The Central Public Security Party Committee and the Ministry of Public Security on October 23 held a ceremony to bestow the title "Hero of People’s Armed Forces" to the public security force sent as reinforcements to the southern battlefields during the anti-America war.
The fourth meeting of the Network of Experts on Inclusive Entrepreneurship in ASEAN (NIEA) was held online on October 22, with the theme “Promotion of Inclusive Entrepreneurship towards a Cohesive and Responsive ASEAN Community”.
The third Congress of the Party Organisation of the Central Enterprises Bloc (CEB) opened in Hanoi on October 20 with the participation of nearly 293 delegates.
The Party and State always consider poverty eradication a key and urgent task of sustainable development, said Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc at the annual charity programme “the entire nation joining hands for the poor” held in Hanoi on October 17.
More than 70 percent of divorces in the past 10 years could be attributed to domestic violence, according to a recent report from the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
With the COVID-19 pandemic now largely brought under control, the local government, business community, and people of central Quang Nam province have worked together to bolster business production, agricultural development, and tourism in order to create momentum for growth.
Politburo member and National Assembly (NA) Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan on October 13 asked Khanh Hoa province to strive to become a driving force for growth in the south-central and Central Highlands regions.
Permanent Deputy Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son and his Colombian counterpart Francisco Javier Echeverri conducted the fifth deputy ministerial-level political consultation via a video conference on October 8.
Some 58 products will be honoured at the Vietnam Digital Transformation Awards 2020, the Vietnam Digital Communications Association (VDCA) said on October 9.
Cambodia’s poverty rate could nearly double to 17.6 percent and unemployment could rise to 4.8 percent, according to a policy brief that assesses the socio-economic impact of COVID-19 in Cambodia released by the UN Development Programme (UNDP) on October 8.
A Vietnamese mission led by Ambassador Le Thi Tuyet Mai, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the UN, the World Trade Organisation (WTO) and other international organisations in Geneva, has actively participated in the 45th regular session of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) from September 14 to October 7.
The Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang has carried out a project aiming to bolster international cooperation for socio-economic development of ethnic groups in tandem with a decision of the Prime Minister.
Vietnamese and Argentine parliamentarians on October 5 held a virtual discussion on women’s rights and challenges to the protection of women’s rights during the COVID-19 outbreak.
Finance ministers from ASEAN countries and representatives of international organisations looked into the regional financial situation and development issues during the 24th ASEAN Finance Ministers’ Meeting held online on October 2.
National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan has asked the northern province of Hoa Binh to build a long-term development vision to promote its advantage as a bridge between the northern midland and mountainous area and the Red River Delta.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has highlighted bright spots in the country’s socio-economic development in September and the third quarter at the monthly government meeting in Hanoi on October 2.
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