Current Affairs

20/12/2022

Institutions, policies, resources fine tuned for cultural development

(VOVWORLD) -The Party, State, and Government always promote the role of culture and cultural development in serving national defense and national development. Cultural development achievements have made strong contributions to national socio-economic development and international integration, becoming one of the pillars of sustainable development. Fine tuning institutions, policies, and resources for cultural development has become more urgent and required strong participation of state agencies and the whole society.

20/12/2022

Europe steps up efforts to deal with energy crisis

(VOVWORLD) - With winter underway, energy demand is rising. European countries are trying to secure alternate sources of energy, especially gas, and mitigate the most severe energy crisis in decades.

20/12/2022

1972 Hanoi-Dien Bien Phu victory in the air – A victory of Vietnamese strength and intellectuality

(VOVWORLD) - 50 years ago, on December 18, 1972, the US military launched a strategic air raid deploying mostly B-52 strategic bombers to attack Hanoi, Hai Phong, and some provinces and cities in northern Vietnam. Operation Linebacker II attempted to win an overwhelming military victory to turn the Paris negotiation toward the US’s favor. With a determination to fight and win, the Vietnamese army and people defeated the air raid, creating the “Hanoi-Dien Bien Phu in the air” victory that shocked the world.

20/12/2022

VinFuture Prize 2022 addresses major global challenges

(VOVWORLD) - The 2022 VinFuture Prize Award Ceremony will be held at the Hanoi Opera House on December 20, 2022, coinciding with International Human Solidarity Day and the anniversary of the establishment of the VinFuture Foundation. Under the theme “Reviving and Reshaping”, the VinFuture Prize 2022 honors outstanding science and technology achievements that create positive change following the pandemic and foster sustainable development for millions of people around the world.

16/12/2022

Celebrations of 50th anniversary of the “Hanoi-Dien Bien Phu in the air” victory underway

(VOVWORLD) - 50 years have passed, but the heroic resonance of the "Hanoi-Dien Bien Phu in the air" victory, which marked a brilliant milestone in Vietnamese history, is still resounding. Multiple activities to celebrate the victory are underway inside and outside Vietnam.

16/12/2022

Russia-Ukraine peace talks unlikely in immediate future

(VOVWORLD) - In recent days the international community has repeatedly called on Russia and Ukraine to observe a ceasefire during the Christmas and New Year holidays and move toward peace negotiations and a complete cessation of fighting. But given the current situation a ceasefire is unlikely.

15/12/2022

Vietnam promotes development of literature and arts

(VOVWORLD) - A national workshop to review 15 years of implementing the Party Politburo’s Resolution on continuing to build and develop literature and art in the new period will be held in Hanoi.

14/12/2022

Young Vietnamese people are devoted to national development

(VOVWORLD) - The 12th National Congress of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union for the 2022-2027 tenure opened in Hanoi on Wednesday and will run until Friday. 980 delegates are attending the Congress, representing more than 22 million Vietnamese young people at home and abroad. The Congress demonstrates young Vietnamese people’s determination to rise up and contribute to national construction and defense.

14/12/2022

Vietnam-EU cooperation elevated to a new height

(VOVWORLD) -Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh is on a tour of three EU countries: Luxembourg, the Netherlands, and Belgium. The trip has consolidated high political trust and delivered on commitments to further cooperation for co-development.

14/12/2022

Vietnam promotes ASEAN-EU cooperation for co-development

(VOVWORLD) - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh will attend Wednesday Summit to celebrate the 45th anniversary of relations between the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the European Union (EU) in Belgium. PM Chinh’s attendance affirms that Vietnam attaches great importance to developing its comprehensive partnership and cooperation with the EU and supports the ASEAN-EU strategic partnership.