-Since itsintroduction into Vietnam, Buddhism has integrated into the Vietnamese sociallife and become an important element in the national culture, Prime MinisterPham Minh Chinh said in a reception for a delegation of the Vietnam BuddhistSangha (VBS) after the success of the 9th National Buddhist Congress onNovember 29.
The Government leader highlighted Buddhism’s greatcontributions to the struggles for national independence and reunification, aswell as in national construction.Read full story
-NationalAssembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue and the Vietnamese NA's delegation arrived inCanberra on November 29 evening (local time), starting an official visit toAustralia from November 30 - December 3 at the invitation of Speaker of theAustralian House of Representatives Milton Dick, and President of theAustralian Senate Sue Lines.
Hue and the delegation were greeted at the airportby Vietnamese Ambassador to Australia Nguyen Tat Thanh, Deputy President of theAustralian Senate Andrew McLachlan, and officials from the Australian House ofRepresentatives and the Foreign Ministry. Read full story
-The firstinternational forum of the National Committee on Youth was held in Hanoi onNovember 29 to share experience in building and implementing youth developmentpolicies.
Participantsgave ideas on fostering coordination in youth development policies, andstrengthening cooperation among ASEAN and China.Read full story
-DeputyMinister of Foreign Affairs Pham Quang Hieu suggested increasing comprehensive,long-term measures to support overseas Vietnamese, especially those inextremely disadvantaged areas, while addressing a thematic conference in Hanoion November 29.
The conference, held by the Party delegation tothe Ministry of Foreign Affairs, looked into OVs affairs in service of thereview of the 20-year implementation of the 9-tenure Party Central Committee’sResolution No. N23-NQ/TW dated March 12, 2003 on promoting the strength of thegreat national unity bloc, for a strong country, wealthy people, and a fair,democratic, and civilised society.Read full story
-A high-rankingdelegation of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) led by Phan DinhTrac, Politburo member and Chairman of the Party Central Committee’sCommission for Internal Affairs, held working sessions with representatives ofNew Zealand's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, a number of judicialagencies during a visit from November 27-29.
The two sides agreed that after the two yearsof establishing the strategic partnership framework, cooperative relationsbetween the two countries have been growing substantiallyand effectively across all fields, especially politics, trade,education - training, agriculture, development aid andpeople-to-people exchanges.Read full story
-A Hanoidelegation led by Deputy Secretary of the municipal Party Committee Nguyen ThiTuyen has visited Germany, aiming to boost the friendship and cooperation withBerlin.
The two sidesagreed to step up exchanges and bolster collaboration in the areas in whichboth are interested and have strengths like economy-trade, education-training,health care and tourism.Read full story
-Vice Chairmanof the People's Committee of Ho Chi Minh City Duong Anh Duc on November 29hosted a reception for a visiting delegation of German businessmen and investorsled by Torsten Bonew, First Deputy Mayor of Leipzip city.
The HCM City official applauded the establishmentof a representative office of Leipzig City in the southern economic hub,expressing the hope that the office will contribute to further promoting tradeand investment cooperation between the two sides.Read full story
-Chairman ofthe People’s Committee of the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho Tran Viet Truong andHungarian Ambassador Baloghdi Tibor compared notes on measures to promotecooperation in high-tech agriculture and infrastructure construction duringtheir meeting on November 29.
At the meeting in Can Tho, the two sides alsosought ways to speed up the building of the Can Tho Oncology Hospital with atotal investment capital of nearly 1.72 trillion VND (69.46 million USD), ofwhich 57 million EUR (59.13 million USD) is soured from the HungarianGovernment’s official development assistance (ODA).Read full story
-GeneralDirector of the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) Vu Viet Trang on November 29 had aworking session with a delegation of the Granmadaily - the newspaper of the Communist Partyof Cuba (PCC), led by its Deputy Director Arlin Alberty Loforte.
Granma wantsto learn from experiences in developing model of convergence newsrooms,modern journalism and increase presence on social networks and otherinteractive information platforms in order to attract young people, and fightmisinformation and slander by hostile forces, Loforte said.Read full story
-The fact thatwomen are equal to men in all political, economic, cultural and socialactivities, and enjoying the fruits of social progress reflects a just,democratic and civilised society, a Ho Chi Minh City leader has said.
Gender equality is a global issue of concern tomany countries, Duong Anh Duc, Vice Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’sCommittee, who is also head of the city Committee for the Advancement of Womenand Gender Equality, told a meeting on the implementation of the NationalStrategy on Gender Equality and Response to gender-based violence from2025-2030 held in the southern city on September 29.Read full story
-The Instituteof Cultural Exchange with France (IDECAF) held a ceremony in Ho Chi Minh Cityon November 29 to mark its 40th founding anniversary.
The institute, under the management of themunicipal Department of Foreign Affairs, has contributed to the friendshipbetween Vietnam and France and other countries in the Francophone Communitythrough an array of activities like French language training, cultural eventsand overseas study consultation, said IDECAF Director Nguyen Ngoc Lan.Read full story/.