(VOVWORLD) - Over the past few years, the Vietnamese Party and State have paid much attention to building an advanced culture embracing strong national identity. 2021 marked an important milestone in Vietnam’s development with the 13th National Party Congress identifying major orientations for the coming years focusing on the role of culture. The National Culture Conference on Wednesday was a step in enhancing culture development in the 2021-2025 period.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnamese President Nguyen Xuan Phuc will pay official visits to Switzerland and Russia from November 25 to December 2 at the invitation of these countries’ Presidents. The visits are designed to foster bilateral relations and lay a foundation for a new cooperative phase between Vietnam and Switzerland and Russia.

(VOVWORLD) - A Week of Italian Cuisine is taking place in Vietnam until Sunday. Organized by the Italian Embassy in Hanoi and Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City, the Week promotes Italian culinary culture, which is the core of the Mediterranean diet.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh began a three-day official visit to Japan on Monday at the invitation of his Japanese counterpart Kishida Fumio. The visit demonstrates the extensive strategic partnership between Vietnam and Japan that has flourished and opens a new chapter of comprehensive development between the two countries.

(VOVWORLD) - Last Saturday, a group foreign visitors under a pilot vaccine passport program began their tour of the ancient town Hoi An in Quang Nam province. They are the first foreigners to visit Hoi An since international commercial flights were suspended early last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

(VOVWORLD) - The ASEAN-China Special Summit commemorating 30 years of the ASEAN-China Dialogue Relation opened on Monday under the chairmanship of Chinese President Xi Jinping. Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh’s attendance at the event reflects Vietnam’s responsibility and readiness to further promote the ASEAN-China Comprehensive Strategic Partnership which was established at the 24thASEAN-China Summit last month.

(VOVWORLD) - More than 500 international scholars, researchers and diplomats are attending the 13th International Conference on the East Sea (internationally known as the South China Sea) in Hanoi. Held for the first time in 2009, the Conference has become an important channel of information exchange, pointing out the origin of disputes, promoting dialogue, checking disagreements, and upholding international law with the ultimate goal of building a peaceful and stable East Sea.

(VOVWORLD) - Activities are underway to celebrate the Day for National Unity and the founding anniversary of the Vietnam Fatherland Front, November 18. The activities strengthen national unity which is of great importance in the context of Vietnam striving to contain the pandemic, develop the economy, reform its institutions, and strengthen its international integration.

(VOVWORLD) - In Vietnam, green consumption is becoming more popular with growing public awareness about green consumption and green products. Promoting green consumption is believed to be an effective solution to protect the environment and public health and move toward sustainable development.

(VOVWORLD) - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chaired a government meeting last Saturday to finalize the Master Plan on COVID-19 prevention and control and the Program on socio-economic recovery and development – the government’s two principal tasks for the last two months of the year.