The Ministry of Defence on November 19 held a ceremony to send 29 staff of Vietnam’s Level-2 Field Hospital No. 2 to South Sudan to join UN peacekeeping mission.
29 staff of Vietnam’s Level-2 Field Hospital No. 2 flew to South Sudan on November 19 (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – The Ministry of Defence onNovember 19 held a ceremony to send 29 staff of Vietnam’s Level-2 Field HospitalNo. 2 to South Sudan to join UN peacekeeping mission.
Addressing the event, Rear Admiral Nguyen Trong Binh, DeputyChief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army expressed his hope thatthey will promote solidarity and mutual support to complete all assigned taskswith utmost safety.
He pledged that leaders of the ministry, the General Staffand the General Department of Politics will create all favourable conditionsfor them to accomplish their mission.
He also asked the Vietnam Department of Peace KeepingOperations and relevant agencies toregularly update the situation of thehospital and ensure support policies for the hospital’s staff.
On November 19, the first batch of the staff of thehospital starteda 12-hour flight to South Sudan on a C-17A Globemaster III – the biggestaircraft that Australia sent to Vietnam to help transport the peacekeepers.
The aircraft will also carry the staff of the first hospitalback to Ho Chi Minh City.
The rest of the 63 members of the Vietnam’s Level-2 FieldHospital No. 2 will fly to South Sudan on November 26, along with 60 tonnes of suppliesand equipment of the hospital.
Vietnam dispatched its firstLevel-2 hospital to the UN mission in South Sudaღn in October last year.
Officers and soldiers of thehospital have accomplished their mission of ensuring health care for UNpeacekeepers in South Sudan. They also joined defence foreign affairs andserved as medical care-givers to locals. A ceremony to welcome backand honour the returning peacekeepers will be held on December 2 at MilitaryHospital 175 in HCM City. Since last October, when theyfirst left for South Sudan, staff of the first hospital haveoffered treatment for nearly 1,800 patients, with many life-saving surgeriesconducted./.
Staff of Vietnam’s Level-2 field Hospital No. 2 is scheduled to be sent to South Sudan from November 13-26 to assume the tasks their peers of Hospital No. 1 are performing within the UN peacekeeping mission in the African country.
A heavy engineering equipment operator course opened within the framework of the UN Triangular Partnership Project (TPP) at the Vietnam Peacekeeping Department in Hanoi’s outskirts district of Thach That on November 6.
The Ministry of National Defence on November 13 held a send-off ceremony for the second Level-2 Field Hospital which will participate in the UN peacekeeping mission in South Sudan.
The Ministry of National Defence on November 13 held a send-off ceremony for the second Level-2 Field Hospital which will participate in the UN peacekeeping mission in South Sudan.
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.
Among those receiving reduced sentences were Tran Tung, former Deputy Director of the Thai Nguyen provincial Department of Foreign Affairs, whose prison term was cut to 10 years from 12, with six years for accepting bribes and four for abusing power while performing official duties.
29 staff of Vietnam’s Level-2 Field Hospital No. 2 flew to South Sudan on November 19 (Photo: VNA) 
