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Vietnam News Today (May 2): Vietnam Fulfills Chairmanship of Asia Pacific Group At UN For April
Vietnam News Today (May 2): Vietnam fulfills Chairmanship of Asia Pacific Group at UN for April; Cold spell breaks early summer heat in northern Vietnam; Vietnam's National Reunification Day marked worldwide; Times Higher Education honors six Vietnamese universities.
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Vietnam News Today (May 1): Vietnam Chairs UNCTAD’s 14th Session In Geneva
Vietnam News Today (May 1): Vietnam chairs UNCTAD’s 14th session in Geneva; Vietnam secures two more tickets to Paris 2024 Summer Olympics; Exports remain bright spot in four-month period; Event connects Vietnamese students with Korean businesses.
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Vietnam News Today (Apr. 30): Vietnam Secures Remarkable Economic Successes Since National Reunification
Vietnam News Today (Apr. 30): Vietnam secures remarkable economic successes since national reunification; Four-month foreign arrivals rise nearly 70% year on year; Vietnamese, Chinese, Lao localities promote tourism cooperation; Four-month FDI rises 4.5% to US$9.27 billion.
Vietnam and RoK to strengthen national assembly ties
Speaker of the National Assembly of the Republic of Korea (RoK) Park Byeong-seug and his spouse will pay an official visit to Vietnam from October 31, according to the National Assembly Committee for External Relations.
Vietnam to sequence COVID-19 patients’ gene to improve treatment method
Researchers in Vietnam are planning to sequence the genes of COVID-19 patients, in a bid to better understand the disease, therefore improve treatment regimes.
COVID-19 Updates (October 27): More citizens brought home on repatriation flights
Over 350 Vietnamese citizens were brought home from Canada and the Republic of Korea on a flight operated by the national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines on October 23-25.
Vietnam seeks international support for flood-hit Central region
Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung on Monday hosted a reception for ADB Country Director Andrew Jeffries, UNICEF Representative in Viet Nam Rana Flowers, and UNDP Resident Representative in Viet Nam Caitlin Wiesen.
Outstanding children honoured at Hanoi ceremony
A ceremony was held in Hanoi on October 25 to commend children with remarkable achievements from nationwide, which was the most important activity of the 9th National Congress of Uncle Ho’s Good Children for 2015-2020.
PM calls for emergency aid to flood victims in central region
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has asked relevant units to swiftly mobilise all forces in a bid to overcome the aftermath of the severe flooding and landslides which have hit the central localities, and stabilise the lives of local people.
COVID-19 Updates (Oct 25): Citizens’ relaxation poses big risk to pandemic prevention
Citizens’ relaxation of COVID-19 preventive measures is posing a big risk to pandemic prevention and control in the country.
Vietnam signs a call to action on women's empowerment
Vietnam is among the 31-member core group of countries that are supporting the Call to Action which is intended to ensure that women have the ability to freely and fully participate in the global economy.
Deputy PM: United Nations to remain as lighthouse for multilateralism
Deputy Prime Minister, Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh made the statement at a ceremony held in Ha Noi on Friday to mark the 75th founding anniversary of the UN.
COVID-19 Updates (October 24): Vietnam, India boost tourism cooperation post-COVID-19
A webinar discussing post-COVID-19 tourism cooperation between Vietnam and India was held in Ho Chi Minh City on October 23.
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.
