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Malaysia's Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob unveiled his new cabinet line-up of 31 members on August 27, one day after the newly appointed PM's audience with the King.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the ASEAN Women's Circle of Hanoi (AWCH) on August 8 jointly held the ASEAN Family Day 2021 themed “ASEAN unites and joins hands to fight COVID-19”.

A series of online conferences themed “Overseas Vietnamese join hands in overcoming the pandemic” will be launched on July 31 by a Vietnamese Italian expert team led by Doctor Karen Kieu Nguyen.

This year, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) marks World Population Day (July 11) with the theme “Rights and Choices are the answer: Whether baby boom or bust, the solution lies in prioritising the reproductive health and rights of all people.”

Vietjet is offering three golden days of promotion from June 28 to Jun 30 with hundreds of thousands of tickets from only 0 VND to celebrate Vietnam Family Day (June 28).

State President Nguyen Xuan Phuc has delivered a message marking the 20th anniversary of Vietnam Family Day (June 28, 2001 – 2021).

Head of the Party Central Committee’s Commission for External Relations Le Hoai Trung, on behalf of the leader of the Communist Party of Vietnam, sent a letter of condolences to the Communist Party of Greece over the death of Greek Hero of the Vietnam People's Armed Forces Kostas Sarantidis whose Vietnamese name is Nguyen Van Lap.

Late artist Ha Thi Cau is remembered as an advocate for the Vietnamese folk singing genre ‘Xam’. Now that she has passed away, her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren continue to uphold the art form to fulfil her wish of nurturing and promoting ‘Xam’.

The UK-based audit service supplier PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) has released its first survey on Vietnamese family businesses, which showed optimism in their future development.

Tea drinking is an integral part of Vietnamese culture. Present everywhere from holidays to weddings, especially Tet holiday, tea brings friends and family together in conversation and celebration.

Ancestor worship, an ancient Vietnamese tradition, is a ritual practice paying tribute to deceased family members and reminding people of their roots. ​

Thailand’s Public Health Ministry is concerned about possible COVID-19 transmission risks when families reunite to celebrate the upcoming Lunar New Year this week.

All cabinet members in Malaysia are being screened for COVID-19 after two ministers tested positive for the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2.

Thirty-three localities across the nation experienced a high fertility rate, most of which are disadvantaged areas, according to the Ministry of Health’s General Office for Population and Family Planning.

COVID-19 vaccine testing has begun on monkeys in Vietnam.

“Phu the” (husband and wife) cake, a renowned specialty of Dinh Bang ward in Tu Son township in the northern province of Bac Ninh, has been an indispensable part on the Tet offering tray, at wedding parties and many important festivals of the northern region.

As Vietnam is listed among three countries with the highest rate of sex ratio imbalance at birth, local authorities are making efforts to raise public awareness and tighten regulations to shorten the gap.

The best nine works from 105 entries in a contest aiming to fight violence against women and girls were honoured at a ceremony in Hanoi on October 5.

As National Day approaches, Vuong Thi Nhung’s family in Tu Van craft village in Hanoi’s Thuong Tin district is working in full swing to produce national flags serving market demand.

Vietnamese Ambassador to the Czech Republic Thai Xuan Dung received the rotary chair of the ASEAN Committee in Prague (ACP) from Indonesian Ambassador Kenssy D. Ekaningsih at a ceremony on August 25.