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  The Republic of Korea (RoK)’s presidential envoy Hong Seok-hyun met with US President Donald Trump on May 18th, an official said. The Republic of Korea (RoK)’s presidential envoy Hong Seok-hyun (Photo: Yonhap News) At the meeting, President Donald Trump expressed his expectations to work together closely with the RoK’s President to resolve the Democratic Republic of Korea (DPRK)’s nuclear issue. Trump also said he will not pursue talks with the DPRK for talks’ sake, but added he is willing to make peace through engagement with the DPRK if conditions are right. Special envoy Hong Seok-hyun held the meeting with Trump…... [read more]

• Party and Hanoi leaders pay tribute to late President on birth anniversary

  The Hanoitimes - Party, State and Hanoi leaders paid tribute to President Ho Chi Minh at his mausoleum in Hanoi on May 18 on the occasion of the late leader’s 127th birth anniversary (May 19, 1890). They included Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, Chairwoman of the National Assembly Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan and President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Nguyen Thien Nhan, together with former Party, State and National Assembly leaders, war veterans and representatives from ministries and sectors. They recalled the life and career of the late President, who devoted his entire life…... [read more]

• Leaders pay tribute to President on birth anniversary

  They included Party General Secretary Nguyen PhuTrong, PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc, Chairwoman of the National Assembly Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan and President of the Viet Nam Fatherland Front Nguyen Thien Nhan. Former top leaders and other senior leaders and revolutionary veterans also joined the delegation. They recalled the life and career of the late President, who devoted his entire life to the national liberation cause and worked tirelessly for peace and progress in the world. President Ho Chi Minh led the nation to success in the struggle for national independence and in establishing the Democratic Republic of Viet Nam following…... [read more]

• Leaders pay tribute to late President on birth anniversary

  They included Party General Secretary Nguyen PhuTrong, PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc, Chairwoman of the National Assembly Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan and President of the Viet Nam Fatherland Front Nguyen Thien Nhan. Former top leaders and other senior leaders and revolutionary veterans also joined the delegation. They recalled the life and career of the late President, who devoted his entire life to the national liberation cause and worked tirelessly for peace and progress in the world. President Ho Chi Minh led the nation to success in the struggle for national independence and in establishing the Democratic Republic of Viet Nam following…... [read more]

• Leaders pay tribute to President Ho Chi Minh on birth anniversary

  They included Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, Chairwoman of the National Assembly Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan and President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Nguyen Thien Nhan, together with former Party, State and National Assembly leaders, war veterans and representatives from ministries and sectors. They recalled the life and career of the late President, who devoted his entire life to the national liberation cause and worked tirelessly for peace and progress in the world. President Ho Chi Minh led the nation to success in the struggle for national independence and in establishing the Democratic Republic…... [read more]

• WHO preparing authorization, logistics for Ebola vaccination in Congo if needed

  WHO confirmed a second case of Ebola in Congo on Sunday after an outbreak of 17 other suspected cases. The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday its experts have not yet decided whether to use newly developed vaccines to try to contain an outbreak of Ebola in Congo, but officials are making preparations just in case. A second case of Ebola in Democratic Republic of Congo was confirmed by the WHO on Sunday after an outbreak of 17 other suspected cases. Three people have so far died among the 19 suspected and confirmed cases. A spokesman for the Geneva-based…... [read more]

• WHO confirms second Ebola case in Congo outbreak

  The World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed on Sunday a second case of Ebola in Democratic Republic of Congo after an outbreak this week of 17 other suspected cases. Health officials are trying to trace 125 people thought to be linked to the cases identified in the remote northeastern province of Bas-Uele province in northeastern Congo near the border with Central African Republic, WHO's Congo spokesman Eugene Kabambi said. Three people have so far died among the 19 suspected and confirmed cases, he added. It was not immediately clear how the first victim, a deceased male, caught the virus, although past…... [read more]

• Poland’s Constitution Day celebrated in HCM City

  Constitution Day commemorates the enactment of the Polish Constitution that came into effect on May 3, 1791. The Constitution is the first in Europe and the second in the world after the US. Ambassador Barbara Szymanowska said the Constitution Day is a big event in Poland’s history, marking a milestone in the Polish nation’s development. She noted that geographical distance is not a deterrent to the special bonds between Poland and Vietnam over the past 67 years. Many Vietnamese are living in Poland and more and more Polish people have found they are attached with Vietnam, the diplomat said, referring…... [read more]

• Next Ebola outbreak 'inevitable' but world better prepared: WHO

  CONAKRY: A new outbreak of the Ebola virus is "inevitable" but a new vaccine and rapid-response measures mean it will be more effectively contained, the head of the World Health Organisation said on Thursday (May 4). The Ebola crisis that began in December 2013 killed 11,300 people in Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia and has left thousands more survivors with long-term health problems. The WHO was criticised at the time for responding too slowly and failing to grasp the gravity of the outbreak. Speaking at an event in the Guinean capital dedicated to individuals who fought to control the disease…... [read more]

• Over 66,200 people pay tribute to late President Ho Chi Minh

  More than 66,200 local people and foreigners paid tribute to late President Ho Chi Minh at his mausoleum between April 29 and May 2, according to Hanoi Police. President Ho Chi Minh was born on May 19, 1890 in Kim Lien commune, Nam Dan district, the central province of Nghe An. He devoted all of his life to the national liberation cause while tirelessly striving for peace and progress in the world. He led the nation to success in the struggle for national independence and in establishing the Democratic Republic of Vietnam following the August Revolution in 1945. The President…... [read more]