-On theoccasion of the 77th anniversary of the August Revolution (August 19) andNational Day (September 2 - also the date of death of President Ho Chi Minh),President Nguyen Xuan Phuc offered incense in commemoration of the late leaderat Na Nua tent in Tan Trao special national relic site in the northern provinceof Tuyen Quang on September 4. Read full story
-On theoccasion of Vietnam’s 77th National Day (September 2), leaders of foreignparties, countries and international organisations have sent their messages andletters of congratulations to the Southeast Asian nation’s leaders. Read full story
-Politburomember, and Secretary of Ho Chi Minh City's Party Committee Nguyen Van Nenhosted a reception on September 4 for US Special Presidential Envoy for ClimateJohn Kerry who stressed the need for the US and Vietnam to strengthencooperation to carry out policies in response to climate change.
Kerry also highlighted the urgency to promotenational and global efforts to minimise global warming and enhance endeavoursto adapt to climate change impacts, adding that the US and Vietnam have goodrelations in many fields.Read full story
The US Special Envoy for Climate paid a working visit to Ben Tre on climatechange situation in the Mekong Delta province on September 3.Read full story
-PrimeMinister Pham Minh Chinh on September 3 asked the northern midland province ofPhu Tho to work harder to become an economic connectivity centre betweenVietnam and other ASEAN member countries as well as China’s southwestern region.
At a working session with the Standing Board ofthe provincial Party Committee as part of his trip to the locality, Chinh said withits special potential and competitive advantages, Phu Tho should become aleading locality in the northern midland and mountainous region, especially inrapid, sustainable development and economic restructuring. Read full story
-TheParty and the State always pay special attention to education and training,ensuring the equal access to education for all, National Assembly ChairmanVuong Dinh Hue affirmed while attending the inaugural ceremony of a high schoolin a mountainous district of Nghe An province on September 3.
This is the only high school in Ky Son – one ofthe most 74 disadvantaged districts nationwide, about 250km from Nghe Anprovince’s Vinh city. More than 95% of its students belong to ethnic minoritygroups in the district.Read full story
-TheUnited Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on September 2 adopted a resolution onthe organisation of a “High-level meeting on pandemic prevention, preparednessand response”.
The resolution was jointly introduced to the UNGAby Vietnam, Australia, Bangladesh, Canada, Costa Rica, Ghana, Jamaica, NewZealand, Rwanda, South Africa, Sweden and Indonesia. Read full story
-Adelegation of the Vietnamese education and training sector’s labour union ledby its President Nguyen Ngoc An attended the 36th ASEAN Plus One Council ofTeachers Convention with the Republic of Korea (ACT 1) held in Jakarta,Indonesia, from September 2-4.
With the theme “Recovering from the pandemic:Designing post-pandemic education in digitally infused world”, the eventattracted the participation of around 600 officials and teachers from ninemember countries, namely Brunei, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, the Philippines,Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam and the Republic of Korea (RoK).Read full story
-AVietnamese rice product has for the first time been put on the shelves ofE.Leclerc Viry Châtillon, a hypermarket run by top French retailer E.Leclerc,as part of a programme run by the Vietnam Trade Office in France.
The product branded ‘Com Vietnam’ is produced byLoc Troi Group, a leading provider of agricultural services and products inVietnam. It was introduced in the E.Leclerc hypermarket chain on September 2during the office’s Vietnamese mid-autumn week event. Read full story
-Vietnam’sU20 team was held to a goalless draw in a friendly match against Palestine onSeptember 3 at Viet Tri Stadium in the northern province of Phu Tho.
The matchwas a warm-up for the Vietnamese team before they move to Indonesia for the2023 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U20 qualifiers in less than two weeksahead.Read full story/.