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500-day campaign receives war memorabilia, martyr records
The Steering Committee for the Search, Recovery and Identification of Martyrs’ Remains of Ho Chi Minh City on July 9 received war memorabilia and burial records of fallen soldiers from the research team for the Vietnam Wartime Accounting Initiative (VWAI).
500-day campaign receives war memorabilia, martyr records
The donated materials include files on three martyrs’ personal belongings, burial records and maps identifying the graves of 21 martyrs at K76A Hospital, and decoded documents relating to Unit 962, linked to artefacts unearthed during excavation work at Le Thi Rieng Park in Hoa Hung ward.
500-day campaign brings hope to martyrs' families
The 500-day campaign is a nationwide effort to recover and identify the remains of fallen soldiers. More than a search mission, it is a race against time to identify those who remain unknown through DNA technology. From central agencies and local authorities to organisations and citizens, people across Vietnam are joining forces to help bring the campaign to a successful conclusion, paying tribute to the nation's fallen heroes and their families.
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Vietnam–Greece ties still hold considerable untapped potential: PM
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Ly Son Special Zone experiences tourism boom
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Digital technology opens new pathways for preserving Vietnam’s heritage
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Last Phu Quoc boat capsize victim makes positive recovery
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Vietnam, Laos strengthen cooperation on overseas community affairs
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Top leader asks Son La to become agro-processing, tourism hub
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Vietnam must boost productivity to achieve high-income status
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Vietnamese peacekeepers help rebuild school in Abyei
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Vietnam's economy grows 8.18% in first half of 2026
Despite persistent global economic uncertainty and downward revisions to the global growth outlook for 2026 by international organisations, Vietnam's economy delivered a strong performance. GDP expanded 8.18% in the first half of 2026, outperforming the same period last year and laying a solid foundation for achieving double-digit growth for the full year.
Top leader calls for stronger public participation in safeguarding national security
Party General Secretary and State President To Lam on July 15 called for stronger public participation in safeguarding national security and social order, stressing that every citizen should help build safe, peaceful and resilient communities.
Prime Minister pays tribute to fallen soldiers at Vi Xuyen National Martyrs' Cemetery
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PM urges Lang Son to turn border advantages into new growth drivers
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Top leader calls for better care for invalids, revolutionary contributors
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Vietnam realises ambition of mastering semiconductor technology
Semiconductors are the backbone of the digital economy and a strategic technology in global competition. To gradually master this field, Vietnam needs not only a highly skilled workforce but also a stronger innovation ecosystem. The launch of the national semiconductor chip prototyping support centre is expected to accelerate the country's drive towards technological self-reliance.
Phu Tho province requested to transform growth model
Prime Minister Le Minh Hung on July 14 urged Phu Tho province to change its development mindset by prioritising high value added and high-tech investment while rejecting labour-intensive, outdated and environmentally harmful projects, to turn the northern locality into an industrial powerhouse of the country.
Vietnam, Indonesia chart new strategic cooperation agenda
Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Hoai Trung paid an official visit to Indonesia on July 14, where he co-chaired the sixth meeting of the Vietnam - Indonesia Joint Commission on Bilateral Cooperation and, together with his Indonesian counterpart Sugiono, signed the 2026–2030 Action Plan to realise the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership between the two countries.
PM urges Lao Cai to turn advantages into development drivers
Prime Minister Le Minh Hung called on the northern border province of Lao Cai to turn challenges into opportunities, transform its border location into strategic advantages and leveraging its unique strengths and potential as drivers of growth, while chairing a working session with the provincial Party Committee's Standing Board in Yen Bai ward, on July 14.
Retail sector drives Ho Chi Minh City's double-digit growth ambitions
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Prime Minister receives new US ambassador
Prime Minister Le Minh Hung received US Ambassador to Vietnam Jennifer Wicks in Hanoi on July 13 as she began her diplomatic tenure.
