Each Vietnamese person uses more than one plastic bag per day, resulting in approximately 31.4 billion plastic bags being discarded into the environment annually. Only 17% of these are reused or recycled, and single-use plastics make their way to landfills or are released into the environment.
Both sides affirmed the brotherhood and solidarity between the youth and people of the two countries, expressing their commitment to continuously striving to ensure that this exemplary relationship is passed down from one generation to the next.
In today’s era, youth's role is even more critical, serving as a pillar to advance the nation to the new era, the main resource to build and develop new production forces and pioneers in emerging fields.
The "Empower Youth for Future Success in Ha Nam Province" program is designed to equip these young people with a comprehensive set of skills, including social, financial, employability, and entrepreneurship skills.
Addressing the event, Party General Secretary To Lam affirmed that the gathering was an important opportunity to reflect on the long-standing Vietnam – China friendship, especially to convey messages about the role and determination of students and alumni in fostering the vision for a new era of development for each Party, nation, and bilateral relations.
The Vietnamese and Chinese youth from across generations are actively playing the role of cultural ambassadors, building up the bridge of friendship between the two nations.
The Southeast Asia Parliamentarians against Corruption (SEAPAC) called on parliaments throughout Southeast Asia to engage youth in anti-corruption efforts, emphasising the profound impact of corruption on the region's younger population.
Vietnam attaches importance to strengthening its great friendship, special solidarity, and comprehensive cooperation with neighbouring Laos, stated Politburo member Tran Cam Tu on December 5.
The closing ceremony of a competition on the culture and people of Vietnam and China, and an art exchange programme for Vietnamese and Chinese students were held in the northern city of Hai Phong on October 26 by the city's Vietnam-China Friendship Association.
The first World Student Festival Ho Chi Minh City 2024 and the eighth International Student Science Forum officially kicked off in Ho Chi Minh City on August 2.
The Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union (HCMCYU) in the southern province of Long An and the Women, Family and Youth Social Service Institute of the Republic of Korea’s Chungcheongnam province have held a cultural exchange and volunteer programme with activities in Ben Luc and Thu Thua districts and Tan An city.
A gathering to wrap up the 2024 Green Summer Volunteer Campaign and an exchange with youths from Jeollabuk province of the Republic of Korea (RoK) was held by the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union of Dak Lak province on July 22.
