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| + | * Vietnam took on the role as a non-permanent member of the United Nations (UN) Security Council from 1 January 2020 for two years. | ||
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| − | * Former Deputy Foreign Minister of Vietnam Le Luong Minh assumed the post of secretary-general of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on 9 January 2013 in a ceremony for the transfer of office at the ASEAN Secretariat, Jakarta. He became the first Vietnamese representative to take the helm of the ASEAN. | + | * Former Deputy Foreign Minister of Vietnam Le Luong Minh assumed the post of secretary-general of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on 9 January 2013 in a ceremony for the transfer of office at the ASEAN Secretariat, Jakarta. He became the first Vietnamese representative to take the helm of the ASEAN. |
* Researchers from Australia and Vietnam discovered a new species of "flying frog" in a lowland forest in Vietnam less than 100 kilometres from Ho Chi Minh City. Despite being commonly referred to as a "flying" frog, it doesn't really fly. Rather it uses its feet as parachutes to help it glide through the canopy.<ref>http://www.australianmuseum.net.au/media/Huge-New-Species-of-Flying-Frog-Discovered-by-Museum-Scientist</ref> | * Researchers from Australia and Vietnam discovered a new species of "flying frog" in a lowland forest in Vietnam less than 100 kilometres from Ho Chi Minh City. Despite being commonly referred to as a "flying" frog, it doesn't really fly. Rather it uses its feet as parachutes to help it glide through the canopy.<ref>http://www.australianmuseum.net.au/media/Huge-New-Species-of-Flying-Frog-Discovered-by-Museum-Scientist</ref> | ||
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| + | * Vietnam's first urban railway, Cat Linh-Ha Dong metro line project, was officially inaugurated on 13 January 2022. | ||
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| + | * Vietnam and Australia signed a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership agreement, pledging a broad expansion of security and economic ties, on 7 March 2024 by Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh. | ||
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| − | * Ta Phong Tan, a ground-breaking blogger from Vietnam, was honored with the 2013 International Women of Courage Award by the United States Department of State at a presentation ceremony in Washington for her constructive political articles. | + | * Ta Phong Tan, a ground-breaking blogger from Vietnam, was honored with the 2013 International Women of Courage Award by the United States Department of State at a presentation ceremony in Washington for her constructive political articles. |
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| − | * On 2 July 2013, the United States and Russia announced the successful removal of 11 kilograms of Highly Enriched Uranium (HEU) out of Vietnam in an effort to help Vietnam become uranium-free, as part of a global campaign to reduce the use of nuclear fuel that could also provide material for bombs. | + | * On 2 July 2013, the United States and Russia announced the successful removal of 11 kilograms of Highly Enriched Uranium (HEU) out of Vietnam in an effort to help Vietnam become uranium-free, as part of a global campaign to reduce the use of nuclear fuel that could also provide material for bombs. |
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| + | * Vietnam, one of Asia's biggest consumers of wildlife products, suspended all wildlife trade or imports of wild animal species, dead or alive, on 23 July 2020. | ||
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| − | * The Vietnamese government has lent Australia a white concrete crucifix built by Australian soldiers during the Vietnam War in memory of their fallen countrymen, a gesture that is a milestone in the former enemies' warming relations. The Long Tan Cross was unpacked at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra on 26 July 2012. | + | * The Vietnamese government has lent Australia a white concrete crucifix built by Australian soldiers during the Vietnam War in memory of their fallen countrymen, a gesture that is a milestone in the former enemies' warming relations. The Long Tan Cross was unpacked at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra on 26 July 2012. |
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| − | * Xuan Vinh Hoang of Vietnam won 10m Air Pistol Men shooting gold at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games in Brazil. It was Vietnam's first ever Olympic gold medal. | + | * Xuan Vinh Hoang of Vietnam won 10m Air Pistol Men shooting gold at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games in Brazil. It was Vietnam's first ever Olympic gold medal. |
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| + | * Vietnam signed agreements with Australia on defence, agriculture and border security during Vietnamese President To Lam's official visit to Canberra on 11 August 2026 following a meeting with the Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. | ||
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| − | * Vietnamese women team won gold in Lightweight Quadruple Sculls Rowing at the 18th Asian Games in Indonesia on 23 August 2018. | + | * Vietnamese women team won gold in Lightweight Quadruple Sculls Rowing at the 18th Asian Games in Indonesia on 23 August 2018. |
* Vietnam's independence leader, Ho Chi Minh, was a hero to his countrymen and known for his role during liberation of Vietnam from French colonial rule and unification of North and South Vietnam. TIME Magazine named Ho Chi Minh to its list of "The Most Influential Asians of the Century" in its August 23-30, 1999 VOL. 154 NO. 7/8 issue.<ref>http://www.time.com/time/asia/asia/magazine/1999/990823/ho_chi_minh1.html</ref> | * Vietnam's independence leader, Ho Chi Minh, was a hero to his countrymen and known for his role during liberation of Vietnam from French colonial rule and unification of North and South Vietnam. TIME Magazine named Ho Chi Minh to its list of "The Most Influential Asians of the Century" in its August 23-30, 1999 VOL. 154 NO. 7/8 issue.<ref>http://www.time.com/time/asia/asia/magazine/1999/990823/ho_chi_minh1.html</ref> | ||
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| − | * LE van Cong of Vietnam won Men's -49 kg - Powerlifting gold at the 2016 Rio Paralympics in Brazil. | + | * LE van Cong of Vietnam won Men's -49 kg - Powerlifting gold at the 2016 Rio Paralympics in Brazil. |
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| + | * Team Vietnam, Bui Ngoc Nhi, Hoang Thi Thu Uyen and Nguyen Ngoc Tram, won gold in the women’s team Karate, delivering Vietnam’s first gold medal at the 2026 Asian Games. | ||
