YBO - The 10th patriotic emulation congress of Yen Bai province took place on August 20, bringing together 215 delegates who are role models in local emulation campaigns.

YBO - Yen Bai’s Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union partnered with the provincial Department of Education and Training, Department of Science and Technology, and the association of young entrepreneurs to host the final round of the first startup idea competition for local students on August 20.

YBO - On the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the August Revolution and National Day (September 2), on August 19, Party Central Committee member and Vice State President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh and Secretary of the provincial Party Committee Pham Thi Thanh Tra visited and presented gifts to welfare beneficiaries in Yen Bai city.

YBO - Yen Bai now has more than 770,000 mobile phone subcribers, including over 480,000 smartphone users.

YBO - Yen Bai province attended a national video conference on the implementation of a plan to enforce the European Union-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) on August 6, during which it defined that the implementation roadmap will be divided into two phases.

YBO - Between July 5 and 7, the Yen Bai authorities organised nine working delegations to inspect COVID-19 prevention and control work, the preparation for the high school graduation examination, as well as the implementation of political tasks in local districts, towns, and cities.

Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Le Thi Thu Hang highlighted Vietnam’s viewpoint that all activities in its Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagos without permission of the country are void and not conducive to peace, security and stability in the East Sea, and that Vietnam resolutely protests those.

Police in the northern border province of Lao Cai said on August 3 that they have broken down a drug trafficking ring, seizing three suspects and 84,800 tablets of meth.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc chaired a one-day regular Cabinet meeting for July on August 3, which focused on seeking measures to fulfil socio-economic goals amidst COVID-19 pandemic.

The Yen Bai People’s Committee has issued Announcement No 94/TB-UBND to inform relevant departments, sectors, organisations, and localities in the province on the organisation of the 10th Yen Bai Patriotic Emulation Congress.

YBO - Located in northern part Yen Bai province, Van Yen district spans 139,000 hectares, of which 75 percent are arable land. The Van Yen cinnamon growing area dates backs years ago and is part of local Dao people’s life.

Vietnam has reiterated its support for a comprehensive, fair and long-term solution to the conflict between Palestine and Israel reached through dialogues and negotiations, and the realisation of undeniable legal rights of Palestinians.

YBO - Over the last five years, nearly 282,000 local members of the Ho Chi Minh Vanguard Children’s Union (HVCU) have registered to take part in the HVCU member training programme. Among them, more than 168,000 have received programme completion certificates, and over 270,000 have been granted with the “Uncle Ho’s Good Children” title.

YBO - The Department of Education and Training of Yen Bai province held a ceremony on July 6 to honour teachers and students who made outstanding performance during the 2015-2020 period.

YBO - After a decade of implementing the national target programme on building new-style rural areas, all eight communes of Yen Bai city have fulfilled all 19 criteria of the standard and obtained the recognition.

YBO - Ambassador Le Van Bang, the first Vietnamese Ambassador to the US, tells Vietnam News Agency that he believes the Vietnam-US relationship will continue to grow.

Vietnam could expect the strong growth of recent years to return next year, and will likely see its position as an offshoring location reinforced once the global economy begins to recover, assessed the Mckinsey & Company, a global management consulting firm.

The People’s Committee of Yen Bai province, the European Plastics Window Company Ltd (Eurowindow Holding) and the T&M Vietnam Investment JSC held a groundbreaking ceremony for the Melinh Plaza Yen Bai project in Yen Bai city on June 29.

The Embassy of Indonesia in Vietnam and the Embassy of Vietnam in Indonesia on June 30 officially launched together a logo competition to celebrate the 65th founding anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two nations (December 30).

The northern province of Yen Bai held a ceremony on June 30 to mark the 120th anniversary of its establishment and receive the Independence Order, first class.

The 36th ASEAN Summit offers an opportunity for the regional countries to further enhance intra-bloc cooperation to repel challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said on June 26.

The Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) in Ho Chi Minh City hosted a seminar on June 11 to discuss solutions to develop and finance rooftop solar power installations in the country’s southern hub.

The Political Bureau on June 5 issued a conclusion on ways to address impact of the COVID-19 for national economic recovery and development.

Reuters news agency has run an article featuring stadiums in Vietnam with thousands of fans on June 5, as the country resumed top-flight football matches without social distancing measures or curbs on crowd sizes.

Tram Tau district in the northern province of Yen Bai has been implementing an agriculture restructuring project to create products with high economic value.