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All six Vietnamese students have won medals, including two gold medals, at the International Mathematical Olympiad 2023 (IMO) which is taking in Japan July 2 to 13 with the participation of approximately 600 students.

The 15th-tenure National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee opened the 24th session in Hanoi on July 12 under the chair of NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue.

President Vo Van Thuong had a working session with the Department of Internal Political Security under the Ministry of Public Security in Hanoi on July 11.

The construction of Ho Guom Opera started in December 2021 with view to creating a cultural facility connected with the cultural structures, historical relic sites, and landscapes around Hoan Kiem Lake (also called Ho Guom, or Sword Lake) to host high-quality cultural activities serving the public’s demand.

Mr. Hoang Duc Hanh, Standing Vice Chairman of the Quang Ninh Provincial Fatherland Front Committee and Standing Vice Chairman of the Union of Friendship Organizations of Quang Ninh province, recently received the delegation of the Indian Society for Cultural Co-operation and Friendship (ISCUF) headed by Mr. Mohanty Bijay, Vice President of the ISCUF, to visit and work in Quang Ninh province.

On July 7-9, the Soc Trang Provincial General Hospital and the Soc Trang Provincial Obstetrics and Pediatrics Hospital, in collaboration with Ho Chi Minh City Children's Cardiology and Congenital Heart Association, organized medical examination and treatment for more than 4,000 poor people inside and outside Soc Trang province.

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha has signed the Decision No. 815/QD-TTg on July 7, 2023 on establishment of the Institute of Environment, Sea and Islands Science under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment.

Vietnam's Level-2 Field Hospital Rotation 4 has completed its UN peacekeeping mission in South Sudan after more than a year, with a homecoming ceremony held for its staff in Hanoi on July 9.

President Vo Van Thuong attended an art programme in Ho Chi Minh City on July 9 to commemorate General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Le Duan on the occasion of the late leader’s 37th death anniversary (July 10, 1986-2023).

A technical mission of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) held a working session with the Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (DG-MARE) of the European Commission (EC) on illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing (IUU) on July 6-7.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chaired a conference on tackling difficulties to speed up highway projects and disbursement of Official Development Assistance (ODA) capital in the Mekong Delta, which took place in Can Tho city on July 8 afternoon.

The Party Committee of Ho Chi Minh City held the 21st conference in its 11th tenure on July 8 to review the socio-economic development in the city in the first six months of the year, and set out key tasks for the second half.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and the delegation of National Assembly (NA) deputies of Can Tho met with more than 300 voters in the Mekong Delta city on July 8 to inform them on the outcomes of the 15th NA's fifth sitting and listen to their opinions and aspirations.

Participants at a conference in Hanoi on July 7 proposed solutions to contribute to maintaining stability, security and order, and socio-economic development in the Central Highlands.

Permanent Cabinet members and representatives from Ho Chi Minh City looked into tasks during the implementation of the National Assembly (NA)’s Resolution No. 98/2023/QH15 on piloting some specific mechanisms and policies for the development of HCM City at a hybrid working session on July 7.

(CPV) – New Zealand Ambassador to Vietnam, Ms. Tredene Dobson, confirmed that the New Zealand Embassy is pleased to continue assisting the New Zealand’s leading fruit and dairy exporters, who generously provide nutritious and fresh products to support vulnerable children and women in Vietnam.

The Party and the State have always paid due attention to war invalids, families of martyrs, social policy beneficiaries, and those who rendered great service to the nation, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh affirmed on July 6.

The Steering Committee on External Information Service held a conference at the headquarters of the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) in Hanoi on July 5 to review its first-half performance and lay out tasks for the remaining months of this year.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, who is also a Politburo member, attended the political-military conference of the army in Hanoi on July 5, during which he praised the force’s important contributions in both defence activities and socio-economic development.

The National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee and the Government have agreed to propose to the NA to keep this year's growth target unchanged, and Vietnam will strive to realise the set targets, however difficult it may be, said NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh asked ministries, agencies and localities to prioritise removing obstacles to production and business while chairing a teleconference between the Government and localities, and a regular cabinet meeting in Hanoi on July 4.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on July 3 attended the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ virtual conference on promoting the implementation of economic diplomacy serving socio-economic development in the last half of 2023.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, who is also Secretary of the Central Military Commission, chaired the commission’s sixth session in Hanoi on July 3 to review the fulfillment of military and national defence tasks, and Party building in the first half of this year, and roll out tasks for the last six months.

Hundreds of artists from various fields will participate in performances on the occasion of the 325th anniversary of Sai Gon - Cho Lon - Gia Dinh – Ho Chi Minh City (1698-2023) and 47 years since Sai Gon - Gia Dinh was officially named after President Ho Chi Minh (July 2, 1976 - 2023).

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong met with voters in Hanoi’s Hai Ba Trung, Ba Dinh and Dong Da districts on July 1 to inform them about outcomes of the recent fifth session of the 15th National Assembly (NA).

(CPV) - The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), in partnership with UNICEF, has delivered 590 vaccine refrigerators to the Ministry of Health as part of the support to further improve cold chain systems for routine immunization and COVID-19 vaccination campaigns.

An art troupe of 11 artists from the Vietnam Puppet Theatre has participated in the 63rd International Children’s Festival held in Šibenik of Croatia to promote the image of Vietnamese people and country among the global community.

As many as 50 paintings of Vietnamese contemporary art collected since the 1930s are being displayed at an exhibition launched in the District 5 of Paris, France on June 28.

A ceremony was held in Ho Chi Minh City on June 29 to deploy Level-2 Field Hospital Rotation 5 and Engineering Unit Rotation 2 of Vietnam for peacekeeping operations in the United Nations missions in South Sudan and Abyei.

President Vo Van Thuong and a delegation of National Assembly deputies of central Da Nang city met with local voters on June 28 to inform them about the outcomes of the 15th NA’s fifth session, listen to and clear up their petitions.