Davos (VNA) – Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh led a Vietnamese delegation to participate in many activities within the framework of the 50th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, on January 21. The Deputy PM was a keynote speaker at the plenary session on strategic prospects for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), attended other important sessions of the meeting and met with leaders from many countries, international organisations and global leading groups. He also met with President of the WEF Borge Brende and attended a ceremony to announce the conclusion of the Vietnam-WEF cooperation agreement. Binh told the WEF president that Vietnam highly appreciated the WEF’s coordination with Vietnam to implement successfully the bilateral cooperation agreement. He emphasised that the implementation of the deal since its signing on the occasion of Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc’s attendance at … [Read more...] about Deputy PM active at 50th meeting of WEF in Davos
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HCM City leader commends religious dignitaries during pre-Tet visits
HCM City (VNS/VNA) - Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan has extended best wishes to religious dignitaries and followers in the city on the occasion of the Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday, which starts this weekend (January 25). Visiting the Office 2 of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS) Central Committee, Nhan, on behalf of the city’s leaders, extended their best regards to Buddhist dignitaries, monks, nuns and followers throughout the country. Nhan praised the VBS’s activities in recent years, especially its social and charitable activities, saying that the contributions of Buddhist dignitaries and followers will continue to improve the SBV’s development. Last year, the VBS raised 2.4 trillion VND (103.4 million USD), of which the HCM City Buddhist Sangha raised more than 550 billion VND for charity, humanitarian and social activities … [Read more...] about HCM City leader commends religious dignitaries during pre-Tet visits
Bayer dedicated to science education
The Khoa hoc Phieu luu ki project is a three-year programme which has been jointly implemented by OUCRU and Bayer Vietnam since 2018. Kicked-off in Long An as part of Bayer’s Making Science Make Sense project, Khoa hoc Phieu luu ki has benefited around 2,000 school children and teachers. In this second phase, around 12,000 school children and teachers of grade four and five from 10 schools in Ho Chi Minh City will have a chance to indulge in fun experiments. As a life science company, Bayer has its foundation in science and innovation. … [Read more...] about Bayer dedicated to science education
