Vietnam Today

A joint effort by the Institute of Human Studies (IHS) under the Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences and the Sustainable Mekong Research Network (SUMERNET) Young Professionals (SYP) brought together researchers and scientists for a seminar on water security in the Mekong region.

A book on building and developing an advanced Vietnamese culture rich in national identity, authored by Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, was unveiled at a ceremony in Hanoi on June 21, which coincided with the 99th anniversary of the Vietnam Revolutionary Press Day.

President To Lam delivered a keynote speech at the 18th National Press Awards 2023, the highest award of the Vietnamese media, held in Hanoi on June 21.

On June 20, the Sai Gon Giai Phong (Saigon Liberation) Newspaper launched the Ho Chi Minh Cultural Space in celebration of the 99th anniversary of Vietnam Revolutionary Press Day (June 21).

As a coastal country, Vietnam has a coastline of over 3,260 kilometers and more than 3,000 islands and archipelagos. With its geopolitical and economic conditions, Vietnam has great potential to develop its marine economy.

On June 19, the Standing Committee of the Krong Pa District Party Committee (Gia Lai Province) held a meeting to review the 3-year implementation of Conclusion 01-KL/TW dated May 18, 2021, by the Politburo on continuing to implement Directive 05-CT/TW promoting studying and following President Ho Chi Minh’s ideology, morality and style.

In the first 5 months of 2024, more than 65,000 Vietnamese labourers went to work abroad, reaching about 52% of the yearly plan, the Department of Overseas Labor Management under the Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs has reported.

Good Neighbors Vietnam (GNI) has just supported equipment for 10 schools in four disadvantaged communes of Ban Ria, Yen Thanh, Tan Bac and Bang Lang in Quang Binh district, Ha Giang province.

A workshop "55 years of Uncle Ho's passing - 55 years of preserving and promoting the value of President Ho Chi Minh's Relic Sites at the Presidential Palace (1969 - 2024)" was held in Hanoi on June 18.

President To Lam on June 18 hosted a reception for Swedish Ambassador to Vietnam Ann Mawe who came to bid farewell to the host leader before ending her tenure.

President To Lam separately received the ambassadors of Pakistan, Mozambique, and Timor-Leste who came to present their credentials in Hanoi on June 18.

Ho Chi Minh City High-Tech Park Training Center and Sun Edu International Education Joint Stock Company has recently held the closing ceremony of the level-1 intensive microchip physical design course.

The European Union (EU) and its members are always leading important partners in Vietnam’s foreign policy, Chairman of the National Assembly Tran Thanh Man said while hosting a reception for EU Ambassador Julien Guerrier and ambassadors and Charges D’s Affaires ad interim of EU states to Vietnam in Hanoi on June 17.

The Japan College of Foreign Languages (JCFL) in Tokyo organized the 7th Vietnamese-language proficiency test on June 16 with the participation of 889 Japanese candidates.

(CPV) - Gaia Nature Conservation Center (Gaia) planted 46 trees at six schools in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) as part of a series of activities responding to World Environment Day (June 5).

So far, 503 social housing projects have been carried out across the country, providing 418,200 flats, the Ministry of Construction has reported.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh commended the People's Court sector for its achievements in digital transformation while attending a teleconference on June 16.

The Party Committee of the Ho Chi Minh City University of Agriculture and Forestry commended 38 collectives and 51 individuals for studying and following Ho Chi Minh’s ideology, morality and style in the 2021-2024 period.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong on June 14 sent a congratulatory message to the president of the African National Congress (ANC) party, Cyril Ramaphosa, on his re-election as President of South Africa in the 2024-2029 tenure./.

National Assembly (NA) Chairman Tran Thanh Man lauded blood donors nationwide while meeting 100 outstanding people in the voluntary blood donation campaign in Hanoi on June 14.

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang chaired a meeting of the Council tasked with reviewing the National Forestry Planning for the 2021-2030 period, with a vision toward 2050, in Hanoi on June 14.

President To Lam presented gifts to over 100 distinguished representatives from ethnic communities in border, sea and island areas during a meeting in Hanoi on June 14.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has asked for greater efforts from ministries, sectors, and localities to realise the goal of completing 3,000 km of expressways nationwide by December 31, 2025.

President To Lam had a hybrid meeting with the Supreme People’s Court (SPC) and people’s courts nationwide on June 14, during which he demanded that the sector hasten judicial reform and build a modern and professional judicial system to help with forming a law-governed socialist State.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has asked for greater efforts from ministries, sectors, and localities to realise the goal of completing 3,000 km of expressways nationwide by December 31, 2025.

Thirteen Vietnamese universities have been listed in the Impact Rankings 2024 released by the Times Higher Education (THE) on June 12.

On the occasion of the 134th birthday of President Ho Chi Minh and the 99th anniversary of Vietnam Revolutionary Press Day, on June 13, Nghe An Newspaper coordinated with the Management Board of Kim Lien Special National Relic Area to develop a data journalism specialized page "President Ho Chi Minh with his homeland Nghe An".

President To Lam had a meeting with leaders and dignitaries of religious organisations in Hanoi on June 13, praising their contributions to the great national solidarity.

The nation has been elected as Vice Chair of the General Assembly of the State Parties to the 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage by UNESCO member countries, thereby bringing the number of key UNESCO mechanisms that the country is involved in to six.

As many as 160 most outstanding blood donors were honoured by the Hanoi Red Cross Society on June 12 on the occasion of the World Blood Donor Day (June 14).