A ceremony has taken place in Fukuroi, Shizuoka, Japan to mark the 100th year since the day Phan Boi Chau, a Vietnamese nationalist figure, built a memorial stele for doctor Asaba Sakitaro who had given him great support when he was in Japan.
The Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS) in Ho Chi Minh City held a ceremony on September 23 to pay homage to President Tran Dai Quang, who passed away on September 21 at the age of 62.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc will lead a high-ranking delegation to the 73rd Session of the UN General Assembly in New York, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced. The event will take place from September 25 - October 1 with the theme “Making the United Nations Relevant to All People: Global Leadership and Shared Responsibilities for Peaceful, Equitable and Sustainable Societies”.
An exhibition entitled Chuoi Rung (Wild Banana) featuring nearly 40 artworks by painter Tran Ngoc Hung is opened to public in Hanoi.
Vietnam national women’s volleyball team gained the fifth place at the sixth Asian Volleyball Confederation Cup for Women after trouncing the Republic of Korea (RoK) 3-0 at Chartchai Hall, Thailand on September 23.
Lam Dong province’s Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism has temporarily suspended all adventure tour activities at the Datanla Waterfall in Da lat city following the death of a tourist from the Republic of Korea on September 22.
More condolences from leaders as well as agencies and organisations of foreign countries continue to pour in over the passing of President Tran Dai Quang.
The resort island of Phu Quoc in the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang expects to welcome about 2.5 million tourist arrivals in 2018, up 25 percent from last year.
Vietnam’s U19 football squad ranked third at the four-nation international friendly tournament in Qatar after being beaten 2-1 by Uruguay on September 22.
The State Bank of Vietnam set the daily reference exchange rate on September 24 at 22,709 VND/USD, down 3 VND from the rate on the last day of previous week (September 21).
Many countries have extended condolences to Vietnam over the death of President Tran Dai Quang.
Auditor General of the State Audit of Vietnam (SAV) Ho Duc Phoc has vowed to take more concrete actions to foster cooperation within the Asian Organisation of Supreme Audit Institutions (ASOSAI) in a bid to bring into fully play the potential of its members and take it to a new height.
The annual Sa Pa international mountain marathon 2018, the sixth of its kind, took place in Sa Pa district, the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai on September 21-23, as part of the Sa Pa autumn festival 2018.
The Vietnamese Goods Fair kicked off in Hanoi on September 22, featuring 300 stalls by 200 firms from Hanoi, Bac Kan, Tuyen Quang, Quang Tri, Hung Yen and Bac Giang.
Vietnam is a guest of honour at the International Fair of Caen underway in Calvados, Normandie, France from September 21 – 30, according to Ambassador of Vietnam to France Nguyen Thiep.
Vietnam trade unions at all levels will reform towards a worker-centred approach with more focus on capacity building for trade union members and officials and providing support to scale up successful business models in the next five years, said a trade union leader.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on September 23 said the Party, State, people and workers of Vietnam always treasure, be grateful to and highly value the great support and important contributions rendered by the World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU) to Vietnam during the wars of resistance for national independence and the national construction and defence.
Indonesia on September 23 kicked off campaigning for Indonesia's presidential election, scheduled for April 2019.
