Hanoi, (VNA) – The following is a brief review of the day’s events as reported bythe Vietnam News Agency on September 5.
-Leadersof more countries and international organisations have sent greetings toVietnamese leaders on the occasion of the Southeast Asian nation’s 77thNational Day. Read full story
- President Nguyen Xuan Phuc has congratulatededucators and students nationwide on the new academic year 2022 – 2023, giventhat they had gone through months of school disruptions due to COVID-19.
“Teachers and students are finally back togetherafter a period of COVID-19-induced suspension of school for an in-personentrance ceremony at their beloved schools, sharing determination, faith andhope for a new academic journey,” Phuc said in a written congratulatorymessage. Read full story
OnSeptember 5, the President beat the drum to kick off the new 2022-2023 academicyear at the High School for Gifted Students under the Vietnam National University(VNU)’s Hanoi University of Science (HUS).
Speakingat the ceremony, President Phuc affirmed that education is the foundation forsustainable development, decisive to the nation’s future; therefore, investingin education is investing in the future.Read full story
-Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh shared the joy of teachers andmore than 23 million students nationwide at the start of the new school year,attending a ceremony on September 5 at Doan Thi Diem primary school in Hanoi.
In his remarks at the ceremony, the PM recalled the teaching ofPresident Ho Chi Minh that “For the sake of 10 years' benefit, wemust plant trees; for the sake of 100 years' benefit, we must cultivatepeople.”Read full story
-No matter how the world situation changes, the Party and State of Vietnam,together with the Party and State of Laos, always strives and stays determinedto cultivate their relationship, both in width and depth, Vietnamese Ambassadorto Laos Nguyen Ba Hung has said.
The ambassador made the affirmation while talking with the pressin Laos on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of Vietnam – Laos diplomaticties and the 45th anniversary of the signing of the Vietnam – Laos Treaty ofAmity and Cooperation.Read full story
-GeneralSecretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party Central Committee andPresident of Laos Thongloun Sisoulith on September 5 called on people of Laosand Vietnam to exert efforts to continue protecting and developing the specialrelationship between the two countries.
In an interview granted to the Lao and Vietnamesepress in Vientiane on the occasion of the 60th founding anniversary of theVietnam-Laos diplomatic relations (September 5, 1962-2022) and 45 years of theVietnam-Laos Treaty of Amity and Cooperation (July 18, 1977-2022), the Laoleader highlighted the importance of the establishment of the Laos – Vietnam diplomaticties.Read full story
-Director General of the United Nations Educational, Scientificand Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) Audrey Azoulay has hailed Vietnam as a modelof effective cooperation with UNESCO.
Talking with the Vietnam News Agency before her Vietnam visitfrom September 5-7, Azoulay said since Vietnam’s entry to UNESCO in 1976following its national reunification, both sides have built a solidrelationship with various joint scientific projects, most recently two trainingand research centres for maths and physics that debuted in 2021.Read full story
-CaoLanh, the capital city of the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap, has beenadded to the UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities (GNLC), raising thenumber of such cities in Vietnam to five.
Along with 76 cities from 43 other countries, itwas officially listed in the GNLC on September 2. Read full story
-While Vietnam’s shrimp export was on downward trend in August,tra fish posted an impressive export growth, reported the Vietnam Associationof Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).
From 456 million USD in May, shrimp brought home only 365million USD in August. In the first eight months of this year, shrimp exporthit 3 billion USD, up 22.5% year-on-year. Read full story
-Around 3million tourists were recorded during the National Day holidays from September1-4, the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) announced onSeptember 5.
The average accommodation occupation rate reached60-65%. Read full story
-GymnastsTrinh Quang Manh and Phan Thi Uyen Nhi on September 4 won a gold medal in themixed doubles at the ongoing seventh Aerobic Gymnastics Asian Championships inThailand.Read full story/.
