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Nearly 400 Vietnamese citizens stranded in northern Myanmar due to the armed conflict there were repatriated on December 30 morning.

Lieutenant General Nguyen Huu Chinh, former political commissar of the Ministry of National Defence’s General Department of Technology, has been elected as President of the Vietnam Association for Victims of Agent Orange (VAVA) for the 2023-2028 tenure.

The National Office for Poverty Reduction has reported a multidimensional poverty rate of 2.93% at the end of 2023, indicating a 1.1 percentage point decrease.

President Vo Van Thuong on December 28 sent messages of longevity celebrations to 1,025 citizens aged from 100 years old and above, who live in 10 provinces and cities across the country namely An Giang, Vinh Long, Bac Ninh, Quang Ngai, Ha Giang, Bac Giang, Dien Bien, Dak Nong, Tra Vinh and Phu Yen./.

The Vietnam Association for Victims of Agent Orange (VAVA) has surmounted many difficulties to fulfill its tasks over the last five years, deserving its status as the representative of the rights and legitimate interests of AO victims, said VAVA Chairman Sen. Lt. Gen. Nguyen Van Rinh.

The Ministry of Home Affairs’ decision approving the establishment the Vietnamese Baptist Theological Seminary was handed over to leaders of the Vietnam Baptist Convention (VBC) at a ceremony in Ho Chi Minh City on December 27.

The Ministry of Home Affairs’ decision to recognise the “Hoi thanh Phuc am Toan ven Vietnam” (Vietnam Full Gospel Church) as a religious organisation was announced at a ceremony in Ho Chi Minh City on December 27.

Corruption in basic public services like health care and education would seriously impact efforts in ensuring citizens' fundamental rights, heard a workshop, themed “Identification and prevention of corruption in public sector related to private sector – international experiences and recommendations for Vietnam” in Hanoi on December 26.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on December 20 signed a dispatch requesting efforts to ensure food, accommodation, living and learning conditions for preschool children and boarding and semi-boarding students in mountainous and ethnic-inhabited areas.

Winners of the “Happy Vietnam 2023” photo and video competition were honoured at a ceremony held in Hanoi on December 19.

Creative ideas and digital technology are considered decisive factors for transforming the livelihoods of ethnic minority-inhabited areas, as well as contributing to Vietnam’s economic development.

With rituals, performances, and dances reflecting religious concepts, Then Kin Pang is a major festival containing unique artistic values and clearly expresses the creative thinking of the Black Thai ethnic people in Lai Chau province.

The multidimensional poverty rate in Vietnam will reduce to 2.93% in 2023, a drop of 1.1 percentage points compared to last year.

President Vo Van Thuong on December 15 received outstanding individuals of the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho, who have shown strong performance in implementing their tasks and made great contributions to the growth of the city.

The Vietnam General Confederation of Labour (VGCL) will offer nearly 2,700 free-of-charge train and air tickets for disadvantaged workers to return home for Tet (Lunar New Year) celebration.

Vietnam and China have agreed to build a community with a shared future that carries strategic significance, striving for their peoples’ happiness and for the peace and progress of humankind, Spokeswoman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Pham Thu Hang said at the ministry’s regular press conference in Hanoi on December 14.

President Vo Van Thuong on December 14 visited the Archdiocese of Hue in central province of Thua Thien-Hue on the occasion of the upcoming Christmas and New Year.

The People’s Committee of the northwestern mountainous province of Dien Bien in collaboration with the UN Women Vietnam on December 11 organised a ceremony in response to the National Action Month on Gender Equality, and Gender-based Violence Prevention and Response 2023.

Throughout the history, Vietnam has shown the world that it has always focused on the people in all development policies.

The multidimensional poverty rate in Vietnam will reduce to 2.93% in 2023, a drop of 1.1 percentage points compared to last year, according to the Government’s report on the implementation of the national programme on sustainable poverty reduction.