Express news 1 december

Vietnam ranks first among Southeast Asian countries in terms of primary school student learning outcomes under the Southeast Asia Primary Learning Metrics (SEA-PLM) programme.SEA-PLM 2019 Main Regional Report, developed by the Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization (SEAMEO) and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), were announced at a virtual SEAMEO conference on December 1. … [Read more...] about Vietnam ranks first among six Southeast Asian nations in primary student learning outcomes

HCM City (VNA) - HCM City’s Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Committee has expressed its appreciation of the southern city’s Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS)’s active engagement in local COVID-19 response over the last year, Standing Vice Chairman of the committee Nguyen Thanh Trung told a conference on January 26. The conference was held by the Executive Board of the VFF committee to review Buddhist affairs last year and map out orientations for 2021. Trung said the VBS proved itself an important VFF member and became a symbol of national unity. Recognising its achievements in Buddhist affairs in 2020, he also praised the VBS for proactively supporting the city in combating COVID-19 and joining humanitarian, charitable, and social welfare programmes. Such efforts have helped inspire and promote patriotism and consolidate the national great unity while contributing to developing HCM City as a civilised, modern city with a good quality of life, he said. The conference … [Read more...] about HCM City’s Buddhist unit hailed for active engagement in COVID-19 response

Distinguished guests, The whole Congress, Today, in the spring atmosphere, the 13th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam solemnly opens in the capital city of Hanoi. Our Party is the vanguard of the working class, of the working people and of the Vietnamese people; each party member is a representative loyal to the interests of the working class, the working people and our nation. On behalf of the Presidium of the Congress and the 12th Party Central Committee, I warmly welcome the 1,587 delegates, representing more than 5 million party members in the country. The delegates are elected elite party members, representing wisdom, belief, unity of will, action, determination, an aspiration to rise and belief in the solidarity and strength of the entire Party, people, and army. In this solemn moment, with infinite gratitude, our Congress sincerely commemorates the great President Ho Chi Minh, the genius leader, the founder, leader and trainer of our Party, the hero of … [Read more...] about PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc delivers opening speech at the 13th National Party Congress

The Lao diplomat expressed his strong belief the 13th National Party Congress will have rosy impacts on the country’s socio-economy in the coming time. He said Vietnam will realise its development goals of becoming an upper middle-income nation by 2030, and a high-income nation by 2045./。 … [Read more...] about Lao ambassador hails leadership of Communist Party of Vietnam

The U.S. national tested negative for the novel coronavirus on January 10 before having his sample taken again for a retest on January 23, the result of which returned positive at the Ho Chi Minh City Center for Disease Control on January 24. … [Read more...] about US expert confirmed among imported COVID-19 cases in Vietnam