The Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics (HCMA) and the United Nations Development Programme in Vietnam (UNDP) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on cooperation on September 7.

More than 55 trillion VND (2.33 billion USD) has been disbursed so far to financially support people and enterprises hurt by the COVID-19 as part of the national socio-economic recovery and development programme, according to a report by the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

The labour market in the northern province of Hung Yen has gradually recovered thanks to a safe and flexible adaptation strategy to prevent and control the COVID-19 pandemic, and increase COVID-19 vaccine coverage for people aged 18 and over.

The US CDC has been supporting Việt Nam in the global health security programme, field epidemiology training programme, and the establishment and operation of the Public Health Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) at the Ministry of Health and at four regional institutes.

The Mekong Delta city of Can Tho will spend 58 billion VND (2.5 million USD) from now until 2025 to develop intensive farming of orchards and create brand names for fruits.

Japan will strengthen the inspection of labour unions to ensure rights of Vietnamese guest workers, according to Japanese Minister of Justice Hanashi Yasuhiro.

The ministry preferred the option in which State employees have seven days off for the Tết New Year celebration, starting on Friday, January 20, 2023, and ending Thursday, January 26, 2023.

In June this year, Việt Nam announced that it had successfully developed a vaccine to administer to pigs to fight African swine fever, with the aim of becoming the first country to commercially produce and export it.

Cases have been mainly found in districts of Đống Đa, Thường Tín, Thanh Trì, Thanh Oai, Phú Xuyên, Hoàng Mai and Ba Đình.

Vietnamese enterprises should study the use of different dispute resolutions to settle disputes with foreign partners more efficiently, especially as commercial disputes are tending to rise in line with Vietnam’s deeper integration in the global economy through free trade agreements (FTAs).

The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta city of Cần Thơ will spend VNĐ58 billion (US$2.5 million) from now until 2025 to develop intensive farming of orchards and create brand names for fruits.

Nearly 3.4 million entries were recorded in the online quiz on the history of the special Vietnam-Laos, Laos – Vietnam relations after 12 weeks since the contest has been launched (from 4pm on June 13 to 3pm on September 5).

Widening the An Phú – Long Thành segment of the HCM City – Long Thành – Dầu Giây Expressway from four to eight lanes is urgently required to smooth traffic flow, according to the Commission for Management of State Capital at Enterprises.

The move aims to promptly prevent and recall fake, low-quality products or those of unknown origin from being sold.

With new COVID-19 cases on the rise again, communication campaigns are also being accelerated to raise public awareness on virus control measures and the benefits of vaccination.

Only three airlines currently conduct flights to and from Côn Đảo District, with a limited number of seats on each. This makes it difficult to meet travel demands from the mainland to Côn Đảo, especially during holidays.

The Prime Minister has requested ministries, Government agencies, and people's committees of provinces and cities to direct local medical facilities to ensure sufficient medicine and medical equipment.

The close friendship between Việt Nam and Laos is depicted through a photo exhibition in the northern mountainous province of Sơn La.

This event is part of a series of global celebrations commemorating the 1972 Convention and the 35th anniversary of its implementation in Việt Nam.

More than 1.7 million students from kindergarten to high school in HCM City took part in the opening ceremony for the new academic year 2022-23 on Monday morning (September 5).