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Vietnam News Today (Apr. 25): Vietnam Emerges As Fastest Growing Digital Economy in ASEAN
Vietnam News Today (Apr. 25): Vietnam emerges as the fastest growing digital economy in ASEAN; Vietnam, and India boost education cooperation; Vietnam is represented at Asia’s biggest food, and hospitality expo in Singapore; Nha Trang aspires to be 'global creative city'.
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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.
Vietnam COVID-19 Updates (May 3): MOH advises to close nationwide bars & KTVs
Localities were asked to consider halting some non-essential services such as bars, KTVs, discotheques, internet games due to COVID-19 high risk of spreading.
Covid-19 field hospital set up in Ha Nam at ‘lightning speed’
A makeshift hospital in the northern province was built within 24 hours and is ready to admit and treat coronavirus patients.
Vietnam keen to follow path of righteous diplomacy at UNSC
Vietnam successfully assumed the role of President of the UN Security Council (UNSC) over the last month, a position that it has held for the second time during its non-permanent UNSC membership during the 2020 - 2021 period. To mark the occasion, Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy, head of the Vietnamese Delegation to the UN, granted an exclusive interview to VOV correspondents, shedding light on Vietnamese success during its UNSC Presidency.
Vietnam COVID-19 Updates (May 2): 14 more Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours
The Ministry of Health confirmed 14 new Covid-19 patients in the last 24 hours - three community transmission cases, and 11 imported ones.
Vietnam News Today (May 2): PM requires Finance Ministry to reform mindset on policy building
Vietnam News Today (May 2) features headlines include PM requires Finance Ministry to reform mindset on policy building, Gov’t chief demands highest efforts in COVID-19 fight, Vietnam reinforces ties with Canadian province, Vietnam assists Laos in COVID-19 fight.
President demands maximum efforts to sustain anti-COVID-19 achievements
President Nguyen Xuan Phuc inspected anti-COVID-19 efforts in the central city of Da Nang on April 30, requesting the entire health sector to maximise efforts to maintain the obtained achievements in the coronavirus combat.
Former Deputy PM remembers "bones and blood" sacrifice of Vietnamese people
Former Deputy Prime Minister Vu Khoan says the joy of reunification was born out of "bones and blood of Vietnamese men and women"
Vietnam's peacekeepers overcome difficulties to accomplish mission
Medical staff in Field Hospital Level 2 No. 3 in South Sudan have accomplished their international peacekeeping mission
Vietnam News Today (May 1): Quang Tri: Flag-raising ceremony held to mark Reunification Day
Vietnam News Today (May 1): Quang Tri features healdines include Flag-raising ceremony held to mark Reunification Day. Meanwhile, Vietnam reaches new milestone in diplomacy, Vietnam, Hong Kong foster collaboration, PM convenes urgent meeting on Covid-19.
Vietnam COVID-19 Updates (May 1): No new community cases confirmed
No further domestic cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed in Vietnam. However, risk of transmission remains high, especially with people set to return to the cities after May 1 holiday.m
Vietnam well-prepared for 30,000-Covid-case scenario
The Government has tasked Health Ministry to supervise all Covid-19 treatment facilities, making sure there are enough medical supplies and equipment to cover 30,000 Covid-19 patients.
Experts impressed by Vietnam’s renewable energy adoption
The expansion of Vietnam’s wind and solar farms is proving to be crucial in continuing to power economic growth, according to the Financial Times of the UK.
Hanoi raises Covid-19 warning to highest level amidst national holidays
Hanoi People’s Committee on Thursday asks to raise the pandemic warning level to the highest following the new resurgence in nearby Ha Nam province. Entertainment facilities are temporarily closed.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs voices of U.K deporting 27 Vietnamese
Vice Spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Doan Khac Viet said the reception of Vietnamese nationals returning from the UK has been carried out on the basis of the Vietnam-UK agreements.
‘Infection rate in Ha Nam is very fast,’ Health Minister warns
Health Minister Nguyen Thanh Long on Thursday warned of a very fast Covid-19 infection rate in Ha Nam province following the detection of the new local patient.
Vietnam News Today (April 30): Vietnam-China joint patrol in Tonkin Gulf ends
Vietnam News Today (April 30) features headlines include Vietnam slams China’s East Sea fishing ban, Vietnam-China joint patrol in Tonkin Gulf ends, Vietnam, Costa Rica discuss boosting ties, and Covid-19 updates.
Vietnam COVID-19 Updates (April 30): Domestically transmitted cases reported
Vietnam records first community transmitted cases after nearly a month, according to the Ministry of Health.
Vietnam opposes China's unilateral fishing ban that starts from May 1
Vietnam rejects China's ban on fishing beginning May 1, 2021 in waters that include part of the Gulf of Tonkin and Vietnam's Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelago in the Bien Dong Sea (internationally called South China Sea).
95 percent of Vietnam’s population follow religions and beliefs
Despite its acknowledgement, the United States’ 2021 annual report on religious freedom is yet to assess the situation in Vietnam in an objective manner, said Doan Khac Viet, deputy spokesperson for the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Storm-resilient houses built for poor families
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the People's Committees of Quang Binh, Quang Tri, Thua Thien Hue, Quang Nam, and Quang Ngai provinces, have completed the repair and reinforcement of storm-resilient features for more than 3,323 damaged houses.
