The Vietnamese Embassy in the Netherlands, on behalf of the Vietnamese Government, has submitted a request to join the proceedings of the International Court of Justice (ICJ)’s advisory opinion on climate change.

Vietnamese and Korean experts gathered in Ho Chi Minh City on March 26 for the Vietnam-Republic of Korea (RoK) Copyright Forum 2024, a joint effort by the Vietnamese Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korea Copyright Protection Agency (KCOPA) to tackle pressing issues related to copyright protection in the digital environment.

The Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union (HCMCYU) chapter at the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) brought its Dinh Huu Du bookcase, with nearly 1,000 books, to Trung Yen secondary school, Son Duong district, the northern mountainous province of Tuyen Quang on March 26.

The youths should play a pioneering role in spurring the nation’s digital transformation as the digital economy is expected to make up 30% of the gross domestic product (GDP) by 2030, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said at a dialogue with them held in Hanoi on March 26.

The Vietnamese Ministry of Public Security’s Investigation Police Department on Drug-related Crimes (C04) and the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) are jointly holding the International Drug Enforcement Conference in the Asia-Pacific (Mini-IDEC) in the central city of Da Nang on March 26-27.

The United Nations (UN) General Assembly on March 25 passed a draft resolution proposed by Vietnam and some other countries designating June 11 as International Day of Play.

Lao Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone on March 26 hailed Vietnam-Laos cooperation in home affairs as he received Vietnamese Minister of Home Affairs Ministry Pham Thi Thanh Tra.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chaired the Government’s monthly session on law building in Hanoi on March 25 to collect feedback on three draft laws, one proposal for a National Assembly resolution and another for a law.

The UK’s Home Office on March 25 launched a social media campaign in Vietnam to deter migrants from coming to the UK illegally, following successful similar drives in Albania, France and Belgium.

The Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang is stepping up communications work and strictly dealing with violations relating to illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.

Venerable Thich Thien Ngoc, head of Dai Phuoc (Mahapunnavihara) Pagoda in Myanmar, has been honoured with “Saddhamma Jotikadhaja”, a noble title from the Myanmar Government.

Residents in the island district of Ly Son in central Quang Ngai province commemorated sailors of the historic Hoang Sa (Paracel) flotilla with a traditional ceremony at An Hai village temple on March 25.

The Vietnamese Students' Association in Belgium (SIVIBI) on March 23 convened its 5th congress to review activities during the 2021-2024 term and set out orientations for the next three years.

A series of international sports event are being held in Binh Dinh for the first time, opening up many new cooperation and development opportunities for the south-central locality, contributing to promoting the rich cultural values of the province.