(VOVWORLD) - The UN Human Rights Council (HRC) on Monday adopted a resolution proposed and drafted by Vietnam to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) and the 30th anniversary of the Vienna Declaration and Program of Action (VDPA). It is a highlight of Vietnam in its first session as an HRC member in the 2023 - 2025 tenure.
(VOVWORLD) - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh attended the 4th Mekong River Commission (MRC) Summit with the leaders of Laos, Cambodia, and Thailand in Vientiane, Laos. As an active member of the MRC and a direct beneficiary of the Mekong River, Vietnam has made substantive contributions to implementing the 1995 Mekong Agreement and calling for international support.
(VOVWORLD) -French President Emmanuel Macron and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will pay a three-day visit to China on Wednesday. It will be the second official visit to China by European leaders in just one week, reflecting Europe's special interest in China, the world's second-largest economy, whose global influence is growing.
(VOVWORLD) -Landmines and unexploded ordnance left over from the war are still endangering people's lives and Vietnam’s sustainable development. Vietnam has implemented various measures to resolve the problem of lands and mines through international cooperation in sharing data and technology.
(VOVWORLD) - Australian Governor General David Hurley began a 4-day state visit to Vietnam Monday. This is the first state visit to Vietnam by a foreign leader this year and the first state guest of President Vo Van Thuong since he took office.
(VOVWORLD) - The United Nations will observe World Autism Awareness Day (2 April) with a global virtual event themed “Transformation: Toward a Neuro-Inclusive World for All”. With this theme the UN stresses the need to improve the life quality of autistic people and calls on the public to support these people.
(VOVWORLD) - After a long and difficult negotiation, the EU and the UK reached an agreement to address post-Brexit trade impasses and some inadequacies in the Northern Ireland Protocol. On Friday, the two sides signed a deal to implement the Windsor Framework, opening a new era in their relations.
(VOVWORLD) - "In every era and every country, intellectuals always form an important force to promote national development", said Party leader Nguyen Phu Trong at a ceremony to mark 60 years since President Ho Chi Minh met with intellectuals and the 40th founding anniversary of the Vietnam Union of Science and Technology Associations (VUSTA). Mr. Trong said the Party has always created the best conditions for intellectuals to bring into play their creativity.
(VOVWORLD) -The Fatherland Front Committee of Ha Tinh province has set up a model called ‘Intellectual House’ inside the Community Cultural House of residential areas to spread the spirit of great national solidarity. Check out the model in the following report.
(VOVWORLD) - March 30th marks the 50th anniversary of Vietnam-Malaysia diplomatic relations (March 30, 1973-March 30, 2023). Over the past 5 decades, Vietnam and Malaysia have been close partners bilaterally and in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
