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President Vo Van Thuong (R) and Australian Ambassador to Vietnam Andrew Goledzinowski. Photo: VNA Vietnam always values the promotion of friendly relations and strategic partnership with Australia, a long-standing traditional partner and one of the countries forming comprehensive strategic partnership with ASEAN, President Vo Van Thuong told Australian Ambassador to Vietnam Andrew Goledzinowski during a reception in Hanoi on March 17, VNA reported. President Thuong thanked Australia for being the second largest donor of Covid-19 vaccines to Vietnam with 26.4 million doses, thus helping the country drive back the pandemic and recover socio-economic development. He said two-way trade between the two countries hit USD 16.1 billion last year. With 579 projects worth nearly USD 1.98 billion, Australia ranked 20th out of 139 countries and territories investing in Vietnam. During the 2022-2023 fiscal year, Australia increased the supply of official development assistance to Vi...

  Ho Van  or Ho Giam  (Lake of Literature), also known as Minh Duong Lake, has recently undergone an important facelift that would be an attractive heritage site in the thousand-year capital city of Hanoi. Kim Chau Islet is the highlight of the new restoration of Ho Van . Photo: Minh An Located in front of the main gate of Hanoi’s famous Temple of Literature and across Quoc Tu Giam Street, the lake is an integral part of the national relic Van Mieu – Quoc Tu Giam or Temple of Literature, so the preservation and promotion of its value will contribute to the protection of the relic. The renovation of Ho Van took several years to complete. A fresh look Located in the premise of the special national relic complex of the Temple of Literature and Imperial Academy, Ho Van used to be the place where Confucians held literary debates. Over a long period, the area fell into oblivion, and while taking advantage of poor management, an illegal shrine was ...

At the event. Photo: Plan International Vietnam Under the guidance of the Ministry of Education and Training, the Ministry of Information and Communications and the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs, the Vietnam Information Security Association (VNISA) on March 17 organized a launching ceremony for the contest “Pupils with Information Security 2023”. Plan International Vietnam and other organizations including World Vision Vietnam, ChildFund Vietnam, Research Centre for Management and Sustainable Development (MSD), and related enterprises such as Bkav, Tiktok Vietnam, CMC Telecom, Coc Coc, joined hands in the development of a pool of 1,018 questions on information security and online safety for children. The contest is aimed at providing knowledge and skills on safe Internet use for students and parents in Vietnam, at the same time creating a playground for students to develop critical thinking and the ability to identify and avoid risks in the online en...

At the event. Photo: World Vision Vietnam World Vision Vietnam collaborated with the Department of Dike Management and Disaster Prevention and Control, the Office for Disaster Risk Reduction, CARE International in Vietnam and Plan International Vietnam to organize a review conference on the “Enhancing Forecast-Based Early Action for Effective Disaster Preparedness” (FBEA-SEA) on March 16-17 in Hanoi. Attending the workshop, representatives from government and disaster prevention agencies, international organizations, and local representatives shared and exchanged experiences and made recommendations on the implementation of the Inclusive and gender-responsible forecast-based early actions (FBEA). After 21 months of implementation in areas severely affected by extreme weather in Binh Thuan and Quang Tri province, the project supported 536 households with cash allowances and provided them with tools to prepare for and prevent disaster risks. In addition, four Commanding Co...

Nguyen Huy Tien, Permanent Deputy Prosecutor General of the Supreme People’s Procuracy of Vietnam, speaks at the event. Photo: VNA A delegation of the Supreme People’s Procuracy of Vietnam, led by Nguyen Huy Tien, Permanent Deputy Prosecutor General, attended the 15th International Meeting on Criminal Science and the third conference on the rule of law, law and society, organised in Havana on March 15-17. In his presentation, Tien emphasised that corruption is a negative social phenomenon that still exists in many countries around the world, adding that the scale of these types of crimes is expanding and their methods are becoming more sophisticated, causing damage to the State’s property. The official affirmed that the Communist Party and the Government of Vietnam determine that the fight against corruption is an important, urgent and complicated task that plays a vital role in the construction and development of the country. He suggested promoting institutional buildi...

The match will be shown live on the FPT Play platform. Vietnam and Australia are in Group B together with Iran and Qatar in the 2023 AFC U20 Asian Cup finals. Sixteen teams will compete in the tournament, namely Uzbekistan, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Japan, Jordan, South Korea, Indonesia, Oman, Tajikistan, Iran, Australia, Vietnam, Kyrgyzstan, China, Iraq, and Syria. Vietnam are one of five second-placed teams with the best results in the qualifying round. Among Vietnam’s rivals in Group B, Qatar won the tournament in 2014, Iran claimed the trophy four times in 1973, 1974, 1975, and 1976, while Australia were the runners-up in 2010. Like us on Facebook  or  follow us on Twitter  to get the latest news about Vietnam! Vietnam U20s are prepared for the opening match of Group B at the 2023 AFC U20 Asian Cup in Uzbekistan, where they encounter Australia at 5:00 pm on Wednesday (Vietnam time).  The match will be shown live on the FPT Play platform. ...