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Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang, welcomed the Queen Mother of Bhutan, Gyalyum Dorji Wangmo Wangchuck, to Hanoi on December 28 for her first visit to Vietnam. Photo: VNA Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang hosted a reception for Queen Mother of Bhutan Gyalyum Dorji Wangmo Wangchuck in Hanoi on December 28, during which the host affirmed that Vietnam always attaches great importance to its friendship relations with Bhutan. Welcoming the Bhutan Queen Mother’s visit to Vietnam for the first time, Hang said that although the two countries have set up their diplomatic relations just for 10 years, the bilateral friendship and cooperation have grown positively with a bright spot being tourism partnership. She thanked Bhutan for supporting Vietnam’s candidacy to the UN Human Rights Council for the 2023-2025 tenure, expressing hope that the Queen Mother and the Royal Family of Bhutan will continue to promote cooperation with Vietnam at internation...

Vietnam is scheduled to host the 13th ASEAN School Games (ASG) in August 2023, according to a decision signed by Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam on December 28, VNA reported. The first ASEAN School Games was held in Vietnam in 2013. Photo: baochinhphu.vn The hosting of the ASG is being rotated among ASEAN member countries. 11 countries in Southeast Asia will participate in the event, which will take place in the central city of Da Nang and have no more than six sports. The Ministry of Education and Training was tasked with making decisions on the time of the Games and the sports to be competed. The steering committee for preparing for and organising the Games will include officials of the Ministry of Education and Training, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the Ministry of Public Security, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Planning and Investment, the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Information and Communications, ...

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni and a high-ranking delegation of the Republic of Uganda arrived in Hanoi on November 23 afternoon. Photo: VNA President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni and a high-ranking delegation of the Republic of Uganda arrived in Hanoi on November 23 afternoon, beginning a three-day visit to Vietnam at the invitation of President Nguyen Xuan Phuc , VNA reported. The delegation accompanying the Ugandan President includes Minister of Foreign Affairs Odongo Jeje Abubakhar; Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development Matia Kasaija; Minister of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries Frank Tumwebaze; and Minister of Information and Communications Chris Baryomunsi. During his stay in Vietnam, President Museveni is scheduled to pay tribute to late President Ho Chi Minh at his mausoleum in Hanoi, hold talks with his Vietnamese counterpart, witness the signing of cooperation documents, and pay courtesy visits to Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong...

For Belgium, this represents the final chance for a lot of their ‘Golden Generation’ to win a major tournament. When is Belgium vs Canada? The match will kick off at 7pm GMT on Wendesday 23 November at the Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium. Match preview Photo: Khei Now Belgium boss Roberto Martinez is also now under pressure to produce for the nation, as defeats in Euro 2020 and the previous Nations League’s finals have caused discontent among supporters. They qualified with consummate ease once again during UEFA qualifying, averaging over three goals per game, but they often underperform when it really matters at major tournaments, such as their defeat against Italy in last summer’s European Championships. Martinez has been accused of not knowing how to win, especially following their Nations League elimination to France, where they lost to a late Theo Hernandez strike after being 2-0 up. Losing home and away to neighbours Netherlands recently did not go down well either, plu...

In July, there were 968,490 international departures from Australia, a monthly increase of 87,630 from June. However, the figure represented a fall of 58.8% from that in July 2019 before the COVID-19 pandemic broke out, the bureau reported. New Zealand ranked first in the top 10 destinations for Australian tourists, with 96,180 arrivals, which was followed by Indonesia, the UK, the US, Fiji, India, Singapore, Thailand and Italy. After both Australia and Vietnam reopened their borders, the number of Australians travelling to Vietnam has risen considerably. Compared to June, the number of Australian arrivals in Vietnam in July rose by about 8,200, but fell by nearly 10,000 from the same month in 2019. ABS statistics showed that on the average, Australians spend 19 days for each trip abroad. The post Vietnam among top 10 most popular destinations for Australians appeared first on Vietexplorer.com . View more from VietExplorer: Ancestor worship reminds people of their r...