PM meets with foreign leaders on sidelines of BRICS+ Summit

Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh had brief meetings with General Secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and President of China Xi Jinping, President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedow, and Prime Minister of Ethiopia Abiy Ahmed on the sidelines of the expanded BRICS Summit in Kazan city of … Read more

Experts gather to chart course for Vietnam’s 2045 high-income status

Nearly 200 experts and scientists from universities and research institutes across Vietnam, Japan, and other regional countries gather at an international scientific workshop that opened in the central city of Da Nang on October 24 to strategise Vietnam’s ascension to a high-income status by 2045. Co-hosted by the Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East … Read more

Hanoi: 1,360-kg bomb relocated

A war-time bomb weighing 1,362 kg was lifted up and moved to a safe location on October 24, according to the Hanoi Capital Military High Command. The 210-cm-long M-118 bomb was discovered near Long Bien bridge in Hanoi on October 21 by a local resident. Earlier on October 10, another bomb of the same type … Read more

Exhibitions on Hoang Sa, Truong Sa held in Nam Dinh, Ca Mau

A digital exhibition entitled ‘Vietnam’s Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly): Historical and legal evidence’, and a book introduction event are being organised at Hai Xuan high school in Hai Hau district in the northern province of Nam Dinh on October 24-25. The exhibition focuses on five main themes: ancient documents, ancient maps of … Read more

Vietnam, France diversify peacekeeping cooperation activities

The Vietnam Department of Peacekeeping Operations (VDPO) under the Ministry of National Defence on October 24 coordinated with the French Defence Attaché Office in Vietnam to kick off a four-wheel-drive vehicle training course for more than 30 officers of the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA) who will participate in the United Nations (UN) peacekeeping operations as … Read more