A delegation led by Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST) visited the UK from December 7 to 18 to learn experience in scientific research assessment under an in-depth training programme organised by the University of Portsmouth and the Vietnamese Intellectual Society in the UK, Ireland (VIS).

Defence cooperation plays an important role in the overall ties between Vietnam and the Czech Republic, stated Vietnamese Ambassador to the European country Duong Hoai Nam, pointing to numerous opportunities for the two sides to further promote collaboration in this field.

Party General Secretary To Lam and Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh attended an art programme at Hanoi’s Ho Guom Opera on December 17 evening to honour generations of soldiers of the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA).

The Metro Line 1 (Ben Thanh - Suoi Tien) in Ho Chi Minh City will start commercial operations on December 22, 2024, while its official inauguration has been postponed to after the 2025 lunar New Year (Tet) holiday.

The Party Central Committee’s Secretariat has issued a directive on the organisation of the Lunar New Year (Tet) to ensure safe, healthy, and economical celebrations of the New Year, creating new momentum for realising the tasks for 2025.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Italy and the Vietnamese Defence Attaché Office in Spain and Italy have jointly organised a ceremony in Rome to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA) and the 35th anniversary of the All-People Defence Festival (December 22).

Party General Secretary To Lam attended the plenary session of the ninth National Congress of the Vietnam Youth Federation in the 2024-2029 tenure in Hanoi on December 18.

The Vietnam People’s Army (VPA) is one of the largest and most extraordinary military forces in the world, commented Cuban journalist and writer Luis Manuel Arce Isaac.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) and the Netherlands' Sustainable Trade Initiative (IDH) organisation on December 17 co-organised the handover ceremony of the pilot results for the database system for forests and coffee-growing areas in compliance with the EUDR.

The Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Foreign Trade of Vietnam (Vietcombank) has become the most valuable brand in Vietnam in 2024, according to a recently released report of Forbes Vietnam.