Việt Nam News talks to the UNAIDS Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific, Taoufik Bakkali, on the HIV response in Việt Nam and regionally, and paths towards sustainability, on the occasion of the World AIDS Day (December 1)

Direction and instructions given to press agencies to enhance the effectiveness of communication work on human rights as well as to counter allegations distorting the situation of human rights in Việt Nam.

A hotline to receive reports of environmental pollution has received nearly 2,400 messages since it was set up in 2018.

The association aims to help 1 million poor people and those in difficult circumstances with total funding of VNĐ600 billion on the occasion of the 2023 Tết holiday.

The Investigation Police Agency under the Ministry of Public Security (MoPS) has decided to investigate and arrest Nguyen Van Trinh, assistant to a Deputy Prime Minister, for "abuse of power and position while on duty" under Clause 3, Article 356 of the Penal Code. ​

The Vietnam Association for Promoting Education (VAPE) on November 30 presented 200 scholarships worth 600 million VND (24,345 USD) in total to Lao students who showed good academic performance in Vietnam.

The recognition was made at the 17th session of the Inter-governmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage in Rabat, Morocco, according to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs of Vietnam and the Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare of Laos should work more closely together to build labour and social cooperation strategies to suit the current situation of each country as well as the region and the world, Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam told Lao Minister of Labour and Social Welfare Baykham Khattiya.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on November 30 asked the Vietnam Red Cross Society (VRC) to devise specific programmes and plans to pool support from ministries, agencies and localities, and social resources for the poor as the Tet (Lunar New Year) is approaching.

The Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) has issued a document asking ministries, ministerial-level agencies, Governmental agencies, People's Committees of provinces and central-level cities, and central committees of mass organisations to implement a number of tasks to materialise a project on communication on human rights in Vietnam.

The project covers an area of 63,462 sq.m in Tây Ninh city with a design capacity of 5,000 cu.m per day

The Vietnamese community abroad forms an integral part of the great national unity bloc.

Discipline has become even more important in the current context as it covers the adherence to Buddhist commandments, other regulations set by the Buddha and predecessors, the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS)’s Charter, as well as the State’s laws, including the Law on Belief and Religion, Most Venerable Thich Hue Thong has affirmed.

The transport sector has carried 3.35 billion passengers in the past 11 months, a surge of 48.7% year on year, according to Chief of the Office of the Ministry of Transport Nguyen Tri Duc.

Executive Director of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Catherine Russell on November 29 said that UNICEF will stand side by side with Vietnam in supporting children, especially those living in ethnic-inhabited and remote areas, to ensure no one is left behind.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on November 30 co-chaired a national urban conference in Hanoi, which aims to disseminate and roll out the Government's Resolution 148/NQ-CP on implementing the Politburo's Resolution 06-NQ/TW on planning, construction, management and sustainable development of urban areas in Vietnam to 2030, with a vision to 2045.

A “French book space” was launched in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on November 29.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong chaired a national hybrid conference on November 29 to disseminate and launch the implementation of the 13th-tenure Politburo’s Resolution 30-NQ/TW on orientations for socio-economic development and defense - security safeguarding in the Red River Delta to 2030 with a vision to 2045.

This year, provincial authorities have organised a variety of programmes and activities aimed at boosting tourism and improving the accessibility of tourism products tied to ethnic minority cultures.

For enterprises, a trademark is a way to differentiate their products from competitors' products, helping businesses build brand loyalty, set high prices and bring sustainable profits.