(VOVWORLD) - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh returned to Hanoi on Sunday, wrapping up his trip to attend the World Climate Action Summit within the framework of COP28 in the United Arab Emirates and to pay an official visit to Turkey. PM Chinh’s trip reflected Vietnam’s growing position, prestige, and image as a strong, dynamic country honoring its climate change commitments and helping to meet global challenges. The trip opens a new era in relations between Vietnam and Turkey and creates momentum to bring Vietnam-UAE relations to new heights.

(VOVWORLD) - In December 2013, the UN General Assembly designated December 5, 2014 as the first official World Soil Day as a means to focus attention on the importance of healthy soil and advocating for the sustainable management of soil resources. This year’s World Soil Day 2023 and its campaign aim to raise awareness of the importance and relationship between soil and water in achieving sustainable and resilient agrifood systems. On this occasion, Jong-Jin Kim, Assistant Director-General and Regional Representative for Asia and Pacific, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), had an article underlining the importance of soils and empowering and engaging citizens around the world to improve soil health.

(VOVWORLD) - December 1 is World AIDS Day. Many communication activities are being conducted nationwide to raise public awareness about HIV/AIDS prevention and control. The Can Tho City Center for Disease Control has coordinated with the Department of Politics and Ideology of the municipal Department of Education and Training to organize a contest on HIV/AIDS prevention and control for local high school students. The contest is an annual activity aimed at building safe and healthy schools, preventing social evils, and strengthening HIV/AIDS prevention and control among high school students.

(VOVWORLD) - The Da Nang Labor Federation has organized a program to honor businesses that took good care of their workers in 2023.

(VOVWORLD) - The 6th session of the 15th National Assembly closed on Wednesday morning in Hanoi after 20 working days. The results achieved at the session in legislation, and decision-making will formthe basisofnational socio-economic development and activities in the second half of the tenure.

(VOVWORLD) - 2023 marks 30 years of the Vietnamese Young Entrepreneurs Movement. Businesses owned by young entrepreneurs generate annual revenue of 40 billion USD, contributing more than 10% of national GDP and employing more than 5 million people. During the transformation of Vietnam’s economic growth model, young entrepreneurs have been pioneers in many economic fields, particularly technology and high-tech agriculture.

(VOVWORLD) - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh will attend the World Climate Action Summit within the 28th UN Climate Change Conference (COP28) in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and pay an official visit to Turkey from November 29 to December 3, at the invitation of the governments of the UAE and the Republic of Turkey. The trip reflects Vietnam's consistent policies of working with the international community on climate action, enhancing relations with the Middle East and African countries, and promoting a cooperation mechanism between Vietnam and the Gulf Cooperation Council.

(VOVWORLD) -The 2023 E-commerce Week and Online Friday, Vietnam's largest online shopping programs of the year, began on Monday. Running until Sunday, the week-long event, which has been held annually for the last 10 years, reflects the effort of Vietnam’s government and agencies to promote e-commerce.

(VOVWORLD) -President Vo Van Thuong and his wife are now on an official visit to Japan from Monday to Thursday. The visit, an important milestone in the two countries’ ties over the past half a century, will contribute to deepening bilateral political, diplomatic, economic, trade, and investment relations in the next stage of development.

(VOVWORLD) - The 11th Asia-Pacific (AP11) Regional Conference of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) wrapped up in Hanoi on Thursday. The conference recorded positive results, affirming the effort of Vietnam and international organizations, partners, and friends to ease people’s pain and assist and protect vulnerable people in all circumstances.