(HBO) - Locals in Nuoc Ruong village inhabited by Muong ethnic people do not remember when the tradition of hanging the picture of late President Ho Chi Minh (Uncle Ho) on a solemn place near the ancestral altar began. They only know that from the hard time struggling with poverty in the past to the prosperous today, every family in the village has always hung the late leader’s photo.

Vietnam’s integration achievements highlighted at the UN General Assembly debate

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh emphasised Vietnam’s proactive international integration at the General Debate of the 72nd Session at the UN General Assembly in New York on September 22.

Vietnam expects Japan to maintain ODA in prioritised areas

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Pham Binh Minh expressed his hope that Japan would continue to maintain Official Development Assistance (ODA) for Vietnam in prioritised areas, including infrastructure development, hi-tech agriculture, climate change adaptation and the enhancement of State management capacity.

President: Vietnam-UN relations unceasingly grow over four decades

Vietnam and the United Nations (UN) have spared no effort to nurture their cooperative ties over the past four decades, thus achieving remarkable results, President Tran Dai Quang said in a press interview on the 40th anniversary of Vietnam’s UN membership.

Vietnam always treasures ties with China: Party chief

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong has assured Liu Yunshan, Politburo Standing Committee member and Secretary of the Secretariat of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee that Vietnam attaches special importance to ties with China.

Parliamentary ties important to Vietnam-Russia relations

Vice Chairwoman of the National Assembly (NA) of Vietnam Tong Thi Phong has stated that the parliamentary ties between Vietnam and Russia are important to overall relations.

Vietnam-China Friendship Association of Vinh Long holds first congress

The Vietnam-China Friendship Association of southern Vinh Long province held its first congress for the 2017-2022 term on September 12, where 17 members of the executive board were elected.

PM: Vietnam treasures traditional relations with Azerbaijan

The Government and people of Vietnam always attach importance to maintaining and strengthening traditional relations with Azerbaijan, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc told visiting Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov on September 13.

Vietnam seeks stronger cooperation with China’s Guangxi province

Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh stated that bordering Guangxi province plays a very important role in cementing and developing the friendship and cooperation between China and Vietnam.

PM expects more Brazilian investments in Vietnam

Both Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and Brazilian Foreign Minister Aloysio Nunes Ferreira have expressed their hope that more and more Vietnamese and Brazilian would invest in each other’s countries. 

Vietnamese, Lao youths round off friendship meeting

The Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union (HCM CYU) and the Lao People's Revolutionary Youth Union concluded their five-day friendship exchange in Vietnam’s central province of Nghe An on September 9.

Egyptian President concludes Vietnam visit

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi concluded his two-day State visit to Vietnam on September 7 with fruitful results.

Vietnam, Cuba promote cooperative ties

Vietnam and Cuba need to continue boosting cooperation in politics, economic-trade and investment in an effective manner, Deputy Prime Minister, Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh said.

Vietnam protests China''s live-fire drill, calls for denuclearisation on Korean Peninsula

China’s announcement of launching a live-fire drill in Vietnam’s Hoang Sa (Paracel) Archipelago is a serious violation of Vietnam’s sovereignty over the archipelago, threatening peace and stability in the region and the East Sea.

Vietnam’s National Day marked in Laos

The Vietnamese Embassy in Laos held a banquet in Vientiane on September 4 on the occasion of the 72nd anniversary of Vietnam’s National Day.

PM hosts banquet for foreign diplomats, friends on National Day

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his wife hosted a banquet for ambassadors and heads of international organisations in Vietnam and their spouses in Hanoi on August 31 on the occasion of the 72nd National Day (September 2).

Hoa Binh presents Party membership insignias to former leaders

(HBO) – The provincial Party Committee’s Standing Board of Hoa Binh province held a ceremony on August 24 to present the Party’s badges to its former members and former leaders of the province.

Vietnam backs court cooperation with RoK

The State of Vietnam strongly supports court cooperation with the Republic of Korea (RoK), placing great importance on the ties amid the current radical reform in Vietnam, said President Tran Dai Quang.

Hoa Binh, Ha Nam share socio-economic development experience

(HBO) – A working delegation of Hoa Binh province led by Bui Van Tinh, member of the Party Central Committee and Secretary of the provincial Party Committee, visited Ha Nam province and had a working session with its Party Committee on August 23 to share experience and strengthen cooperation in socio-economic development between the two localities.

Vietnamese, Turkish PMs seek ways to beef up bilateral trade ties

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his Turkish counterpart Binali Yildirim discussed measures to promote trade and investment partnership between the two countries during their talks in Hanoi on August 23.

Lac Son district’s Party Committee determined to prevent "self-evolution", "self-transformation"

(HBO) – Being aware of the significance of the resolution released at the 12th Party Central Committee’s fourth plenary session on Party building and rectification in the new situation, the Party Committee of Lac Son district in the northern province of Hoa Binh has organised courses to popularise and implement the resolution in a serious manner.

Vietnamese, Lao Party offices sign cooperation agreement

The Offices of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee and the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP) Central Committee signed a cooperation agreement for the 2017-2020 period in Hanoi on August 21.

String of activities to be held in Hanoi to mark National Day

Hanoi will organise a series of activities to celebrate the 72nd anniversary of the August Revolution and National Day with the aim of fostering patriotism amongst the people.

PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc holds talks with Thai counterpart

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his Thai counterpart Prayut Chan-ocha expressed their satisfaction at the strong development of Vietnam-Thailand cooperation over the past 41 years since they established diplomatic ties in August 1976, during their talks in Bangkok on August 17.

Ethnic boarding school steps up “Good teaching – Good learning” movement

(HBO) – In early 1958, initiated by the Hoa Binh province chapter of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union and approved by the provincial Party Committee, an "in-service training” school was set up at traffic construction sites of Hoa Binh province. In 1962, after learning about such a new type of school in this mountain area, then President Ho Chi Minh, despite a myriad of work amid the newly gained independence and peace in the north, visited teachers and students of the school as well as ethnic people in Hoa Binh province. He said: "This is a school, not a farm” and sent a precious message to the school’s teachers and students as well as younger generations nationwide: "Studying well, working well. Trying forever, advancing forever.”