Sixty-seven outstanding works wining the first Dien Hong Awards – the national press award on the National Assembly (NA) and People’s Councils – have been honoured at a ceremony held in Hanoi on June 9.
The Malaysian Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City kicked off the Malaysia exhibition on June 9, marking the beginning of the Malaysia Madani Week in the southern city to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Vietnam-Malaysia diplomatic ties.
Phu Tho province's authorities have handed over 20,000 trees and 85 tonnes of fertilisers to the Naval Region 4 High Command as a gift to help build a greener Truong Sa island district in the central coastal province of Khanh Hoa.
The Ministry of National Defence held the first meeting of the Steering Committee for making a proposal on the building of a law on participation in the United Nations peacekeeping operations in Hanoi on June 9.
The steering committee for summarising some theoretical and practical issues on Vietnam’s socialist-oriented Doi Moi (reform) in the past four decades convened its first session in Hanoi on June 9 under the chair of President Vo Van Thuong.
Leading broadcaster of sports content in Vietnam, K+, has signed an unprecedented agreement to acquire on an exclusive basis all competitions organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for the 2025-26 to 2028-29 seasons in Vietnam, starting with the FIFA World Cup 2026 Asian Qualifiers' final round in September 2024.
Politburo member and permanent member of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee’s Secretariat Truong Thi Mai hosted a reception in Hanoi on June 9 for a high-level delegation of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI-M) led by its General Secretary Sitaram Yechury.
The Prime Minister has decided to force former Vietnamese Ambassador to Japan Vu Hong Nam out of his job for serious violations and wrongdoings in work, as a disciplinary measure.
Andrea Coppola, World Bank Lead Economist for Vietnam speaks to Vietnam News Agency about his recommendations for the country to speed up economic recovery and development in the time to come.
The Slovak Government has officially recognised the Vietnamese community as the country’s 14th ethnic minority group and approved regulations for the community.
Politburo member and permanent member of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee’s Secretariat Truong Thi Mai has reaffirmed the Vietnamese Party and State’s consistent policy of supporting solidarity with the just revolutionary cause and heroic struggle of the Communist Party and people of Cuba.
Indonesia’s Deputy Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy Angela Tanoesoedibjo has said that her ministry, along with the Trade Ministry, encouraged the expansion of duty-free outlets to increase shopping tourism in Indonesia.
The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has unveiled its direction for fiscal 2024 with a budget of 5 billion THB (144.2 million USD), which intends to grow off-peak customers, increase spending per trip by 7%, and distribute income to a greater variety of destinations.
The 10th Singapore Dialogue on Sustainable World Resources (SWR) took place in Singapore on June 9, gathering nearly 250 scholars, experts and representatives of the private sector and non-governmental organisations in the Southeast Asian region.
Senior officials of ASEAN and the UK reaffirmed commitment to further strengthen ASEAN-UK Dialogue Partnership and deepen mutually beneficial cooperation at the second ASEAN-UK Senior Officials’ Meeting (AUKSOM) in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei on June 8.
Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha on June 9 emphasised the significance of investment in hydrometeorology to national stability and development, while chairing a working session of the assessment council of the national hydro-meteorological network planning scheme for 2021-2030 with a vision towards 2050.
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