August 14.

Social policy credit has been a “highlight”, and a “pillar” in the system of policies aimed at alleviating poverty and ensuring social security, meeting the desire of the people, particularly impoverished and disadvantaged groups, over the past decade, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said on August 14.