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Thailand's births fall below 500,000 for first time in nearly 80 years

Thailand's population has declined by 100,000 in 2024 to 65.95 million, marking a historic demographic shift as annual births fell below 500,000 for the first time since 1949, despite the government's efforts to promote childbearing through the Having Children for the Nation campaign.

PM Pham Minh Chinh (L) and Permanent Vice Premier of the State Council of China Ding Xuexiang. (Photo: VNA)

Vietnam treasures and gives top priority to ties with China: PM

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh met with member of the Politburo Standing Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and Permanent Vice Premier of the State Council of China Ding Xuexiang on the sidelines of the 55th Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, on January 21.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh speaks at the country strategic dialogue within the framework of the 55th Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, on January 21. (Photo: VNA)

PM addresses WEF’s country strategic dialogue on Vietnam

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh attended and delivered a speech at a country strategic dialogue on unlocking Vietnam's growth potential to promote investment and innovation for a prosperous future within the framework of the 55th Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF Davos 55) in Davos, Switzerland, on January 21 morning (local time).

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio (Photo: Getty)

Deputy PM, FM congratulates new US Secretary of State

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son on January 21 sent a letter of congratulations to Marco Rubio on his appointment as US Secretary of State, which was approved by the US Senate the same day.

More than 200 images, documents, and artifacts highlighting the brilliant milestones of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) over the last 95 years are being displayed at an exhibition in Hanoi. (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi exhibition highlights CPV’s brilliant milestones

More than 200 images, documents, and artifacts highlighting the brilliant milestones of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) over the last 95 years are being displayed at an exhibition which opened at the Ho Chi Minh Museum in Hanoi on January 21.

Chairman of the Vietnamese National Assembly (NA) Tran Thanh Man (R) shakes hands with Vice President of the Lao NA Sommad Pholsena (Photo: VNA)

Top Vietnamese legislator hosts Vice President of Lao National Assembly

Chairman of the Vietnamese National Assembly (NA) Tran Thanh Man received Vice President of the Lao NA Sommad Pholsena in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on January 21 on the sidelines of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Francophonie (APF) Executive Committee’s Meeting and the Francophone parliamentary cooperation forum on sustainable agriculture, food security, and climate change.