Politics - Society

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has ordered prompt actions be taken to effectively settle the aftermath of Typhoon Yagi, stabilise people's life, and restore production and business activities to reach the unchanged economic growth target of 7%.

Vice Chairwoman of the National Assembly Nguyen Thi Thanh on September 15 visited and presented gifts to people affected by floods in the districts of Nho Quan and Gia Vien in Ninh Binh province.

Vietnam and Laos issued a joint statement following the state visit to Vietnam by General Secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (LPRP) Central Committee and President of Laos Thongloun Sisoulith from September 10-13, which was made at an invitation of his Vietnamese counterpart To Lam.

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha on September 12 afternoon inspected flood prevention and control following typhoon Yagi in Ninh Binh province.

National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man had a meeting with Lao Party General Secretary and President Thongloun Sisoulith on September 11 in Hanoi as part of the latter's state visit to Vietnam.

As the water level on Hoang Long and Day rivers is rising high, Chairman of the Ninh Binh provincial People's Committee, Head of the provincial Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control, Pham Quang Ngoc on September 12 signed an order asking for the evacuation of residents in flood diversion areas in Gia Vien and Nho Quan districts.

National Assembly Vice Chairman Nguyen Duc Hai underscored Vietnam's commitment to harnessing technology for better auditing practices while addressing the 8th meeting of the INTOSAI Working Group on Big Data (INTOSAI WGBD) in the northern province of Ninh Binh on September 10.

General Secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (LPRP) Central Committee and President of Laos Thongloun Sisoulith, his spouse, and a high-ranking delegation of the Lao Party and State arrived in Hanoi on September 10 morning, starting a state visit to Vietnam from September 10-13.

Party General Secretary and State President To Lam has decided to bestow the third-class Fatherland Protection Order upon Colonel Nguyen Dinh Khiem, who lost his life while assisting residents in the northern province of Quang Ninh to cope with super typhoon Yagi.

The Ninh Binh Provincial People's Committee coordinated with the Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences and the Vietnam Association of Historical Sciences to organise a scientific seminar entitled "Consulting on conservation strategies, recreate, restore and promote the heritage value of Hoa Lu capital using scientific and technological solutions" in Ninh Binh city on September 10.

Party General Secretary and State President To Lam and his spouse hosted an official welcome ceremony for visiting Mozambican President Filipe Jacinto Nyusi and his spouse in Hanoi on September 9 morning.

The Australian Government will permit up to 1,000 Vietnamese workers to be employed in its agricultural sector at any given time, as part of the labour mobility programme between the two countries.

The Politburo urged the Socioeconomic Sub-committee of the 14th National Party Congress to urgently finalise a draft report evaluating the five-year implementation of the 2021-2030 socioeconomic development strategy during a meeting in Hanoi on September 6.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on September 7 asked ministries, agencies and localities to implement priority tasks and solutions in order to spur growth this year and 2025, making up for the sluggishness in the previous years due to COVID-19 impacts.

A delegation of the Republic of Korea (RoK)'s Gyeongju city led by its Mayor Joo Nak-young visited the northern province of Ninh Binh on September 3-4 to boost cooperation between the two localities, especially in preserving and promoting cultural and historical values, as well as developing heritage urban areas in ancient capitals.

On September 2, 1945, at Hanoi's Ba Dinh Square, President Ho Chi Minh read the Declaration of Independence declaring the birth of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (now the Socialist Republic of Vietnam).

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, who is also Chairman of the National Committee for Digital Transformation, has called for robust digital transformation based on two key pillars of internal administrative procedures and public services for citizens and businesses.

A delegation of the Party Central Committee, the State President, the National Assembly (NA), the Government, and the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee laid wreaths at President Ho Chi Minh's Mausoleum to pay tribute to the late leader on the occasion of the 79th National Day (September 2, 1945-2024) in Hanoi on August 30.

Minister of Public Security Sen. Lieut. Gen. Luong Tam Quang on August 28 had a meeting with Secretary-General of ASEAN Kao Kim Hourn in Vientiane, Laos, on August 28 on the sidelines of the 18th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Transnational Crime (AMMTC-18).