Top leader meets cadres who once served President Ho Chi Minh

Party General Secretary and President To Lam held a meeting with the cadres who once directly served late President Chi Minh from 1954 to 1969 in Hanoi on August 15. The meeting was held on the occasion of the 55th anniversary of President Ho Chi Minh…

Canadian naval ship visits Vietnam

Royal Canadian Navy Ship, HMCS Montréal, docked at Nha Rong Wharf in Ho Chi Minh City on August 15, beginning a five-day friendship visit to Vietnam.

Source: Vietnam News Agency

Thai Princess helps improve schoolchildren’s lives in Quang Tri

Thai Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn and her entourage visited the central province of Quang Tri on August 15 to examine a project she is funding to enhance the life quality of children and adolescents in Asia-Pacific underway at Nguyen Tat Thanh Prim…

Hotline between Vietnam People’s Army, Royal Cambodian Armed Forces

A hotline between the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA) and the High Command of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces (RCAF) was put into use on August 15. The hotline is expected to contribute to improving the efficiency of defence external…

First regional thoracic surgery centre to be set up in Vietnam

The first regional thoracic surgery centre will be established in Vietnam under a partnership between FV Hospital, a member of the Thomson Medical Group, and O2 Healthcare Group, a specialised lung centre in Singapore. The two sides inked a cooperatio…

Operating hours of Bac Luan II border gate to be extended for three-month trial

Mong Cai city in the northern border province of Quang Ninh and China’s Dongxing city have agreed to implement a pilot programme extending the operating hours of the Bac Luan II border gate in order to facilitate the handling of goods, reduce congesti…

Defence Minister receives Chief of Malaysian Armed Forces in Hanoi

General Phan Van Giang, Politburo member, Deputy Secretary of the Central Military Commission and Minister of National Defence, hosted a reception for General Tan Sri Datuk Seri Mohammad bin Ab Rahman, Chief of Defence Forces of Malaysia, in Hanoi on …