- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on December 10 asked the Mekong Delta city ofCan Tho to mobilise all possible resources to successfully implement its masterplan for the 2021-2030 period, with a vision to 2050.
Speaking at a master plan announcement and investment promotion conference inthe city, the Government leader said Can Tho must promote innovation, scienceand technology, green and digital transformation, circular and knowledgeeconomy and consider them the main driving forces for development. Read full story
- National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue on December 9 cut the ribbon tolaunch the Vietnam Town in Thailand's northeastern Udon Thani province, whichis the first in Thailand and the world.
He described the opening of the Vietnam Town as a new imprint of Vietnam inThailand. Read full story
- The upcoming State visit to Vietnam by General Secretary of the CommunistParty of China (CPC) Central Committee and President of China XiJinping from December 12 to 13 will contribute to deepening the bilateralcooperation framework for a long-term future of relationship between the twocountries, said Permanent Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyen Minh Vu.
This is the first visit by the top leader of the Chinese Party and State toVietnam since the 20th CPC National Congress, and one year after the Chinavisit by Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, Vu said in an interview tothe press.
This visit, which coincides with the 15th anniversary of the comprehensivestrategic cooperative partnership between Vietnam and China, is expected to bea new milestone in the two countries' relations. Read full story
- The official visit to Vietnam from December 11-12 by Cambodian PrimeMinister Samdech Moha Borvor Thipadei Hun Manet will continue to strengthen andfurther expand traditional friendship between the two countries, said CambodianDeputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs andInternational Cooperation Sok Chenda Sophea.
In an interview granted to the Vietnam News Agency’s correspondents in PhnomPenh, the diplomat highlighted the importance of the visit, sayingthis will be the Cambodian leader’s first visit to an ASEAN member countrysince he took office in August. Read full story
- Vietnam, as a member of the UnitedNations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) for the 2023-2025 period, has so far thisyear had six outstanding initiatives at all three regular meetings of thecouncil, which received the support and co-sponsorship of many countries andinternational organisations, according to Ambassador Le Thi Tuyet Mai.
Mai, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the UN, the World TradeOrganisation (WTO) and other international organisations in Geneva, said thatamidst fluctuations of the world situation, Vietnam has actively andresponsibly contributed to the council’s activities, made efforts with othercountries to promote dialogue and cooperation, boost mutual understanding, andbuild consensus in discussing and adopting resolutions and decisions of thecouncil. Read full story
- Vietnam was elected as the Vice Chair of the UNESCO's IntergovernmentalCommittee for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage on December 8during the committee's 18th session in Kasane, Botswana.
This is the second time that Vietnam has been elected to the position after thefirst time in the 2006-2010 tenure, representing the Asia-Pacific region. Read full story
- Vietnam will send four more officersto United Nations (UN) peacekeeping missions in South Sudan, the Central AfricanRepublic and the Abyei Area.
The Ministry of National Defence on December 10 handed over the StatePresident’s decisions to the peacekeepers, who will then replace those on dutyat the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilisation Mission in the CentralAfrican Republic (MINUSCA), the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), and the UNInterim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA). Read full story
- The first Vietnam Pho (noodle soup served with beef or chicken) Dayin South Africa opened on December 9, in the capital city of Pretoria.
The event was one of the initiatives of the Vietnamese Embassy in the “Rainbowcountry”, in coordination with Vietnamese representative agencies in the hostcountry, to spread the quintessence of Vietnamese cuisine to local andinternational friends. Read full story
- Korean Cultural Day opened on December 9 in the central province of QuangNam’s ancient city of Hoi An.
Deputy Director of the provincial Department of Culture, Sports and TourismNguyen Thi Thu Hien said that the event offers a space for visitors toexperience the cultures of Hoi An and the Republic of Korea (RoK) with variousactivities, including making kimchi and lanterns, trying on hanbok, playingfolk games and drawing masks. Read full story
- More than 30,000 runners from 91 countries and territories participated inTechcombank International Marathon in Ho Chi Minh City on December 10.
The event, the sixth of its kind, was co-organised by municipal Department ofTourism, the Vietnam Technological and Commercial Joint Stock Bank(Techcombank) and Sunrise Events Vietnam. Read full story./.
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