- A meeting to discuss a President Ho ChiMinh-inspired cultural space was held in HCM City on June 2, discussing theinfluence of the late president’s ideology, morality and style among localwomen.
In her remarks at the event, Deputy Director of the municipalDepartment of Culture and Sports Nguyen Thi Thanh Thuy said the Ho ChiMinh-inspired cultural space in the southern city includes special values thatcannot be seen elsewhere. It is not just about monuments of the late leader, orliterary and art works about him, but a combination of various factors such asthe lifestyle, demeanour and morality of people learning from him, she said. Read full story
– Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh receivedvisiting Lt. Gen. Khamliang Outhakaysone, Deputy Minister of National Defenceand Chief of the General Staff of the Lao People’s Army, in Hanoi on June 2.
The host said the Vietnamese Party, State, Government, and people attach greatimportance to the reinforcement of ties with Laos and will continue working tostrengthen the two countries’ traditional friendship and comprehensivecooperation. Read full story
– The National Assembly (NA) spent the 9th dayof its third session in the 15th tenure on discussing socio-economic issues,the 2020 State budget balance, and wastefulness prevention in 2021.
Inthe morning, legislators continued to scrutinise the implementation of the 2021socio-economic development and State budget plans; the implementation ofsimilar plans so far this year; and the realisation of the parliament’sResolution No. 42/2017/QH14, dated June 21, 2017, on the pilot settlement ofcredit organisations’ non-performing loans and the extension of thisresolution’s regulations. Read full story
- The Embassy of Sweden in Hanoi, inpartnership with the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee and the VietnamChamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI), held a conference titled “Pioneer tothe Possible” in the southern city on June 2 as part of efforts to boost theirpartnership in sustainable development.
In her welcoming remarks,Ambassador of Sweden Ann Mawe said Sweden is the world’s pioneer in innovationand sustainable development with hands-on experiences and technologicalsolutions enhancing green transformation. Read full story
- Five Vietnamese universities have been namedin the Times Higher Education's Asia University Rankings 2022, including threein Ho Chi Minh City and two in Hanoi.
They are Ton Duc Thang Universityin 73rd place; Duy Tan University (91st); Vietnam National University, Hanoi(VNU), placed between 301st and 350th; Vietnam National University, HCM City(VNU HCMC), 401st-500th; and Hanoi University of Science and Technology (HUST),501st. Read full story
– The 10-volume reprinted “Dai Nam thuc luc”(Chronicle of Dai Nam – an old name of Vietnam) that provides a panorama ofVietnam’s economy in the 19th century debuted on June 2. The book,issued by the History Institute under the Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences(VASS), was first published in Vietnamese six decades ago and first reprintedin 2001. Read full story/.
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