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| − | * The United States on 2 October 2014 partially lifted a long-time ban on lethal weapon sales to Vietnam to help it improve maritime security, a historic move that comes nearly 40 years after the end of the Vietnam War. | + | * The United States on 2 October 2014 partially lifted a long-time ban on lethal weapon sales to Vietnam to help it improve maritime security, a historic move that comes nearly 40 years after the end of the Vietnam War. |
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| − | * Vietnam and the United States signed a deal on civilian nuclear power on 10 October 2013 under which Hanoi committed not to produce ingredients for atomic weapons. | + | * Vietnam and the United States signed a deal on civilian nuclear power on 10 October 2013 under which Hanoi committed not to produce ingredients for atomic weapons. |
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| + | * Vietnam and Japan agreed to increase defense and security cooperation on 19 October 2020 during Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga to Vietnam, reaching an agreement in principle for Japan to export defence equipment and technology to Vietnam. | ||
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| − | * Vietnam became the world's tenth country to successfully applying nanotechnology to produce Nano Curcumin, a substance that can help treat cancer, as reported on 31 October 2013. The breakthrough is the result of a two-year research project conducted by scientists at the National Chemistry Institute of the Vietnam Science and Technology Academy. | + | * Vietnam became the world's tenth country to successfully applying nanotechnology to produce Nano Curcumin, a substance that can help treat cancer, as reported on 31 October 2013. The breakthrough is the result of a two-year research project conducted by scientists at the National Chemistry Institute of the Vietnam Science and Technology Academy. |
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| − | * Ngoc Lieu LE of Vietnam was awarded the 2013 Green Talents Award in Berlin for her research focused on the purification of biofuels produced from crop residues and waste materials. | + | * Ngoc Lieu LE of Vietnam was awarded the 2013 Green Talents Award in Berlin for her research focused on the purification of biofuels produced from crop residues and waste materials. |
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| + | * Researchers have rediscovered a very rare species of small, deer-like animal known as the Silver-backed Chevrotain or Mouse deer, in the north-western jungle of Vietnam for the first time in nearly 30 years, according to a study published on 11 November 2019 in the journal Nature Ecology and Evolution.<ref>https://www.nature.com/articles/s41559-019-1027-7</ref> | ||
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| − | * The United Nations General Assembly on 12 November 2013 elected Vietnam to serve on the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) for a period of three years beginning on 1 January 2014. | + | * The United Nations General Assembly on 12 November 2013 elected Vietnam to serve on the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) for a period of three years beginning on 1 January 2014. |
* The saola—one of the rarest and most threatened mammals on the planet—was photographed in Vietnam for the first time in 15 years by a camera trap set by World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and the Vietnamese government’s Forest Protection Department. This new image of the antelope-like, long-horned ox was captured and released in 2013.<ref>http://worldwildlife.org/stories/saola-rediscovered-rare-photos-of-elusive-species-from-vietnam</ref> | * The saola—one of the rarest and most threatened mammals on the planet—was photographed in Vietnam for the first time in 15 years by a camera trap set by World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and the Vietnamese government’s Forest Protection Department. This new image of the antelope-like, long-horned ox was captured and released in 2013.<ref>http://worldwildlife.org/stories/saola-rediscovered-rare-photos-of-elusive-species-from-vietnam</ref> | ||
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| + | * Vietnam and 14 other countries on 15 November 2020 agreed to form the world’s largest free trade bloc, the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), at a virtual ASEAN Summit. | ||
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| + | * Chu Kim Duc of Vietnam, is on a mission to promote children’s right to play in Vietnam, on 24 November 2020 was included in BBC's annual list of 100 inspiring and influential women from around the world. | ||
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| − | + | * Vietnamese ST25 rice named world’s best for second time at the International World Rice Conference on 30 November 2023. | |
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| − | * Trang Tran of Vietnam was named as one of the world's top 100 global thinkers by Foreign Policy, a Washington-based prestigious magazine of global politics, economics and ideas, on 1 December 2015 for cultivating mushrooms to clear the air in order to protect the local environment. | + | * Trang Tran of Vietnam was named as one of the world's top 100 global thinkers by Foreign Policy, a Washington-based prestigious magazine of global politics, economics and ideas, on 1 December 2015 for cultivating mushrooms to clear the air in order to protect the local environment. |
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| − | * Vietnam and South Africa signed a deal on 10 December 2012 to tackle rhino poaching and the lucrative illicit trade of the creature's horns for use in traditional medicine. The agreement included conservation and protection provisions, as well as a promise to increase law enforcement efforts and information sharing between the two countries. | + | * Vietnam and South Africa signed a deal on 10 December 2012 to tackle rhino poaching and the lucrative illicit trade of the creature's horns for use in traditional medicine. The agreement included conservation and protection provisions, as well as a promise to increase law enforcement efforts and information sharing between the two countries. |
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| Socialist Republic of Vietnam |
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| Location Southeast Asia |
| Capital Hanoi |
| Area 331,210 sq km |
| Population 97,040,334 |
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