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Việt Nam advances rights-respecting investigations as experts highlight the Mendez Principles and outline next steps to strengthen evidence-based policing and implement the Convention against Torture.

Architect Trần Huy Ánh, standing member of the Hà Nội Association of Architects, speaks to Kinh Tế & Đô Thị (Economic & Urban Affairs) newspaper about the relocation of 42 production facilities and 15 agency headquarters out of the inner city.

As Việt Nam moves toward upper-middle-income status, the challenge is ensuring that economic progress continues to deliver social progress for all, especially the vulnerable.

Hà Nội has experienced its third air pollution episode since the beginning of the season, from November 28 to December 5, according to the AI-based air quality forecasting model developed by the Smart Geospatial Research Group in the University of Engineering and Technology, Vietnam National University Hà Nội.

Deputy Director of the Central Coordination Office for New-Style Rural Area Development Phương Đình Anh told VietnamPlus that the combined programme will provide stronger leverage for ethnic communities to expand opportunities and achieve sustainable poverty reduction.

Ambassador of Thailand to Việt Nam, H.E. Urawadee Sriphiromya, wrote to Việt Nam News and Law on the country's National Day, December 5.

The Party Central Committee’s Secretariat and the Government of Việt Nam will soon issue detailed action plans for ministries, sectors and localities to carry out the newly reached agreements.

Lê Vệ Quốc, director of the Department of Law Dissemination, Education and Legal Aid under the Ministry of Justice, speaks to Tiền Phong (Vanguard) newspaper about law amendments to improve the quality and feasibility of the legal aid system.

Mai Văn Trịnh, Director of the Institute of Agricultural Environment, spoke about Hà Nội’s efforts to promote sustainable agriculture.

Three outstanding female scientists who have received the L’Oréal – UNESCO For Women in Science Award have spoken to Việt Nam News reporter Thu Trang about their groundbreaking research on climate change, semiconductors and lithium batteries.

Overcoming numerous challenges in history, the Việt Nam–Cuba relationship has become an invaluable common asset of both peoples and a shining example in international relations.

The 48th meeting of the Việt Nam–Laos Inter-Governmental Committee remains a key mechanism for implementing the newly upgraded framework of “great friendship, special solidarity, comprehensive cooperation and strategic cohesion” between the two Parties and two States. 

Associate Professor Bùi Hoài Sơn, a National Assembly deputy on the Committee for Culture and Society and Hà Nội representative, talks to Đầu tư newspaper about the breakthrough of placing cultural and human development on the same level as economic, political and social progress in the draft Political Report of the 13th Party Central Committee submitted to the 14th National Party Congress.

For Cuba, Việt Nam’s cooperation in the field of agriculture is currently the foundation for achieving food security. Việt Nam is supporting Cuba in the production of rice, maize, soybeans, and other crops, and Vietnamese companies in the Mariel Special Development Zone are producing essential consumer goods for the Cuban people.

On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the National Day of the Lao People's Democratic Republic (LPDR), General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Tô Lâm wrote an article titled "50 years of the Lao People's Democratic Republic: Mettle, Wisdom, and Achievements bearing the Imprint of the Times".

Economic, trade and investment cooperation has emerged as the main driver of bilateral growth, and people-to-people exchanges are becoming more vibrant, deepening the bond between the two nations.

During the visit, the two countries will review progress under the 2023–2027 Plan of Action to implement the Comprehensive Partnership adopted during Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính’s official visit to Brunei in February 2023.

Professor Nguyễn Văn Nội, director of VNU’s Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials for Green Development, speaks to Việt Nam News on strategies for sustainable development of national laboratories as VNU opens its new Analysis Research and Education Centre.