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As many as 305 outstanding athletes have been honoured with the Prime Minister's certificates of merit for their excellent performances at the 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31), according to a decision signed on May 27.

Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh has signed a decision to present the Prime Minister’s certificates of merit to six collectives and 36 individuals at the Ministry of Health.

Vietnam wishes to receive further support from foreign non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in the near future, said Vietnamese officials.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on September 14 handed over a decision appointing Vu Viet Trang as General Director of the Vietnam News Agency.

The Prime Minister on September 10 signed Decision No. 1469/QD-TTg appointing Deputy General Director of the Vietnam News Agency Vu Viet Trang as the General Director of the agency.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Hungary Nguyen Tien Thuc on March 19 presented certificates of merit awarded by Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh to the Hungary – Vietnam Friendship Association (HVFA) and its three leaders in honour of their active contributions to bilateral friendship.

Thirty biggest tax payers over the past three decades were honoured with certificates of merit during a ceremony in Hanoi on October 5.

Eight enterprises were awarded certificates of merit from the Prime Minister for their treatment of employees during a ceremony in Hanoi on October 2.

A ceremony to honour donors who made contributions to social security development in the Mekong Delta province of Long An, was held in the locality on September 12.

Football coach Park Hang-seo was honoured on August 27 with a second-class Labour Order, while his assistants Lee Young-jin and Kim Han-yoon received the Certificates of Merit from the Prime Minister, in recognition of their contributions to Vietnamese football.

Five officials and reporters of the Vietnam News Agency were honoured during a ceremony held by the Ministry of Health on June 19 to mark the Vietnam Revolutionary Press Day (June 21, 1925 – 2020).

Army coaches and athletes who showed excellent performances at international sporting events in 2019 were honoured at a ceremony held by the Ministry of Defence in Hanoi on January 13.

The Ninh Thuan Grape and Wine Festival 2019 opened in Phan Rang-Thap Cham city, the south central province of Ninh Thuan on April 27.

Nearly 700 Vietnamese expats living and working in Thailand have been honoured for their contributions to the homeland and the Vietnam-Thailand relations.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc welcomed in Hanoi on January 28 U23 Vietnam – the runner-up of the Asian Football Confederation U23 Championship (AFC) in China, praising their excellent performance and achievements at the continental tournament.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on January 26 decided to present certificates of merit to 31 members of Vietnam’s U23 football team for their excellent achievements during the ongoing Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U23 Championship in Changzhou, China. ​

Nearly 132,000 households in the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai have escaped poverty thanks to State preferential loans over the past 15 years.

The 2017 Nha Trang- Khanh Hoa Sea Festival, themed “Extending the Circle of Friendship”, concluded on June 13 in the central coastal province of Khanh Hoa with a special art performance.

The Switzerland-Vietnam Friendship Association and its two female members have received certificates of merit from the Vietnamese Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh for their dedicated service.

The Vietnamese Cultural Centre in Laos held a ceremony to celebrate its 20 th founding anniversary on August 28 in Vientiane.