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National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue suggested reviewing provisions on water resources management, while addressing the 25th session of the NA Standing Committee in Hanoi on August 14 during which the draft revised Law on Water Resources is among the documents tabled for discussion.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh made field trips to several agricultural production facilities and transport projects in Dong Thap as part of his visit to the Mekong Delta province on August 13.

President Vo Van Thuong met in Hanoi on August 12 with 56 international and Vietnamese scientists attending the international scientific conference "Windows on the Universe" that recently took place in Quy Nhon city, the south-central province of Binh Dinh.

A yoga performance put on at the My Dinh National Stadium in Hanoi on August 12 set a record for attracting the largest number of performers in the country, with the event seeing the participation of 5,000 people coming together in the shape of the national flag.

The Dak Lak centre for elephant conservation, wildlife rescue, and forest protection management on August 12 offered a buffet to the herd of domestic elephants in the Central Highlands province’s Lak district as part of an event marking World Elephant Day.

A charity walk for Agent Orange/dioxin victims was held at Dam Sen Cultural Park in Ho Chi Minh City on August 12, with 5,000 people taking part.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh asked localities to stabilise daily activities of households in landslide areas and ensure safety for them and major infrastructure facilities while working with representatives from ministries, agencies and provinces in the Mekong Delta province of Ca Mau on August 11.

Doctors in hospitals in Vietnam have mastered advanced techniques to save premature babies weighing only 400 grams.

There are few skilled Vietnamese guest workers in Europe in recent years, according to deputy head of the Department of Overseas Labour under the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Nguyen Gia Liem.

National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue on August 11 chaired a meeting with representatives from relevant agencies to review preparations for the question and answer session of the 25th session of the NA Standing Committee next week.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh asked localities to stabilise daily activities of households in landslide areas and ensure safety for them and major infrastructure facilities while working with representatives from ministries, agencies and provinces in the Mekong Delta province of Ca Mau on August 11.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on August 10 asked ministries, agencies, and localities to prepare plans to exploit the new development space created by major highways and roads when he chaired a meeting of the State steering committee for national key transport projects.

Deputy Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Nguyen Ba Hoan recently had a working session with Mr. Christos Giannakakis, Vice Chairman of Greece’s National Union of Agricultural Cooperatives and Mr. Moschos Korasidis, General Director of Greece’s National Union of Agricultural Cooperatives to discuss cooperation in bringing Vietnamese labourers to work in Greece in the agricultural sector.

Within the framework of the 5th cultural and educational exchange program between students in Hanoi and Fukuoka Prefecture (Japan), a delegation of staff, teachers and students from Fukuoka Prefecture on August 9 visited and exchanged with teachers and students of Viet Duc High School.

The Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Hoc Mon town, Hoc Mon district, Ho Chi Minh City recently organized a ceremony to launch the Ho Chi Minh Cultural Space at Tu Quang Pagoda.

(CPV) - STADA and its Vietnamese affiliate Pymepharco is a leading manufacturer of high-quality pharmaceuticals, is delighted to announce the official establishment of its new head office in Ho Chi Minh City.

On August 8, Ho Chi Minh City’s District 10 Party Committee held a meeting to review the 2-year implementation of the district’s plan on construction and development of Ho Chi Minh cultural space in the period of 2021-2023.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on August 8 signed a dispatch requesting efforts to prevent, control and mitigate damage from landslides, riverbank and coastal erosion, and flash floods.

A delegation of Vietnamese students and nearly 120 young people from Mexico, Slovakia, Canada and other countries participated in the Summer Camp 2023 in Seattle organized by City University of Seattle (CityU) from July 12 to August 5.

The country shipped abroad 1.76 million tonnes of crude oil worth a total of US$1.16 billion during the past seven months of the year, up 19.7% in volume but down 10.4% in value on-year, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

The port authority of the northern city of Hai Phong on August 7 announced that their units together with several competent forces successfully rescued seven sailors aboard an aground vessel of China’s Hong Kong.

The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA) is coordinating with the National Assembly's Committee for Culture and Education, the Ministry of Education and Training, and the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union's Central Committee to organize the seventh National Children’s Forum opened in Hanoi.

President Vo Van Thuong visited the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Vietnam at its office in Ho Chi Minh City on August 7, the first by Thuong to the conference as the State President.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has signed a decision to issue an administrative reform plan for the second half of 2023, aiming to seek measures to simplify 13 major groups of administrative procedures.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has sent a dispatch to the National Steering Committee on Natural Disaster Prevention and Control, relevant agencies, ministries and five Central Highlands localities, asking for efforts to respond to floods, subsidence, landslides and ensure the safety of dams in the region.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on August 5 chaired a cabinet meeting to evaluate the socio-economic performance in July and the first seven months of this year, as well as the progress of the socio-economic recovery and development programme, the allocation and disbursement of public investment, and the implementation of the three national target programmes.

(CPV) - A total of one hundred and twenty-one climate-resilient ponds have been built as part of the Green Climate Fund (GCF) funded project, "Strengthening the Resilience of Smallholder Agriculture to Climate Change-induced Water Insecurity in the Central Highlands and South-Central Coast Regions of Viet Nam," to improve water security and safeguard the livelihoods of smallholder farmers in the area. By 2026, 1,159 climate-resilient ponds will be constructed, handed over, and operated tentatively.

The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Transport will direct the Public Transport Management Centre to implement a smart ticket system for public transport.

Vietnamese students bagged one silver medal and two bronzes in the Microsoft Office Specialist World Championship (MOSWC 2023) and the Adobe Certified Professional World Championship 2023 (ACPWC 2023) held in Florida, the US, on August 2.

The Ministry of Health has proposed that five special-grade hospitals will be upgraded to modern hospitals with healthcare services in line with international standards.