The Group of 77 (G77) summit on climate change was chaired by President Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez of Cuba, which holds the 2023 chairmanship of G77 – a group of developing countries. It saw the presence of UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, and leaders and representatives of 134 member states of G77 and international organisations.

The Thai Consulate in HCM City organised a blood donation event on December 2 to mark the birth anniversary of the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej, the National Day of the Kingdom of Thailand and Thailand’s Father’s Day, which falls on December 5.

The Vietnamese PM called on developed countries to increase support for developing and underdeveloped nations, particularly in capital, technology, governance, and institutions. Meanwhile, he said, developing and underdeveloped countries must make greater efforts in the spirit that no one can do better for them than themselves.

The University of Science and Technology of Hanoi (USTH) received a certificate from France’s High Council for Evaluation of Research and Higher Education (HCERES) for meeting its standards on December 1.

Facing the World is facilitating partnerships between British surgeons and local Vietnamese doctors to share expertise and transform the lives of patients in need.

Đồng Nai Province is expanding the development of organic agriculture to meet market requirements and improve product value.  

To reach the goals, the provincial administration and relevant agencies have disseminated and implemented policies of the Party and laws of the States on agriculture, farmers and rural areas.

Where there’s dense forests, there are greater risks of forest fires. That’s why the authorities in Lai Châu Province and doing all they can to improve safety, and make residents aware of the dangerous threat to both life and the environment.

The Vietnam Youth Federation (VYF) Central Committee and Google jointly organised a forum on information safety on cyberspace for young people and the elderly in Hanoi on November 30.

The People's Committee of central Quang Binh province has recently received a non-refundable aid of more than 79,000 USD from the World Vision International in Vietnam (WVI-V) for a project on fighting human trafficking targeting trafficked persons and vulnerable migrants in the province.

HCM City has been holding various activities this year to promote waterway tourism, aiming to better exploit its advantages with a dense river and canal network and rich riverside culture.

Belgian parliamentarian André Flahaut on November 30 handed over to the Vietnamese Embassy in Brussels four wheelchairs and four walkers as gifts to Agent Orange/dioxin (AO) victims in the central province of Quang Tri.

Representatives from the Vietnamese Ministry of Home Affairs and the French Ministry of Public Transformation and Service exchanged experience in modernising public services, reforming administrative procedures, and raising digital transformation capacity, at a symposium in Hanoi on November 30.

During long national holidays like April 30-May 1 (the South Liberation and May Day holiday) or National Independence Day on September 2, the number of arrivals did not see much improvement.

In recent years, information technology and telecommunications growth has impacted every field and everyone’s life, including children.

In the first 10 months of 2023, there were 364 newly discovered HIV cases, an increase compared to the same period last year.

Vice Chairman of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS) Executive Council Most Venerable Thich Gia Quang has described Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong's book on the promotion of the great national solidarity tradition as a guidance for the VBS to strengthen its place in the national great unity bloc.

Six more suspects in the case of "terrorism aimed at opposing the people's administration" in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak has been put on the special wanted list, the provincial Department of Public Security said on November 30.

The ongoing National Action Month for HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control 2023 is themed “Creative community - Determination to end the AIDS pandemic by 2030”, which stresses the need for the entire community’s engagement in the work.

Patients suffering with facial trauma in Việt Nam are being given new hope thanks to an initiative bringing British surgeons to share expertise with local doctors. See firsthand how partnerships facilitated by the charity Facing the World are sharing vital knowledge, rebuilding faces, and transforming lives.