The Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations (VUFO) held a friendship gathering with Uzbekistan friends via video teleconference on April 28 to mark the 30th anniversary of the two countries’ diplomatic ties (1992 - 2022).
A gathering was held on April 1 for Khmer ethnic members of the Vietnam - Cambodia Friendship Association in Can Tho and Cambodian students of universities in this Mekong Delta city to mark Chol Chnam Thmay, the traditional New Year festival of Khmer people.
The National Assembly Standing Committee on January 21 held a gathering of former leaders of the legislature and former members of the NA Standing Committee who retired in Hanoi ahead of the upcoming Lunar New Year festival, under the chair of Politburo member and NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue.
Laos’ Ministry of Health has advised local residents to reduce the scale of festivals and only conduct traditional rituals during this year’s peak festival season in order to avoid mass gathering and prevent the spread of COVID-19 pandemic.
The Vietnamese Embassy in Cambodia organised a Lunar New Year gathering on January 16 with the participation of Vietnamese diplomats, businesses, expatriates and students in the country.
The Vietnamese Embassy in Italy has organised a virtual New Year gathering with representatives from the Association of Vietnamese Entrepreneurs in Italy (ASSOEVI) to collect suggestions in a bid to strengthen the nations’ trade relations.
The Ho Chi Minh City Union of Friendship Organisations (HUFO) held a gathering on January 5 in celebration of the 63rd National Day of Cuba (January 1, 1959 - 2022).
President Nguyen Xuan Phuc attended a gathering in Hanoi on August 18 on the occasion of the 76th anniversary of Traditional Day of People’s Public Security Forces (August 19) and a ceremony to present 40-year, 30-year Party membership badges to officers from the Party Committee of the Ministry of Public Security.
HCM City has imposed stricter social distancing measures against COVID-19 by banning gatherings of more than three people and requesting people to maintain a minimum distance of 1.5 metre in public places, according to an urgent directive issued by the municipal People’s Committee on June 19.
Vietnam has no new cases of COVID-19 to report in the past 12 hours to 6am of May 3, keeping the national count at 2,962, according to the Health Ministry.
The Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations (VUFO)’s Vietnam - US Society (VUS) and the US’s Vietnam Peace Commemoration Committee (VPCC) held a friendship meeting on April 20 to mark the 50th anniversary of the People’s Peace Treaty between Vietnam and the US.
Students of Cambodia and Laos in Ho Chi Minh City on April 12 joined a get-together held by the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union (HCYU) of the city on the occasion of their New Year festival.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) on March 12 held a gathering with the participation of female diplomats and representatives of international organisations, spouses of ambassadors, and the ministry’s officials to celebrate the 111th International Women’s Day.
Vietnam has no new COVID-19 cases to report in the past 12 hours to 6am of February 21, according to the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control.
The Embassy of Vietnam in the US hosted a virtual gathering on February 5 for the first time to celebrate the Tet (Lunar New Year) with Vietnamese people and international friends living in the US.
The Association for Liaison with Overseas Vietnamese (ALOV) and the Vietnamese Buddhist Cultural Centre based in the Republic of Korea (RoK) held a gathering in Hanoi on January 23 ahead of the upcoming Lunar New Year festival.
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