Source: VNA
The Hanoi People’s Court on May 20 opened the first-instance trial of former Minister of Health Nguyen Thi Kim Tien and nine other defendants for violations tied to the State property management and use at the Ministry of Health (MoH) and relevant units.
The decree provides for a minimum support level of 2 million VND per woman for ethnic minority women from very small population groups, women living in provinces and cities with fertility rates below replacement level, and women who have two children before the age of 35.
Vietnamese Ambassador to the US Nguyen Quoc Dung stressed that among President Ho Chi Minh’s immense contributions, his forward-looking diplomatic vision became a solid foundation for Vietnam’s foreign policy of independence, self-reliance, peace, friendship and cooperation with all countries on the basis of mutual respect and mutual benefit.
The May 18 seminar, themed “Reframing Vietnam,” at the National Museum of Asian Art (NMAA) under Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C., is expected to generate fresh momentum and frameworks for cooperation among cultural agencies, museums, art funds and experts from the two countries, helping bring Vietnam’s cultural image closer to American and international public in the time to come.
In France, the embassy coordinated with Montreuil city authorities to hold a wreath-laying ceremony at the Ho Chi Minh statue in Montreau Park and visited the “Ho Chi Minh Space” at the Museum of Living History.
Under a draft resolution currently open for public feedback by the municipal People’s Committee, residents with permanent or temporary residence registration in Hanoi for at least two consecutive years, who own petrol-powered motorbikes registered before the resolution takes effect, will be eligible for support when purchasing electric motorbikes priced at 10 million VND or more.
Party General Secretary and State President To Lam stressed that citizens should have access to stable, safe and affordable housing suited to eligible beneficiaries, with rental housing becoming a long-term pillar.
Under the new system, accommodation establishments will no longer need to use multiple platforms as before. Instead, they can use a single unified software platform to declare temporary residence for foreigners and notify lodging information for Vietnamese citizens.
The Coast Guard Region 2 Command and the Quang Ngai provincial Party Committee’s Board for Information, Education and Mass Mobilisation on May 19 held a communication conference in Sa Huynh ward to raise awareness about combating illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.
The province currently has 5,158 fishing vessels, including 1,914 boats measuring 15 metres or longer, all of which have been equipped with VMS connected directly to the national fisheries management network.
The sharper crackdown is rapidly redrawing how online entertainment is distributed and consumed, while gradually reshaping public awareness and responsibility toward copyright protection.
Although there is little publicly available documentation confirming exactly when Place Ho Chi Minh was established, French urban historians suggest that most streets and public spaces named after the Vietnamese leader in France emerged between the 1960s and 1980s, during the height of anti-war movements and solidarity campaigns supporting Vietnam across working-class towns and left-leaning suburbs around Paris.
Sapporo city in Japan’s Hokkaido prefecture has launched a new initiative to train foreign drivers before recruiting them to work in the city, with Vietnam selected as the first trainee supplier.
President Ho Chi Minh's ideology of national unity continues to carry profound significance amid growing global challenges, including conflicts, social divisions and economic instability. His message of solidarity, consensus and placing national interests above sectional differences remains a valuable lesson for many developing nations.
President Ho Chi Minh’s ideology, morality and style remain invaluable spiritual assets of the Vietnamese nation and continue to inspire today and future generations.
Every contribution by Vietnamese youth abroad — whether through scientific research, technological projects, community initiatives, or simply through living responsibly and studying diligently while always looking toward the homeland — helps continue the journey initiated by President Ho Chi Minh toward a strong, prosperous, civilised, and happy Vietnam.
The decree sets out regulations on procedures, costs and responsibilities of relevant agencies in carrying out Vietnam’s mutual legal assistance activities in civil matters.
As bilateral ties between Vietnam and Japan continue to expand, demand for Vietnamese language learning in Japan has also grown rapidly among OVs, educational institutions, businesses and Japanese people interested in Vietnam. Against this backdrop, the introduction of a standardised proficiency test is expected to provide an official and widely recognised benchmark for Vietnamese language skills.
The Government will adjust the basic salary after reporting to the National Assembly for consideration and decision, in line with the State budget’s capacity, the consumer price index and the country’s economic growth rate.
Under the proposal, undergraduate students could receive between 3.7 million VND and 5.5 million VND (140–210 USD) per month while master’s and doctoral students could receive up to 8.4 million VND (318 USD) per month.
