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Vietnam News Today (Apr. 18): Vietnam, Russia Bolster Education, Training Collaboration
Vietnam News Today (Apr. 18): Vietnam, Russia bolster education, training collaboration ; Petrol prices up again to exceed VND25,000 per liter in latest adjustment; Foreign purchasers show interest in five product groups of Vietnam; Czech Senate President values Vietnam's potential position.
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First Int'l Trauma Life Support Training Center Launched in Vietnam
The first international trauma life support training center in Vietnam, is supported by the Global Peace Operations Initiative (GPOI) Program of the US Government.
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Vietnam News Today (Apr. 17): Vietnam And Hungary Review Effectiveness of Cooperation Agreements
Vietnam News Today (Apr. 17): Vietnam and Hungary review effectiveness of cooperation agreements; Prime Minister receives Apple CEO; Vietnam named among 10 best places for solo female travelers in Asia; Vietnam Coast Guard, French navy's ship hold joint exercise.
COVID-19 Updates (October 23): No community cases, 3 new imported infections in last 24h
Vietnam has recorded no community cases of COVID-19 in the last 51 days.
RoK offers USD 300,000 worth of humanitarian aid to Vietnam’s flood-strike
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea (RoK) on Thursday (October 23) announced that the governement decided to provide Vietnam humanitarian aid worth USD 300,000 to overcome the serious damage caused by severe flooding in the central of the country.
Government distributes emergency aid to flood-hit localities
The Government has decided to provide emergency aid worth VND500 billion to five provinces in central Vietnam which have been the hardest hit during the recent spell of flooding.
Vietnamese Ambassador meets with RoK's National Assembly Speaker
Vietnamese Ambassador Nguyen Vu Tung was received by the National Assembly Speaker of Republic of Korea (RoK) Park Byeong-seug at the Speaker's office on October 22.
PM sends letter to boost armed forces’ morale in disaster relief effort
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has sent a letter to the officers and soldiers of the Vietnamese People’s Army in which he praises their bravery in the flood relief efforts in central Vietnam.
Three more Vietnamese officers to join UN peacekeeping missions in Africa
Viet Nam will send three more military officers to join the United Nations peacekeeping missions in the Central African Republic and South Sudan.
Party General Secretary and State President presents appointment decisions to new ambassadors
Party General Secretary and State President Nguyen Phu Trong presented appointment decisions to six ambassadors to foreign countries for the 2020-2023 period at a ceremony in Hanoi on October 21.
Vietnam hightlights important role of rule of law at national, int’l level
Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy, head of the Vietnam mission to the UN, emphasised the important role of the rule of law at national and international levels in socio-economic development, human rights assurance, and maintenance of international peace and security.
COVID-19 Updates (Oct. 21): Standard Chartered: VN's economy grows positively despite COVID
Standard Chartered's experts forecast that Vietnam will stay in the list of rare economies that record positive growth in the year of 2020.
Government striving to ensure people’s safety: PM at NA session
The Government will continue doing its utmost, together with all ministries, sectors, localities, people, and soldiers and under the supervision of the National Assembly (NA), to overcome the impact of floods and storms now hitting the country, while stepping up disaster prevention and control efforts to protect lives and guarantee economic stability and development.
Vietnam Ministry of Health to send 4 mil water purification tablets to floodplains
Over 4 million Aquatabs 67mg water purification tablets will be urgently sent to 6 flood-stricken cities and provinces in central Vietnam.
Japanese Prime Minister concludes his first overseas trip
Japanese Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide and his spouse on October 20 wrapped up their official visit to Vietnam - first overseas trip since he took office last month.
Flood in Central Vietnam: 160,000 houses in Central Vietnam inundated in record high flood water
Central provinces are heavily battered by the violent flood. With at least 166,700 houses flooded in water, properties badly damaged, local people’s lives are badly disrupted.
COVID-19 Updates (October 20): PM: Entry to Vietnam must be closely controlled
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on October 19 called for close control over entry into Vietnam at all border gates so the country can pursue the goals of fighting COVID-19 and promoting socio-economy.
Japanese PM arrives in Vietnam: A visit beyond the bilateral scope
The pervasive effect of the visit is not limited to bilateral or regional relations but will be even greater than that, former Vietnamese Ambassador to Japan Nguyen Quoc Cuong.
Vietnam increases by 1 rank in Australian think tank Lowy Institute Asia Power Index
Vietnam is among three countries and territories to gain regional and international influence in 2020, according to a report by an Australian research institute on Asia Power Index.
Flooding in Central Vietnam: Deputy PM asks for prompt evacuation from dangerous areas
Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung on Sunday asked for the relocation of people from dangerous areas as central Vietnam provinces are ravaged by historic flooding.
Flooding in central Vietnam: 122 people dead and missing
According to the Central Steering Committee for natural disaster prevention, heavy floods leave 122 people dead and missing to date.
COVID-19 Updates (October 18): No community cases, 2 fresh imported infections
Two cases of COVID-19, all imported, were recorded in the afternoon of October 17, raising the total count to 1,126, according to the Ministry of Health.
Vietnam attaches great importance to the universal goal of decolonisation
Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy, head of the Vietnamese mission at the United Nations, affirmed Vietnam attaches great importance to the universal goal of decolonisation and the exercise of the legitimate right to self-determination of peoples under colonial and alien dominance.
