VOV.VN - The Ministry of National Defence held a ceremony in Hanoi on February 22 to present the President’s decision to dispatch four military officers to the United Nations (UN) peacekeeping missions in the Central African Republic, South Sudan and Abyei area.

As much as AUD25,000 (US$16,381) was raised for disadvantaged children in Vietnam’s central region at the “Tet Cup 2024” golf tournament held by the Vietnamese Consulate General in Australia on February 21.

The General Directorate of Imports (DGI) under Ministry of Trade of Turkey has issued a notice extending the application of self-defence tax on toothbrushes, including those from Vietnam, imported into the country from February 3, 2024, to February 2, 2027, according to the Vietnamese Ministry of Industry and Trade’s Trade Remedies Authority.

Vietnamese contestants have triumphed over 1,000 counterparts from around the world to win five top prizes of the 18th ZhongSin International Music Competition 2024.

Vietnamese Ambassador to France Dinh Toan Thang visited Grenoble city from February 17-20 as part of activities to enhance cooperation and friendship between Vietnam and French localities.

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese passport currently ranks 92nd on the list of the world’s most powerful passports for 2024, falling four places compared to the previous ranking last year, according to the latest Henley Passport Index.

Many technology talents have been returning to Vietnam after studying abroad, helping fuel not only domestic electronics supply chains but also the fast-growing digital economy.

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese women’s football U20 team led by Japanese head coach Akira Ijiri left for Uzbekistan on February 21 to compete in the final round of the 2024 AFC U20 Women's Asian Cup which will take place from March 3 to 16.

VOV.VN - E1, the No1 liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) company in the Republic of Korea, has signed a joint contract with Venus Gas, the largest LPG importer in northern Vietnam, to build an 80,000-tonne LPG refrigeration tank terminal in Bac Tien Phong industrial complex in Vietnam’s Quang Ninh province.

Vietnam aims to send 125,000 labourers abroad to work under contracts in 2024, focusing on key traditional markets such as Japan, Taiwan (China) and the Republic of Korea (RoK), according to the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA).