President Phuc affirmed that since Buddhism was introduced into Vietnam, Lord Buddha's birthday has become a sacred holiday for Buddhists nationwide, and also a common spiritual and cultural festival of the society, bringing a message of love, solidarity, harmony, and development. The consistent policy of the Party and State regarding religions is to respect and ensure people's right to freedom of belief and religion, and create favorable conditions for dignitaries and followers of religions to well perform their spiritual practice and fulfill their duties to the nation, he affirmed. The State leader also expressed his hope that the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS) will continue to demonstrate its role and prestige in building the great national unity and the solidarity among religions; promote the power of religions, beliefs and culture; and affirm and spread the preeminent values of a peaceful religion, thus contributing to further developing the country. Most Venerable Thich Tri … [Read more...] about State President, VFF leader congratulate Buddhists on Lord Buddha’s birthday
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President, VFF leader congratulate Buddhists on Lord Buddha’s birthday
President Nguyen Xuan Phuc visits Hue Nghiem pagoda (Photo: VNA) HCM City (VNA) – President Nguyen Xuan Phuc visited Hue Nghiem and Minh Dao pagodas in Ho Chi Minh City on May 14 on the occasion of Lord Buddha’s 2 ,566th birthday, extending his greetings to local Buddhist dignitaries and followers. President Phuc affirmed that since Buddhism was introduced into Vietnam, Lord Buddha's birthday has become a sacred holiday for Buddhists nationwide, and also a common spiritual and cultural festival of the society, bringing a message of love, solidarity, harmony and development. The consistent policy of the Party and State regarding religions is to respect and ensure people's right to freedom of belief and religion, and create favourable conditions for dignitaries and followers of religions to well perform their spiritual practice and fulfill their duties to the nation, he affirmed. The State leader also expressed his hope that the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS) will … [Read more...] about President, VFF leader congratulate Buddhists on Lord Buddha’s birthday
State President, VFF leader congratulate Buddhists on Buddha’s birthday
President Nguyễn Xuân Phúc visited Minh Đạo pagoda in HCM City on Saturday to offer greetings to Buddhist community and dignitaries on the occasion of the Buddha's birthday. — VNA/VNS Photo Thống Nhất HCM CITY — President Nguyễn Xuân Phúc visited Huệ Nghiêm and Minh Đạo pagodas in HCM City on Saturday on the occasion of Buddha’s 2,566th birthday, extending his greetings to local Buddhist dignitaries and followers. President Phúc affirmed that since Buddhism was introduced into Việt Nam, Buddha's birthday had been not just a sacred holiday for Buddhists nationwide, and but also a popular spiritual and cultural festival in Vietnamese society, bringing a message of love, solidarity, harmony and development. "The consistent policy of the Party and State regarding religions is to respect and ensure people's right to freedom of belief and religion, and create favourable conditions for dignitaries and followers of religions to perform their spiritual practice and fulfil their duties to … [Read more...] about State President, VFF leader congratulate Buddhists on Buddha’s birthday
President calls for stronger Vietnam-Indonesia defence cooperation
President Nguyen Xuan Phuc (R) shakes hands with visiting Indonesian Minister of Defence Prabowo Subianto. (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) - President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on May 13 called on the defence ministries of Vietnam and Indonesia to bolster consultations and support each other at multilateral forums, and maintain the common stance of ASEAN on regional issues, including the East Sea. He made the call while hosting a reception for Indonesian Minister of Defence Prabowo Subianto, during which he underlined the countries’ mechanisms such as the defence policy dialogue play a major role in exchanging viewpoints, and handling bottlenecks and promptly guiding bilateral defence ties . He hailed the official Vietnam visit by Subianto and a high-ranking delegation of the Indonesian Defence Ministry to attend the ongoing SEA Games 31, saying it will promote bilateral defence cooperation in a practical and effective manner, contributing to the Vietnam-Indonesia strategic partnership … [Read more...] about President calls for stronger Vietnam-Indonesia defence cooperation
President calls for stronger Việt Nam-Indonesia defence cooperation
President Nguyễn Xuân Phúc received Indonesian Minister of Defence Prabowo Subianto on Friday in Hà Nội as part of the latter's visit to Việt Nam. — VNA/VNS Photo HÀ NỘI — President Nguyễn Xuân Phúc on Friday called on the defence ministries of Việt Nam and Indonesia to bolster consultations and support each other at multilateral forums, and maintain the common stance of ASEAN on regional issues, including the South China Sea. He made the call while hosting a reception for Indonesian Minister of Defence Prabowo Subianto, during which he underlined the countries’ mechanisms such as the defence policy dialogue play a major role in exchanging viewpoints, handling bottlenecks and promptly guiding bilateral defence ties. He hailed the official Việt Nam visit by Subianto and a high-ranking delegation of the Indonesian Defence Ministry to attend the ongoing SEA Games 31, saying it would promote bilateral defence cooperation in a practical and effective manner, contributing to the Việt … [Read more...] about President calls for stronger Việt Nam-Indonesia defence cooperation
