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The Vietnam-Japan Experts’ Society (VJS) made its debut at a ceremony held on November 25 by the VJS and the Vietnamese Consulate General in Japan’s Fukuoka prefecture.

A meeting was held in the northern port city of Hai Phong northern port city on November 25 to respond to National Action Month on HIV/AIDs Prevention and Control 2023 and World HIV/AIDS Day (December 1).

The Ministry of Education and Training and the UNESCO Hanoi Office on November 24 held a consultation workshop on the national education for sustainable development initiative.

With an array of effective models and programmes put in place, a biodiversity protection and environmental sustainability project in Da Nang, funded by the EU, has made contributions to promoting biodiversity and helping local people develop livelihoods, heard a workshop held in the central city on November 24.

The final round of the Human Act Prize 2023 took place with the theme Dau An Tien Phong (Pioneering Imprint) at the Thai Hoc house of Van Mieu - Quoc Tu Giam (The Temple of Literature), Hanoi, on November 24.

The Ministry of Health held a ceremony in Hanoi, on November 24, to present the “For People's Health” Medal to Professor Dr. Oka Shinichithe, the Chief Advisor of the JICA SATREPS project.

The 11th Asia-Pacific Regional Conference of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) concluded in Hanoi on November 23 after three days of sitting.

About 700 Vietnamese citizens in Myanmar are staying in temporarily safe areas and information about many others is now being verified in the context of the complicated security situation in some northern states of the country, said Spokeswoman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Pham Thu Hang on November 23.

Vietnam is determined to strictly deal with the acts of producing, trafficking and transporting drugs without distinguishing whether offenders are Vietnamese citizens or foreigners, Spokeswoman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Pham Thu Hang has affirmed.

Vietnam is going to defend its fifth national report on the implementation of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (CERD) at a session in Geneva, Switzerland, on November 29 - 30.

The Ministry of Home Affairs, in collaboration with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in Vietnam, on November 23 held a conference evaluating the implementation of youth-related policies and laws and contributing ideas to the draft National Report on Vietnamese Youth in the 2019-2022 period.

The Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) and the Tobacco Harm Prevention and Control Fund under the Ministry of Health co-organised a conference in Hanoi on November 23 to promote the communications work in the fight against tobacco.

Quang Ninh has recently implemented many solutions to protect the marine environment and marine resources. Thanks to these actions, Quang Ninh’s fishing grounds, especially in coastal areas, have witnessed the reappearance of schools of fish and shrimp while some estuary areas have welcomed herds of rare dolphins, whales, and sea turtles.

A team from the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho won the championship of the Global Robotics Games 2023 – an international competition for youngsters aged from 4-10 held by Singapore non-profit organisation Developing Innovative Youth (DIY) from November 15-17.

An international seminar on the comprehensive management of cleft lip-palate and congenital maxillofacial deformities was held in Hanoi on November 22.

Australia will provide 2.5 million AUD (1.64 million USD) for the “Business Partnership Platform: Climate Change Adaptation" programme designed to help businesses in the Mekong Delta region to adapt to climate change.

A "Made in Vietnam Energy Forum" was held online by the Vietnam Business Forum (VBF)’s Power & Energy Working Group on November 21, focusing on analysing issues related to the electricity and energy sector in Vietnam in the context of global energy transition.

The establishment of the Vietnam-Germany University (VGU) is a fruit of the longstanding special relations between the two countries, stated Deputy Minister of Education and Training Nguyen Van Phuc at a November 21 ceremony marking the facility’s 15th founding anniversary.

The 11th Asia-Pacific Regional Conference of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (AP11), themed “Asia-Pacific: Preparedness for Disasters”, took place in Hanoi on November 21.

With valuable scientific research and experience shared at the Union World Conference on Lung Health 2023 that took place in Paris on November 15-18, Vietnam demonstrated its strong commitment to tuberculosis (TB) prevention, according to Director of the National Lung Hospital Dinh Van Luong.

In Tuyen Quang Province, the Nhan Dan Newspaper representative office coordinated with the People's Committee of Yen Son District and sponsors to donate equipment to preschools in the communes of Kim Quan and Lang Quan on November 20, on the occasion of the 41st anniversary of Vietnamese Teachers' Day (November 20, 1982 - November 20, 2023).

Sen Vang (Golden Lotus), a Vietnamese charity foundation in Berlin, was praised for its performance at a ceremony marking its 10th founding anniversary on November 19.

Medical Innovation Network was launched by the Vietnam Young Physicians Association, the Ho Chi Minh City Young Physicians Association, and AstraZeneca Vietnam Co., Ltd. in Ho Chi Minh City on November 11.

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha emphasised that teachers must be treated appropriately and more investment should be poured into schooling facilities and infrastructure.

The National Traffic Safety Committee and the People’s Committee of Hoa Binh province jointly organised a ceremony on November 19 to commemorate people who lost their lives in traffic accidents.

Chairman of the National Assembly Vuong Dinh Hue on November 19 attended a ceremony to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Vietnam Academy of Finance and handed the Labour Order, first class, to the institution.

La Vie International Hospital, a hospital for Vietnamese expatriates in Laos, was inaugurated in Vientiane on November 18.

Politburo member, President of the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics (HCMA) and Chairman of the Central Theory Council Nguyen Xuan Thang joined locals of Tan Son, Chau Ha and An Binh villages in Dam Ha District, Quang Ninh Province, to celebrate the great national solidarity festival on November 18.

Winners of the National Press Awards on the cause of Vietnamese education 2023 were honoured at a ceremony held in Hanoi on November 18.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh visited and presented gifts to officers and soldiers at Huoi Luong Border Post in Huoi Luong Commune, Phong Tho District, Lai Chau Province on November 18.