The Vietnam News Agency (VNA) Press Awards 2023 winners were honored at a ceremony held at the agency's headquarters in Hanoi on April 25. Let’s take a look.
Vietnamese Ambassador-designate to Thailand and head of the Vietnamese delegation to the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) Pham Viet Hung highlighted Vietnam's commitment to achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) while delivering a speech at the ESCAP’s 80th annual session in Bangkok, Thailand, on April 25.
A centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution (C4IR) in Ho Chi Minh City is scheduled to be officially launched in September, with a mission to be Vietnam’s top facility in advising national industrial policies, piloting their implementation in the southern metropolis, and promoting economic transformation in the revolution.
An annual ceremony commemorating sailors of the historic Hoang Sa (Paracel) flotilla took place in the communal house of An Vinh village, Ly Son district, the central province of Quang Ngai, on April 24.
Along with the Dien Bien Phu Victory, the negotiation and signing of the Geneva Accords on July 21, 1954 not only marked a historic milestone for Vietnam but also held profound significance for the world. The negotiation, signing, and implementation of the Accords served as a valuable handbook on the Vietnamese school of foreign affairs and represented a major victory for its military and people.
The Vietnam People’s Air Force on April 24 conducted its first formation flying exercise to prepare for celebrations of the 70th anniversary of the Dien Bien Phu Victory in Dien Bien province.
The International Puppetry Festival 2024 is scheduled to take place in Hanoi in October with the participation of troupes from countries worldwide as well as public and non-public units in Vietnam.
Trade between Vietnam and Singapore topped 2.54 billion SGD (1.87 billion USD) in March, rising 4.29% year on year, according to the Trade Office of Vietnam in the city state.
Two vessels of the Vietnam Coast Guard (VCG) on April 25 departed from the northern port city of Hai Phong for a joint patrol mission with the China Coast Guard (CCG) in the vicinity of the countries’ demarcation line in the Gulf of Tonkin.
Foreign Ministry spokesperson Pham Thu Hang on April 25 said Vietnam’s consistent stance on China’s fishing ban in the East Sea, which has been affirmed clearly over the past years.
More than 1,300 healthcare professionals joined a Women’s Health Summit in southern Vietnam in April to update on health matters spanning across a woman’s life.
A delegation from the Vietnam Women’s Union (VWU) led by its permanent Vice President Do Thi Thu Thao held a working session with the Permanent Mission of Vietnam to the United Nations headquarters in New York during a recent working trip to the US.