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ASEAN's Robust Youth - The Key to the Region's Future Success
ASEAN Secretary-General Kao Kim Hourn hosted an interface session themed "ASEAN Youth - ASEAN Future: The Role of Youth in Shaping ASEAN's Future” with ASEAN youth in Hanoi on the afternoon of April 22. This is an activity within the framework of the first ASEAN Future Forum 2024 initiative.
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Foreign Minister Highlights Significance of Geneva Accords
The Geneva Accords is a valuable handbook on the Vietnamese school of foreign affairs and diplomacy, said Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son.
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Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang's Visit to Cuba And Venezuela Deepens Relations
The official friendly visit to Cuba and Venezuela by Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang demonstrated Vietnam's steadfast and faithful affection for the two countries.
Joint working group on Vietnam-Cambodia border gates meets
The first-round meeting of the joint working group on Vietnam-Cambodia border gates was held in Hanoi on January 9.
Amid tension, Vietnam suspends sending workers to Middle East
The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA) on January 8 ordered agencies and localities to halt sending workers to the Middle East in the face of current tensions in the region.
Can Tho plans to double capacity of German Development Bank-funded wastewater treatment plant
The Mekong Delta city of Can Tho is planning to double the capacity of its wastewater collection and treatment plant, which was partly funded by the German Development Bank (KfW), and considers this one of the investment priorities in the coming time.
Vietnam calls for further counter-terrorism efforts in West Africa
Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy, Head of the Vietnamese Permanent Mission to the UN, has called on the world to intensify efforts in the fight against terrorism in West Africa and the Sahel region.
Half of seas, islands to be surveyed by 2030
At least half of Vietnam’s seas and islands will be surveyed and evaluated in terms of natural resources, and marine and island environment by 2030, at a scale of 1:500,000.
UNSC presidency – “golden chance” for Vietnam: Deputy PM
Vietnam’s assumption of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC)’s non-permanent membership for the 2020-2021 tenure and the UNSC’s presidency in January 2020 is a valuable opportunity for the country to contribute constructively and responsibly to the international community’s common affairs.
75,000 registrations of persons with disabilities recorded
As of September 2019, nearly 75,000 people had registered with a software managing information of people with disabilities in the central provinces of Quang Binh and Binh Dinh.
Vietnam, Japan agree to further enhance political trust
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh and Japanese FM Motegi Toshimitsu expressed their delight at the impressive development of the Vietnam – Japan extensive strategic partnership over the past years, during their talks in Hanoi on January 6.
PM launches Vietnam’s 2020 ASEAN Chairmanship
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc chaired a ceremony in Hanoi on January 6 to launch Vietnam’s 2020 ASEAN Chairmanship, with about 300 distinguished guests taking part.
Health ministry orders tight medical quarantine controls at border gates
The Ministry of Health’s General Department of Preventive Medicine has instructed agencies to enhance quarantine checks at border gates to prevent the introduction of contagious diseases by cross-border travellers.
Vietnam closely monitors severe pneumonia outbreak in central China
The Vietnamese Ministry of Health is closely monitoring an ongoing severe pneumonia outbreak in central China, as well as taking measures to prevent the virus from entering Vietnam.
PMs: Vietnam – Laos Inter-Governmental Committee meeting a success
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his Lao counterpart Thongloun Sisoulith affirmed that the 42nd meeting of the Vietnam – Laos Inter-Governmental Committee is a success.
Logo for ASEAN Year 2020 announced
The image of a lotus – the national flower of Vietnam will be the ASEAN Year 2020 logo used at all activities and events of the bloc this year.
Dien Bien: Reburial service held for 15 soldier remains repatriated from Laos
Authorities of the northern province of Dien Bien on January 3 held a memorial service and re-buried 15 sets of remains of Vietnamese volunteer soldiers who laid down their lives in Laos during wartime.
Japan, Taiwan dominate Vietnamese labor imports in 2019
As many as 134,482 of the 147,387 Vietnamese workers who went abroad in 2019 were hired in Japan and Taiwan, official statistics show.
Vietnam – Laos great friendship further developed
Lao Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith is set to lead a high-ranking delegation of the Lao government to visit Vietnam and co-chair the 42nd meeting of the Vietnam – Laos Inter-Governmental Committee in Hanoi from January 2-4.
Rat-shaped bonsai popular in Vietnam ahead of Tet
Farmers in Vietnam are producing rat-shaped bonsai trees for Lunar New Year.
Int’l media, experts pin high hopes on Vietnam in 2020
International media and experts pin high hopes on Vietnam as the country takes over the dual role of ASEAN Chair and non-permanent membership of the UN Security Council this year.
Top leader’s message on Vietnam’s assumption of ASEAN, UNSC positions
Party General Secretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong has sent out a message on the occasion of Vietnam’s assumption of the roles of the ASEAN Chair 2020 and a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for the 2020 – 2021 tenure. Following is a translation of his message:
Japanese Foreign Minister to visit Vietnam from Jan 5
Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan Toshimitsu Motegi will begin his visit to four Southeast Asian nations of Vietnam, Thailand, the Philippines and Indonesia on January 5.
