Sympathies to New Zealand on heavy losses by Cyclone Gabrielle

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on February 17 sent a sympathy message to his New Zealand counterpart Chris Hipkins over human and property losses caused by Cyclone Gabrielle that hit the country early this week./.
Sympathies to New Zealand on heavy losses by Cyclone Gabrielle ảnh 1Flooding after heavy rains caused by Cyclone Gabrielle in Auckland, New Zealand, on February 14 (Photo: VNA) 

Hanoi (VNA) – PrimeMinister Pham Minh Chinh on February 17 sent a sympathy message to his NewZealand counterpart Chris Hipkins over human and property losses caused byCyclone Gabrielle that hit the country early this week./.

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Blood donors at the National Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion. (Photo: VNA)

Nearly 9,000 blood units collected at red spring festival

First launched in 2008 to address post-Tet blood shortages, the festival expanded nationwide in 2010 under the direction of the National Steering Committee for Voluntary Blood Donation Campaign. Over 17 editions, the festival has attracted hundreds of thousands of donors across the nation, with the Hanoi event – hosted by the institute – collecting nearly 120,000 blood units.

At the 2023 New Year meeting (Photo: VNA)

Vietnamese, Chinese localities promote exchanges

The New Year meeting, which was first held in 2016, and the Joint Working Committee’s meeting, initiated from 2008, have proved efficiency, leading to significant common understandings regarding exchanges and cooperation among the parties.

Shah Alam (first left) President of the Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB), presents flowers to Ambassador Nguyen Manh Cuong at the Homeland Spring programme in Dhaka (Photo: VNA)

Homeland Spring held for OVs in Bangladesh

The Vietnamese Embassy in Bangladesh hosted the “Xuan Que Huong” (Homeland Spring) programme in Dhaka on February 14, creating a warm and festive Tet atmosphere for the Vietnamese community in the South Asian nation.