Politics - Society

All eight Vietnamese students from Hanoi-Amsterdam High School for the Gifted have claimed medals, including five golds, one silver, and two bronzes, at the fifth International Olympiad of Metropolises (IOM).

Vice Chairman of the National Assembly's Committee for Economic Affairs Nguyen Minh Son on December 23 had a working session with the People's Committee of Ninh Binh province on site clearance and resettlement for sub-projects of the North-South Expressway project in the eastern region for the 2017-2020 period.

Secretary of Ninh Binh provincial party organisation Nguyen Thi Thu Ha paid a pre-Christmas visit to Committee for Solidarity of Vietnamese atholics Ninh Binh branch and Phat Diem Diocese on December 13 to extend greetings to local Catholic dignitaries and followers on the Christmas season.

The Prime Minister has issued a directive urging for strengthened measures to ensure a happy, healthy, safe and thrifty Lunar New Year (Tet) 2021.

A number of reports from the Politburo were mulled over during the closing session of the 14th plenum of the 12th-tenure Party Central Committee in Hanoi on December 18.

The personnel work was high on the agenda of the fourth working day of the 14th session of the 12th-tenure Party Central Committee on December 17.

The 14thsession of the 12th Party Central Committee opened in Hanoi on December 14 under the chair of Party General Secretary and State President Nguyen Phu Trong.

During the 3 working days of the 21st session of the 14th People's Council of Ninh Binh province, which took place from December 6 to 9, Mr Pham Quang Ngoc was elected as Chairman of Ninh Binh Province's People's Committee in the 2016-2021 tenure.

The 10th National Patriotic Emulation Congress took place at the National Convention Centre in Hanoi on December 10.

The 14th People's Council of Ninh Binh province convened its 21st session on December 7 to review the province's performance in socio-economic development in 2020, and set forth solutions for period 2021 -2025.

Lao Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith left Hanoi on late December 6, concluding his three-day visit to Vietnam to co-chair the 43rd meeting of the Vietnam-Laos Inter-Governmental Committee on bilateral cooperation at the invitation of his Vietnamese counterpart Nguyen Xuan Phuc.

The second national congress of Vietnamese ethnic minority groups opened in Hanoi on December 4, with the participation of nearly 1,600 delegates.

A total 213,097, or 85 percent of all people in Vietnam infected with HIV, were aware of their status as of September, according to the Ministry of Health (MoH).

Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Pham Binh Minh and Lao Minister of Foreign Affairs Saleumsay Kommasith on November 29 shared the view that the Vietnam-Laos relationship has been thriving despite a range of difficulties caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Party General Secretary and State President Nguyen Phu Trong received outgoing Cuban Ambassador to Vietnam Lianys Torres Rivera in Hanoi on November 25.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has decided to provide additional VND670 billion (US$29 million) from the central budget reserves for nine central and Central Highlands provinces to address consequences of recent storms and floods.

Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc held talks with his Cambodian counterpart Samdech Techo Hun Sen via videoconference on November 24 to discuss ways to enhance the bilateral relations and exchange views on some international and regional issues of shared concern.

Vietnam Social Security (VSS) has launched VssID, a mobile app that will provide users with various services related to social insurance in a convenient way, as part of the national digital transformation drive.

Seven Asiatic black bears were released from two different bear bile farms in the southern province of Binh Duong on November 13, after bear owners have agreed to free them from cramped cages to live a better life at rescue centres.