Hanoi’s leader pays pre-Tet visit to VBS Patronage Council, Tran Quoc pagoda

Hanoi: Permanent Vice Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee Nguyen Thi Tuyen on February 1 paid a visit to the Patronage Council of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS) and Tran Quoc pagoda in Tay Ho district on the occasion of the upcoming Lunar New Ye…

Australian newspaper introduces nine best things for tourists to do in Vietnam

Sydney: Herald Sun – one of the oldest and most widely read newspapers in Australia, has ran an article listing the nine best things for tourists to do when visiting Vietnam, attached with many impressive images of tourist attractive destinations in t…

Morning digest February 1

Hanoi: The following is a list of selected news summaries reported last night by the Vietnam News Agency.

– National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue on January 31 visited and extended his Lunar New Year (Tet) greetings to the Party Committee, a…

President Lula da Silva calls Vietnam important partner of Brazil

Hanoi: Brazilian President Lula da Silva affirmed that Vietnam is an important partner of his country while receiving Vietnamese Ambassador Bui Van Nghi, who came to present his credentials in Brasilia on January 31.

Expressing his admiration for the…

FM’s trip to promote Vietnam’s ties with EU, Belgium: Ambassador

Brusels: Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son is in Brussels for the 24th ASEAN-EU Ministerial Meeting (AEMM) and the third EU-Indo-Pacific Ministerial Forum (EU-IPMF) as well as a visit to Belgium from January 30 to February 3.

Vietnamese Ambas…

PM orders renewing current growth drivers, optimising new ones

Hanoi: Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh demanded renewing current growth drivers and optimising new ones while chairing the Government’s regular meeting on February 1.

The meeting reviewed the socio-economic situation in January, the allocation and dis…

Tet wishes extended to overseas Vietnamese

Hanoi: Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang, who is also Chairwoman of the State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese (OV) Affairs, has extended her best wishes to Vietnamese people living around the world on the occasion of the nearing tra…