-TheParty and State have always paid attention to affairs relating to war invalids,martyrs and those who rendered services to the nation, Party General SecretaryNguyen Phu Trong affirmed in Hanoi on July 23.
The Party leader met with representatives offormer revolutionists, Heroic Vietnamese Mothers, armed forces, warinvalids and families of martyrs on the occasion of War Invalids and MartyrsDay (July 27). Read full story
- PrimeMinister Pham Minh Chinh and Party and Government officials on July 23 paidtribute to late President Ho Chi Minh and heroic martyrs in the centralprovince of Nghe An, as Vietnam’s War Invalids and Martyrs Day (July 27)approaches. Read full story
The sameday, the Prime Minister attended an art programme held by the Ministry ofCulture, Sports and Tourism and the People’s Committee of Nghe An centralprovince in Anh Son district on July 23.
The event was intended to mark the War Invalidsand Martyrs Day (July 27), the 60th anniversary of the Vietnam-Laos diplomaticties and 45 years of the signing of the Vietnam-Laos Treaty of Amity andCooperation. Read full story
-A ceremonywas held in Hanoi on July 24 to mark the 75th anniversary of War Invalids andMartyrs Day, with the attendance of President Nguyen Xuan Phuc, along withState leaders and 450 representatives of millions of people who madecontributions to the revolution.
Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social AffairsDao Ngoc Dung said currently, there are more than 9.2 million knowncontributors to the revolution, including 1.2 million martyrs, more than139,000 Heroic Vietnamese Mothers, 1,300 Heroes of People's Armed Forcesand Labour Heroes, nearly 800,000 war invalids and 320,000 others who wereexposed to toxic chemicals. Read full story
-Thecentral province of Nghe An holds huge opportunities, advantages and resourcesto make breakthroughs in the coming years, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh saidat a working session with the Standing Board of the provincial Party Committeeas part of his trip to the locality on July 24.
The leader urged Nghe An to mobilise all resourcesfor its development, especially those through the public-private partnership(PPP), with the immediate tasks of ensuring the macro-economic stability,controlling inflation and fighting the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly thevaccination rollout. Read full story
The PrimeMinister also visited Military Region 4, which is under the Ministry ofNational Defence and is tasked to organise, build, manage and command armedforces defending north central Vietnam, as part of his trip to the centralprovince of Nghe An on July 24.
The PM said the military region is located in animportant position bridging the north and the south, and plays a crucial rolein national defence strategy. Read full story
-PresidentNguyen Xuan Phuc has asked the Korea & Vietnam Economic and CulturalAssociation (KOVECA) and economic organisations of RoK to encourage theRepublic of Korea's businesses to increase investment in Vietnam, especially inthe fields of high technology, renewable energy, environmentally friendlyindustires and technological transfer.
He made the suggestion at a reception for visitingKOVECA Chairman Kim Kill-soo in Hanoi on July 23. Read full story
-A charter flight carrying 141 passengers fromIncheon of the Republic of Korea (RoK) landed safely at Lien KhuongInternational Airport in the Central Highland province of Lam Dong on July 23.
This is the first international flight to LamDong’s Da Lat city after more than two years of hiatus due to the COVID-19pandemic.Read full story
-TheVietnamese team won three gold and one bronze medals at the 6th Vietnamesetraditional martial arts (Vovinam) World Championship, which ended on July 23in Paris, France.
The event drew 500 martial artists from 15countries in Europe, America, Africa and Vietnam.Read full story
-Theinternational beauty pageant Miss Earth 2023 is scheduled to be organised inNha Trang in Khanh Hoa province.
HCM City-based Nova Entertainment has worked withthe Miss Earth Organisation to launch the event in Vietnam starting on July 18.Read full story
-Vietnameseautomaker VinFast and IRONMAN have freshly announced a global partnership forthe former to become the first ever naming rights partner of the IRONMAN U.S.Series from 2022.
Under the agreement signed in Nha Trang city, thecentral province of Khanh Hoa, on July 23, VinFast will also become the titlepartner for the 2022 IRONMAN® World Championship and the 2023 IRONMAN® 70.3®World Championship, each continuing through 2025, as well as the ExclusiveElectric Vehicle Partner of the IRONMAN and IRONMAN 70.3 Series in U.S.,Europe, and Asia through 2025.Read full story
-Phu Yenboasts potential to build a geopark accredited by the UNESCO, said experts at aconference held in the south-central province on July 23 regardinginternational cooperation for the local development of a geopark andsustainable tourism.
They said the province possesses three main valuesto form a geopark - geological heritage, cultural heritage and biodiversity.Phu Yen is characterised by metamorphic rocks dating back about 2.5 billion to542 million years ago; architectural works showing the Champa - Vietnam - Hoa -Europe cultural interference, coastal sand ecosystems, lagoons, and rich coralreefs.Read full story/.