Mass mobilisation commission head meets OVs in New York
Ha Thi Khiet worked with the Vietnamese permanent delegation to the United Nations and met with representatives of the Vietnamese community in New York on August 6.
Ha Thi Khiet, Head of the Party Central Committee’s Commission for Mass Mobilisation (Photo:VNA)
Ha Thi Khiet, Head of the Party Central Committee’s Commission for Mass Mobilisation, worked with the Vietnamese permanent delegation to the United Nations and met with representatives of the Vietnamese community in New York on August 6.
Khiet lauded efforts of the Vietnamese permanent delegation to the UN and Vietnamese representative agencies in New York for performing tasks, including community work.
She urged staff to further disseminate guidelines of the Vietnamese Party towards overseas Vietnamese.
Ambassador Nguyen Phuong Nga, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the UN said that close to 29,000 overseas Vietnamese are earning their livelihoods in New York. The number of Vietnamese settling in the US city has been increasing over the past 10 years.
Younger Vietnamese have also established a youth association in New York to host various programmes to connect Vietnamese students in the society.
She said community work will be step up to encourage Vietnamese expatriates to contribute to national construction and development.-VNA
Deputy Foreign Minister and head of the State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese (OV) Affairs Nguyen Thanh Son is undertaking a visit to the US and Canada to meet with OV communities.
President Truong Tan Sang has emphasised the need to remove all obstacles without delay to promote the potential of overseas Vietnamese (OV) communities at a conference in Hanoi to review 10 years of implementing the Politburo’s resolution on affairs relating to the expatriates.
The association of Vietnamese people in Norway raised 40,000 NOK (5,700 USD) during a recent charity night held in Oslo in support of poor and disabled children in Vietnam.
The Overseas Vietnamese community have made major contributions to Vietnam’s development, especially after the implementation of a resolution of the Political Bureau on overseas Vietnamese (OV) affairs a decade ago.
A group of 70 Vietnamese expatriates from over 20 countries and territories worldwide offered incense at the temple of the Hung Kings in northern Phu Tho province on April 27 to commemorate the legendary nation founders.
Chairman of the Vietnam Journalists’ Association (VJA) Le Quoc Minh has called for technology to be leveraged not to replace identity, but to enhance it—allowing Vietnamese journalism to reach both local and global audiences.
In recent years, with strong support from the Party and State, and building on its tradition as a heroic news agency, the VNA has not only actively participated in OANA but also proactively proposed various ideas for cooperation, helping shape a fresh image of effective media collaboration in the digital era, said VNA General Director Vu Viet Trang.
The education sector has been one of the foundations playing a vital role in deepening Vietnam – New Zealand ties, said Prof. Damon Salesa, Vice-Chancellor of the Auckland University of Technology (AUT).
Tien Giang province has addressed the housing needs of 608 poor, near-poor, and policy-beneficiary families facing housing difficulties. Of these, 370 houses were newly constructed while 238 underwent major renovations.
Dr Pham Minh Hung from the University of Economics and Business under Vietnam National University, Hanoi, said the fixed-term contract mechanism is a correct step, liberating the entire system from traditional constraints which have long stood in the way of innovation.
The partnership will focus on studying and recommending LRT routes that connect the city’s transport network with urban development zones, industrial parks, and TOD areas. The research will cover Thu Dau Mot city and surrounding areas, with completion scheduled before August 15, 2025.
Media must not only serve as a channel for information but also act as a vanguard in shaping public opinion, combating misinformation, upholding the Party’s ideological principles, and reinforcing unity between Vietnam and Laos.
In Vietnam, the voluntary blood donation movement was first launched on January 24, 1994. In 2008, the Prime Minister established the National Steering Committee for Voluntary Blood Donation.
Currently, 20 Vietnamese citizens remain in Iran, including embassy staff and personnel. All are safe, mentally stable, and in regular contact with the embassy.
A VietnamPlus survey of 764 young people shows that 83.9% of Gen Z use smartphones to read news, only 12% use computers, and the rest access content via tablets.
GVB Startup 2025 attracted the participation of nearly 150 individuals and organisations from across Vietnam. The event seeks to promote bold and ambitious startup ideas and projects, contributing to the future of global innovation, and supporting startups through the provision of resources, networking opportunities, and market insights.
AI could not replace human judgment in verifying information and sensitive political events, and that humans remain the final gatekeepers of content, said Leonid Kovachich, head of the Asian department at Sputnik's international broadcasting division.
A veteran journalist of Argentina has praised the modern evolution of Vietnam’s press, which now serves a dual purpose: introducing Vietnam to the world while bringing global perspectives to domestic audiences.
The court announced that Quyet had submitted a written request to be tried in absentia, citing serious health issues. According to an official statement from Hospital 19/8, the defendant is suffering from multiple illnesses, experiencing fatigue and shortness of breath, with doctors warning of a “very high risk of death.”
A senior Party official highlighted the VNA’s consistent role over the past eight decades, noting that it remains a mainstream, uninterrupted, timely, accurate, and authoritative source of news that helps shape public opinion, strengthen public trust, and safeguard the ideological foundation of the Party.
Dr. Kobelev, born in 1938 in Ulyanovsk, was among the first Soviet scholars to specialise in Vietnam. As a former TASS correspondent during the war in Vietnam, he worked closely with Vietnamese institutions and later helped found Russia’s Centre for Vietnamese and ASEAN Studies.
The 22 million THB (680,000 USD) hall construction is slated for completion within three years, just in time for the 2028 centennial of President Ho Chi Minh’s arrival in Thailand.
Ha Thi Khiet, Head of the Party Central Committee’s Commission for Mass Mobilisation (Photo:VNA)
