Tet gathering held for international community in Vietnam
Vice State President Nguyen Thi Doan has attributed the achievements Vietnam has attained to the solidarity, friendship and cooperation with other nations worldwide.
Hanoi (VNA) – Vice State President Nguyen Thi Doan has attributed the achievements Vietnam has attained to the solidarity, friendship and cooperation with 𝓀other nations worldwide.
She made the remarks at a get-together held prior to the Lunar New Year (Tet) festival for representatives of the diplomatic corps, international organisations and non-governmental organisations in Hanoi on January 29.
She described the assistance and support given by the international community in 2015 as valuable and practical for Vietnamese people to move forward.
President of the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations Vu Xuan Hong reported that Vietnam has stepped up friendship and cooperation with others globally and a network of the country’s friends across nations and continents has been consolidated and operated actively.
The foreign non-governmental aid of nearly 300 million USD was significant for poverty reduction, socio-economic, healthcare and education development, environmental protection, aid relief, climate change response and war consequence settlement in Vietnam, Hong noted.
Representing the diplomatic corps, Venezuelan Ambassador Jorge Rondón Uzcátegui sent the best wishes to Vietnamese people on the approaching 2016 Lunar New Year.
He showed delight that the remarkable socio-economic development recorded in 2015 consolidated Vietnam’s role as a responsible nation in the international arena.
He also said the freshly-ended 12 th National Party Congress was crucial for the country to review the values and plans of its successful revolutionary process.
He also expressed his belief that under the Communist Party of Vietnam’s leadership, Vietnam will achieve social security and happiness for its people.
According to NGO Resource Centre Managing Co-Director Marko Lovrekovic, around 1,000 NGOs continue their programmes and projects involving healthcare, education, rural development, climate change, natural disaster risk management, child rights production, assistance to people with disabilities, victims of Agent Orange/dioxin, and war-aftermath overcoming efforts.
Marko Lovrekovic pledged that the NGO community will do its best to help Vietnam beat poverty reduction and secure growth.-VNA
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The Department of Foreign Relations under the Defence Ministry hosted a pre-Tet get-together with foreign military attaché corps in Hanoi on January 24.
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The education sector has been one of the foundations playing a vital role in deepening Vietnam – New Zealand ties, said Prof. Damon Salesa, Vice-Chancellor of the Auckland University of Technology (AUT).
Tien Giang province has addressed the housing needs of 608 poor, near-poor, and policy-beneficiary families facing housing difficulties. Of these, 370 houses were newly constructed while 238 underwent major renovations.
Dr Pham Minh Hung from the University of Economics and Business under Vietnam National University, Hanoi, said the fixed-term contract mechanism is a correct step, liberating the entire system from traditional constraints which have long stood in the way of innovation.
The partnership will focus on studying and recommending LRT routes that connect the city’s transport network with urban development zones, industrial parks, and TOD areas. The research will cover Thu Dau Mot city and surrounding areas, with completion scheduled before August 15, 2025.
Media must not only serve as a channel for information but also act as a vanguard in shaping public opinion, combating misinformation, upholding the Party’s ideological principles, and reinforcing unity between Vietnam and Laos.
In Vietnam, the voluntary blood donation movement was first launched on January 24, 1994. In 2008, the Prime Minister established the National Steering Committee for Voluntary Blood Donation.
Currently, 20 Vietnamese citizens remain in Iran, including embassy staff and personnel. All are safe, mentally stable, and in regular contact with the embassy.
A VietnamPlus survey of 764 young people shows that 83.9% of Gen Z use smartphones to read news, only 12% use computers, and the rest access content via tablets.
GVB Startup 2025 attracted the participation of nearly 150 individuals and organisations from across Vietnam. The event seeks to promote bold and ambitious startup ideas and projects, contributing to the future of global innovation, and supporting startups through the provision of resources, networking opportunities, and market insights.
AI could not replace human judgment in verifying information and sensitive political events, and that humans remain the final gatekeepers of content, said Leonid Kovachich, head of the Asian department at Sputnik's international broadcasting division.
A veteran journalist of Argentina has praised the modern evolution of Vietnam’s press, which now serves a dual purpose: introducing Vietnam to the world while bringing global perspectives to domestic audiences.
The court announced that Quyet had submitted a written request to be tried in absentia, citing serious health issues. According to an official statement from Hospital 19/8, the defendant is suffering from multiple illnesses, experiencing fatigue and shortness of breath, with doctors warning of a “very high risk of death.”
A senior Party official highlighted the VNA’s consistent role over the past eight decades, noting that it remains a mainstream, uninterrupted, timely, accurate, and authoritative source of news that helps shape public opinion, strengthen public trust, and safeguard the ideological foundation of the Party.
Dr. Kobelev, born in 1938 in Ulyanovsk, was among the first Soviet scholars to specialise in Vietnam. As a former TASS correspondent during the war in Vietnam, he worked closely with Vietnamese institutions and later helped found Russia’s Centre for Vietnamese and ASEAN Studies.
The 22 million THB (680,000 USD) hall construction is slated for completion within three years, just in time for the 2028 centennial of President Ho Chi Minh’s arrival in Thailand.
Illustrative photo (Source: VNA)
