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Prague (VNA) - Media reports in the Czech Republic have highlighted Vietnam’s rising position and recent development achievements, as well as the flourishing development of the traditional friendship between the two countries, on the occasion of the ongoing 13th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV). The online newspaper halonoviny.cz ran an article on January 25 emphasising that the Congress is one of the most important political events in 2021 for Vietnam, attracting interest internationally. Under the leadership of the CPV, in recent years Vietnam, as a member of ASEAN, has had an rising role and position in the region as well as in the world, the article said. In 2020, despite the COVID-19 pandemic, it was internationally praised for its pandemic prevention and economic recovery efforts. The article also mentioned the key tasks relating to Vietnam’s domestic and foreign policies and orientations to be set at the Congress. Notably, it … [Read more...] about Czech media spotlights Vietnam’s rising position, achievements

Le Thi Tu, a woman living in the heritage-rich Hue City of Thua Thien-Hue Province, located in central Vietnam, knows her way to liven up the holiday spirit with the exuberant scent of candied cassava, a humble homemade recipe that she has perfected over five decades. … [Read more...] about ‘Poor man’s candy’ recipe sparks off Tet holiday spirit in Vietnam

The accusation, dated last December, alleged Sok Kheng and his police officers arrested one Vietnamese man and extorted $200,000 from him at the end of 2019, while detained three Vietnamese and two Cambodians and extorting $100,000 from them as ransom within the same time frame. … [Read more...] about Four Vietnamese illegally confined, extorted by Cambodia police officer

French newspaper L'Humanité published an article which reflects on Nga’s life among millions of Vietnamese lives impacted by AO/Dioxin, as well as the historical trial against the multinational companies of the US, including Dow Chemical and Bayer-Monsanto, the two firms that Nga has been pursuing for the past six years. … [Read more...] about Vietnamese AO lawsuit makes French headlines

As of 6 pm on January 26, a total of 1,430 Covid-19 patients had recovered and been discharged from hospital. There have been 35 deaths, most of them being the elderly with serious underlying diseases. At present, nearly 22,000 people who had close contact with Covid-19 patients or returned from virus-hit areas are being monitored at hospitals, quarantine facilities, and at home. … [Read more...] about American man among two new imported Covid-19 patients in Vietnam