The Central Council for Emulation and Rewards held a conference in Hanoi on June 11 to honour role models nationwide, on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of President Ho Chi Minh’s appeal for patriotic emulation.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on June 10 launched an emulation movement in building a learning society and strengthening life-long learning in the 2021-2030 period.

Challenges remain in the prevention and control of tobacco harms as violations of the law on tobacco harm prevention and control still remains high, especially in the advertisement and promotion of tobacco products, said Deputy Minister of Health Tran Van Thuan.

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha on June 9 emphasised the significance of investment in hydrometeorology to national stability and development, while chairing a working session of the assessment council of the national hydro-meteorological network planning scheme for 2021-2030 with a vision towards 2050.

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha has signed a document to issue a decision approving the national programme on sea, island medical development by 2030.

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha has requested the Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV) to closely coordinate with the People’s Committee of the southern province of Dong Nai to accelerate ground clearance work and early hand over clean land for construction of sub-projects of Long Thanh international airport.

VOV.VN - Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son visited the headquarters of the International Organisation of La Francophonie (OIF) on June 7 in Paris to meet with Louise Mushikiwabo, secretary general of the OIF.

VOV.VN - Minister Counsellor Le Thi Minh Thoa, deputy permanent representative of Vietnam to the UN, underscored the importance of maritime technologies to the cause of sustainable development while addressing the ongoing 23rd meeting of the UN Open-ended Informal Consultative Process on Oceans and Law of the Sea (ICP23) held in New York.

VOV.VN - Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha signed Prime Minister’s Decision No. 648/QĐ-TTg on June 7 adopting a master plan on the development of airports in Vietnam during the 2021 to 2030 period, with a vision towards 2050.

Vietnamese Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son met with the UK’s Foreign Secretary James Cleverly, Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development of China’s Hong Kong Algernon Yau Ying-wah, and Foreign Minister of Lithuania Gabrielius Landsbergis in Paris on June 7.