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President Vo Van Thuong joined representatives of intellectuals, scientists, and artists nationwide in a gathering held in Hanoi on February 29, stressing the importance of promoting their role in national construction and defence.

Ambassador Mai Phan Dung, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the United Nations (UN), World Trade Organisation (WTO), and other international organisations in Geneva, Switzerland, on February 29 presented his credentials to Director-General of the United Nations Office in Geneva Tatiana Valovaya.

The Vietnam Medical Union has organized a conference to praise typical collectives and individuals in studying and following the ideology, morality and style of Ho Chi Minh in celebration of the 69th anniversary of Vietnamese Doctors’ Day (February 27, 1955-2024).

A delegation of the Party Committee of the Department for Roads of Vietnam recently respectfully organized a ceremony to offer incense to commemorate President Ho Chi Minh and a ceremony to admit new Party members at the K9 historical relic site in Da Chong, Ba Vi, Hanoi.

On February 28, the Thua Thien-Hue Provincial Border Guard Command organized the inauguration of a memorial room for President Ho Chi Minh on the unit’s campus.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh requested action be boosted to upgrade Vietnam’s stock market from the frontier status to the emerging one in 2025, while chairing a conference in Hanoi on February 28.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade has sent a document to People's Committees in cities and provinces nationwide and to Vietnam Electricity Group (EVN) on implementing activities to respond to the Earth Hour Campaign 2024.

A Vietnam - Cambodia Friendship Monument was inaugurated on February 27 in Svay Rieng province, about 100 kilometres to the southeast of Phnom Penh.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh requested action be boosted to upgrade Vietnam’s stock market from the frontier status to the emerging one in 2025, while chairing a conference in Hanoi on February 28.

The Inspectorate Delegation of the Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs on February 25 respectfully held an incense offering ceremony to commemorate President Ho Chi Minh at the K9 historical relic site in Da Chong, Ba Vi, Hanoi.

On February 27, the Dak Nong provincial Public Security launched the 2024 Tree Planting Festival in Dak Mil district in eternal gratitude to Uncle Ho.

The Standing Board of the Quang Binh Party Committee has organized a conference to study and thoroughly grasp the 2024 special subject about studying and following Ho Chi Minh’s ideology, morality and style.

The Hanoi Party Committee’s Commission of Popularization and Education has issued Direction 135-HD/BTGTU assessing the implementation of Conclusion 01-KL/TU dated May 18, 2021 of the Politburo in 2023- 2024 and carry out rewards and popularization tasks on “Studying and following Ho Chi Minh’s ideology, morality and style” in 2024.

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment in coordination with the central province of Ha Tinh has launched the 2024 Spring Tree Planting Festival and kicked off the Youth Month.

The National Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion (NIHBT) said that nearly 9,000 units of blood were collected nationwide during the Xuan Hong (Red Spring) festival, the biggest annual blood donation campaign, which took place from February 18-25.

Laws must be developed to concretise the Party’s guidelines and remove bottlenecks for development, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said while chairing the Government’s session on law building on February 27.

A nationwide campaign to compose songs on the National Assembly (NA) and People's Councils was launched in Hanoi on February 27 in the presence of NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue, to celebrate the 80th anniversary of Vietnam's first General Election (January 6).

Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son has called on countries to support Vietnam's bid for re-election as a member of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) for the 2026-2028 tenure.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on February 26 received Roland Busch, visiting President and CEO of Siemens Group – a German-based technology group that has run its representative office in Vietnam since 1993.

The Chau Phu district Party Committee’s Commission of Popularization and Education in the Mekong Delta province of An Giang has organized a conference to realize plans and guidance for researching, studying and thoroughly grasping the 2024 subject theme.

The Television Channel delegation of Radio the Voice of Vietnam (VOV) on February 22 respectfully organized an incense offering ceremony to commemorate President Ho Chi Minh at K9 Relic Area in Da Chong, Ba Vi, Hanoi on the occasion of the early Lunar New Year of the Dragon.

The Freedom (Issara) Order of Laos was bestowed upon the board of health protection and care for central officials and Central Military Hospital 108 of Vietnam at a ceremony held in Hanoi on February 25.

Thirty provinces and cities in the country held ceremonies on February 25 to see tens of thousands of young people off for military service in the first handover batch.

Vietnam’s job market is poised to bounce back in 2024, driven by better purchasing power that is sparked by a recovery in private investment and wage reform, according to the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs.

The Ho Chi Minh City Youth Union held a launching ceremony on February 24 for Youth Month 2024, which is running with the theme of "Youth volunteers for community life".

The Japanese Embassy in Vietnam held a reception on February 23 to celebrate the 64th birthday of Japanese Emperor Naruhito.

Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai on February 23 signed a decision promulgating the national action plan to implement the Government's commitment to prevent and combat money laundering, terrorist financing, and financing of the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.

President Vo Van Thuong on February 24 attended the opening of the “spring festival in all regions of the country” at the Vietnam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism in Hanoi’s Son Tay town.

(CPV) - The economic cycle has again been bustling in the first days of lunar New Year 2024. The working atmosphere has begun to be exciting, signaling a new year with a more optimistic outlook. The first shipments of the Year of the Dragon have been transported from Vietnam's border gates and ports to all markets. Economic experts all agree that exports will continue to be one of the main driving forces of the Vietnamese economy in 2024.

The sub-committee in charge of documents for the 14th National Party Congress held its first meeting in Hanoi on February 23 under the chair of Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, who is head of the sub-committee.