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Millions of children in Vietnam have been protected by immunisation over the past 40 years, said the World Health Organisation (WHO) and UNICEF offices in Vietnam on April 25 when they mark the World Immunisation Week from April 24-30.

A ceremony was held in the town of Ba Chuc, Tri Ton district, the Mekong Delta province of An Giang on April 24 to commemorate people massacred by the Pol Pot genocidal regime in 1978 during the southwestern border defence war.

The first bilateral conference between the Vietnam Coast Guard (VCG) and the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) took place in Hanoi on April 24.

An Asian black bear was recently rescued in Hanoi’s Me Linh District by the non-governmental organisation Animals Asia and taken to the Vietnam Bear Rescue Centre in Vinh Phuc Province.

A meeting between Party and State leaders and veterans and former young volunteers who participated in the Dien Bien Phu Campaign took place in Hanoi on April 23.

Hanoi is planning to launch fireworks at six locations to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the capital city’s liberation on October 10.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Israel on April 23 hosted a symposium to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Dien Bien Phu Victory (May 7, 1954-2024), with the participation of members of the Arab council of foreign relations, local scholars, and officials from Vietnamese representative offices in the country.

Many activities were carried out across the nation during the Vietnam’s Youth Month, an annual festivity taking place in March to celebrate the establishment of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union (HCYU), contributing to the nation’s socio-economic development, heard a conference held by the union's Central Committee in Hanoi on April 23.

A consultation workshop was held in Hanoi on April 23 to discuss the public awareness campaign on energy transition on multimedia channels.

Nearly 300 soldiers and youth volunteers directly engaging in the Dien Bien Phu campaign 70 years ago looked back on the 56-day battle, the victory of which led to the signing of the Geneva Accords on ending the war and restoring peace in Indochina, at a meeting in Hanoi on April 23.

The Vietnam Paralympic Committee and Sports Development JSC held a ceremony on April 22 in Ho Chi Minh City to sign a cooperation agreement on implementing community sports development activities for persons with disabilities (PwDs) in the 2024-2029 period and launch the project ‘Sports for Tomorrow’.

The sixth ‘Women in Leadership Journey’ course was held on April 21 by the Vietnam Australia Centre (VAC) in coordination with Curtin University (Australia) and the Centre for Gender Studies and Women's Leadership (GeLead), Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics.

A delegation from Nhan Dan (People) Newspaper led by its Editor-in-chief Le Quoc Minh, who is also member of the Vietnamese Party Central Committee (PCC), Deputy Head of the PCC Commission for Communication and Education, and Chairman of Vietnam Journalists’ Association, is paying a working visit to China from April 21 to 26 at the invitation of the People's Daily — the official newspaper of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).

The international terminal of Da Nang Airport, based in the central city of Da Nang, is set to become a smart terminal under a partnership between the Da Nang International Terminal Investment and Operation JSC (AHT) and FPT Software.

A ceremony was held in Hanoi on April 22 to officially launch the 2024 press award on the economical and efficient use of energy.

The Study in Malaysia Education Fair was held in Hanoi on April 21, attracting the participation of a large number of students and parents.

Acting President Vo Thi Anh Xuan on April 21 offered incense at the Dien Bien Phu Battlefield Martyrs' Temple and the A1-Dien Bien Martyrs Cemetery and visited veterans who contributed to Dien Bien Phu Victory 70 years ago.

A communication project entitled “Green Vietnam” has been launched to enhance public and corporate awareness of the importance of environmental protection and sustainable development.

Localities across Vietnam held activities in commemoration of the Hung Kings, the legendary founders of the country, on April 18 or the 10th of the third lunar month.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh visited the command and control centre of the Phu Tho police and examined the construction of this northern province’s house of culture and arts on April 18.

A 1.1 billion-VND project has recently been launched to support children of disadvantaged fishermen in 18 coastal cities and provinces across Vietnam.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh attended an incense-offering ceremony in commemoration of the Hung Kings at a temple dedicated to Vietnam’s legendary founders in Phu Tho Province on the morning April 18.

Japanese and Vietnamese investors of The One World urban area project in the southern province of Binh Duong received in-principal approval at a ceremony in the locality on April 17.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on April 17 attended a ceremony to start work on a project to renovate Him Lam resistance centre, a part of the Dien Bien Phu complex of fortifications in the northern mountainous province of Dien Bien.

A book series titled “Vo Nguyen Giap – The People's General” with a Vietnamese version and five bilingual versions made debut at an event held in the northwestern province of Dien Bien on April 17, on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the Dien Bien Phu Victory.

The People's Army Publishing House in coordination with Vietnam Book Cultural Knowledge JSC (VIETNAMBOOK) held a ceremony in Hanoi on April 16 to introduce a book collection to mark the 70th anniversary of Dien Bien Phu Victory (1954-2024).

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh attended a meeting in the northern province of Dien Bien on April 17 with veteran soldiers, young volunteers and frontline workers who directly participated in the Dien Bien Phu Campaign in 1954.

The Vietnam Youth Federation announced the official logo of the 9th National Congress of the Vietnam Youth Federation, 2024-2029 tenure, at a ceremony held in Hanoi on April 16.

From now until April 30, budget carrier Vietjet is offering a special promotion programme for travel enthusiasts to experience the golden autumn throughout Australia.

In recent years, the local authorities in residential areas of the Khmer ethnic community have closely worked with functional sectors and agencies to improve the ethnic group’s livelihood, and preserve and promote its national cultural identity. Practical actions have also been taken to effectively implement the Party and State’s policies on ethnic and religious affairs in the localities, thus consolidating the great national unity bloc.