Việt Nam News

The monument, titled “Allies – Vietnamese soldiers”, was sculpted by Alexey Chebanenko, depicting three Vietnamese soldiers in the Soviet Union’s Red Army uniform standing guard in a defensive position to protect Moscow.

Official military delegations from 83 countries are present at the three-day event, where more than 1,000 businesses and organisations from Russia and other countries are showcasing military and dual-use products, models, marketing documents, and related information.

They also gave recommendations in terms of protocol, logistics, transport, security and safety, and health care towards the best preparation to make the programme a success.

Party General Secretary and State President Tô Lâm received the ambassadors of Argentina, Algeria, Germany, and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) who came to present their credentials on August 12.

The article named “Resolved to build a strong Party, and a prosperous, powerful, democratic, equal and civilised Việt Nam” by General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee and State President Tô Lâm is a strong vision statement that highlights the core priorities of the Party and State of Việt Nam today, according to an Indian professor.

A Vietnamese delegation led by Deputy Minister of Culture, Sport and Tourism Hồ An Phong is attending the ASEAN-China Week that opened in the Chinese province of Shanxi on August 12.

According to NA Chairman Trần Thanh Mẫn, the NA has so far completed 131 legislative tasks, equivalent to 83.97 per cent of the workload.

Trần Đình Chín, 85, told the Vietnam News Agency that Lâm’s election is a right and timely decision of the CPV, demonstrating its preparation, and respect for the stability and inheritance in the arrangement and appointment of high-ranking leaders.

Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Nguyễn Thị Phương Hoa has been assigned to oversee the ministry’s activities until the competent authority appoints a new minister as per regulations.

In the context of the complicated conflicts in Kursk, the embassy maintains daily phone contact with the Vietnamese Association in the region to monitor the situation and guide people on how to respond to any emergency.

During the visit from August 10-14, the Vietnamese defence chief will hold talks with his counterpart Andrey Belousov.

A solemn ceremony was held in the northern city of Hải Phòng on August 10 to disperse the ashes of Merle Ratner, a leftist and anti-war activist of the US and also a close friend of Việt Nam.

A high-ranking delegation of the Vietnamese National Assembly (NA) led by Vice Chairman Nguyễn Khắc Định had meetings with Sultan of Brunei Haji Hassanal Bolkiah and Speaker of the Legislative Council Abdul Rahman Taib in Bandar Seri Begawan on August 10.

Minister of Health Đào Hồng Lan attended the 16th ASEAN Health Ministers Meeting and related meetings held in Vientiane from August 7-9.

Given the increasingly complex global context, Party General Secretary and President Tô Lâm's emphasis on five priorities of Việt Nam's foreign policy, including the continued elevation of multilateral diplomacy and the promotion of Việt Nam's role as an active and responsible member of the international community, shows the country's important commitment to enhancing global engagement.

This first action plan is built based on the four pillars of the WPS agenda, namely participation, protection, prevention, and relief and recovery.

A delegation of the Vietnamese National Assembly (NA) led by Vice Chairman Nguyễn Khắc Định met with Speaker of the Malaysian House of Representatives Johari Bin Abdul and held talks with Deputy President of the Senate Nur Jazlan Bin Tan Sri Mohamed in Kuala Lumpur on August 9.

Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs Bùi Thanh Sơn had meetings with Vice President of the House of Councillors of Japan Nagahama Hiroyuki, Executive Senior Vice President of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Miyazaki Katsura, and Governor of Hokkaido prefecture Suzuki Naomichi on August 9 as part of his official visit to the Northeast Asian country.