Prime Minister meets US Secretary of State
Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính talks to US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Washington DC on May 13 (US time). —VNA/VNS Photo WASHINGTON D.C — Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính on his working visit to the US and the United Nations met with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Washington D.C on May 13 morning (US time). The PM congratulated the US for its timely response to the COVID-19 pandemic and successfully bringing life back to normal, and thanked the US government and people for providing almost 40 million vaccine doses at a point of time when Việt Nam was in struggling. On bilateral relations, the PM stressed their special history. Going through upheavals, they have now achieved long and positive progress, in which the historical visit to the US seven years ago by Party General Secretary Nguyễn Phú Trọng laid a firm foundation and created a basis for the Vietnam-US comprehensive partnership to develop intensively and extensively, in the principle of respect to each … [Read more...] about Prime Minister meets US Secretary of State
PM Chính meets with Lao counterpart in Washington
Vietnamese Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính had talks with Lao counterpart Phankham Viphavanh on May 13 (US time). — VNA/VNS Photo Dương Giang WASHINGTON — Vietnamese Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính met with his Lao counterpart Phankham Viphavanh in Washington DC on May 13 afternoon (US time) as part of his trip to the US. The Vietnamese PM conveyed the regards of Party General Secretary Nguyễn Phú Trọng, President Nguyễn Xuân Phúc, and Chairman of the National Assembly Vương Đình Huệ to the Lao PM and other Party and State leaders of Laos. He congratulated Laos on its results in the fight against COVID-19 and reopening, highly valuing the two countries’ sound cooperation in bilateral frameworks and at regional and international forums. The Lao PM spoke highly of Việt Nam’s recent achievements, especially in bringing the pandemic under control and promptly reopening its borders for socio-economic, and thanked Việt Nam for its cooperation and support over the years. The two PMs … [Read more...] about PM Chính meets with Lao counterpart in Washington
US among top important partners of Vietnam: PM Chinh
Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has hailed the U.S.’s policy to support a strong, independent and prosperous Vietnam and affirmed that the U.S. is one of leading partners of the Southeast Asian country. PM Chinh made the statement at his meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Washington, D.C on Friday on the sidelines of the ASEAN – U.S. Special Summit that took place on May 12 to 13. Chinh had earlier arrived in the U.S. on Wednesday for his weeklong trip to the country and attendance of the summit, at the invitation of U.S. President Joe Biden. The PM congratulated the U.S. on successfully responding to the COVID-19 pandemic and bringing life back to normal, as vividly illustrated by the hosting of the summit, in which the U.S. State Department as well as Secretary Blinken personally play a very important role. The Vietnamese government leader also extended his thanks to the U.S. government and people for offering Vietnam nearly 40 million doses of … [Read more...] about US among top important partners of Vietnam: PM Chinh
Deputy PM cheers victory of gold medalist Nguyen Thi Oanh
Deputy Prime Minister and Head of the National Steering Committee for Organizing the 31st Southeast Asian Games Vu Duc Dam congratulates victory of athlete Nguyen Thi Oanh (R) and encourages athlete Pham Thi Hong Le. Nguyen Thi Oanh excellently won one more gold medal with an achievement of 16 minutes 44 seconds 06 following her first gold medal at the 1,500-meter race on the competition day of May 14. The gold medalist shared that she was very touched and would like to share this victory with all the fans. On the competition day of May 14, the Vietnamese track and field team earned a total of three gold medals and one silver medal thanks to the achievements of Nguyen Thi Oanh, Luong Duc Phuoc and Tran Van Dang. Athlete Nguyen Hoai Van wins a gold medal in the men's javelin throw final of SEA Games 31. As for the men's javelin throw final of SEA Games 31 , athlete Nguyen Hoai Van won a gold medal and athlete Ngan Ngoc Nghia gained a silver medal with a distance of … [Read more...] about Deputy PM cheers victory of gold medalist Nguyen Thi Oanh
President calls for stronger Vietnam-Indonesia defense cooperation
He made the call while hosting a reception for Indonesian Minister of Defence Prabowo Subianto, during which he underlined the countries’ mechanisms such as the defense policy dialogue play a major role in exchanging viewpoints, and handling bottlenecks and promptly guiding bilateral defense ties. He hailed the official Vietnam visit by Subianto and a high-ranking delegation of the Indonesian Defense Ministry to attend the ongoing SEA Games 31, saying it will promote bilateral defense cooperation in a practical and effective manner, contributing to the Vietnam-Indonesia strategic partnership for peace, prosperity and development of each country, the region and the world, as well as to strengthening mutual trust. The Vietnamese leader highly valued the results of talks between the two countries’ defense ministers and voiced his delight at their thriving defense relations. The countries have launched measures to consolidate political trust; fully implement signed cooperation … [Read more...] about President calls for stronger Vietnam-Indonesia defense cooperation