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In addition to raising awareness of responsibility among those involved in transporting children to and from schools in every school in the country, implementing solutions from all levels of government is crucial to effectively prevent the recurring issue of children being forgotten on buses.

Most recently, the Resolution of the 13th Party Congress highlighted the orientation of “building prosperous, progressive, happy and civilised Vietnamese families; building a national value system, cultural value system and human standards associated with preserving and developing the Vietnamese family value system in the new period".

The ASEAN region includes countries with extensive territorial waters covering over 60 per cent of the total area, and nine out of ten ASEAN countries border the sea, and the region boasts a diverse array of marine resources that significantly contribute to the global economy.

Ambassador of the European Union to Việt Nam Julien Guerrier penned an article on the commemoration of European Day (May 9)

Between the beginning of the 13th tenure (2021-2026) and March 16, 2024, the Politburo, the Secretariat, and the Party Central Committee’s Inspection Commission had disciplined nearly 100 high-ranking officials under the Committee's management, of them some facing criminal prosecution.

Việt Nam is now home to 43 religious organisations belonging to 16 religions, with 26.7 million followers, nearly 60,000 dignitaries, 30,000 worship facilities and tens of millions of religious publications.

Ending all types of gender-based violence by 2030 is a target of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) – agreed by the world’s governments – and is critical to achieving every other SDG, experts said.

Panamanian ambassador Eligio Salas III wrote to Việt Nam News on Panama's National Day.

Austrian ambassador Hans-Peter Glanzer wrote to Việt Nam News on the country's National Day

By all accounts, Việt Nam has made significant progress in poverty reduction  and eradication of hunger. Yet poverty reduction has been uneven across population groups and regions.

Only a few days ago, Việt Nam received good news from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: Hạ Long Bay and Cát Bà Archipelagos have been designated as World Natural Heritage sites. With this announcement by UNESCO on September 19, 2023, the number of World Natural Heritage sites in Việt Nam has risen to 23.

A new World Health Organization report highlights the progress Việt Nam has made against hypertension, but there is more to do.

HIV responses succeed when they are anchored in strong political leadership to: follow the evidence; tackle the inequalities holding back progress; enable community-led organisations in their vital role in the response; and ensure sufficient and sustainable funding.

President Hồ Chí Minh once said, “For the sake of ten years, we must plant trees, for the sake of 100 years, we must cultivate people." It is difficult to grow trees, and even more difficult to grow people..

In ethnic minority and remote areas, hostile and reactionary forces often make use of religious and ethnic affairs to provoke hatred and drive a wedge into the great national solidarity.

The flow of wrongful and harmful information poses latent risks of causing social instability while stirring public concern, impacting the lives of local residents and hampering investigations.

Corruption in times of crisis is a tale as old as time, when oversight is too little and too late. A multi-pronged approach against opportunism and long-term investments in accountability and inspection institutions are critical.

On May 14, 1948, David Ben-Gurion, the first Prime Minister of Israel, pronounced the declaration of independence of the State of Israel, following the United Nations General Assembly resolution calling for the establishment of a Jewish State. This milestone was the culmination of a 2,000-years-long aspiration of the Jewish people to achieve political freedom in their sovereign homeland.