In the 2023-2024 academic year, 14 youth union members graduated in Cuba, with nine achieving excellent results.

Last year, Vietnam sent seven teams to international and regional Olympiads. All 38 participating students brought home an impressive haul of awards, including 12 gold, 15 silver, and 10 bronze medals, plus one certificate of merit.

Party General Secretary To Lam on December 18 stressed that the Party and State are confident in the youth, placing them at the centre of many major national matters, and considering them a core force in shaping the country’s future.

A youth library was inaugurated at the headquarters of Vietnam’s Trade Office in Russia on December 8, expected to serve as a cultural and spiritual hub for Vietnamese students in the host country.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and Founder and Executive Chairman of the World Economic Forum (WEF) Professor Klaus Schwab on October 7 had an exchange with nearly 500 students from universities in Hanoi.

The Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union (HCYU) Central Committee and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in Vietnam on July 24 launched a project to support comprehensive development of young people on sexual and reproductive health (SRH).

A representative of Vietnam has affirmed the youth’s commitment to joining hands in climate change response, while attending a plenary session of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Youth Forum in New York on April 17.

Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang, head of the Permanent Mission of Vietnam to the United Nations (UN), held a working session in New York on April 16 with Nguyen Ngoc Luong, Permanent Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union Central Committee, who is leading a Vietnamese youth delegation to the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Youth Forum, which takes place from April 16-18 at the UN headquarters in New York.

A Startup Forum held online discussed youth entrepreneurship and connected Vietnam with 14 countries including Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, the Philippines, India, the Republic of Korea, China, Japan, Israel, Australia, New Zealand, Norway, and Finland.

Samsung Vietnam and Korea Food for the Hungry International (KFHI) on July 20 jointly held the 10th anniversary of the establishment of Samsung Bac Ninh Hope School (Vietnam Korea Cooperation Centre).

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh asked the youth of Vietnam to play a pioneering role while chairing a hybrid dialogue with young people nationwide on March 22.

Throughout the country's history, Vietnamese youth, always upholding the nation's patriotic tradition, heroic and indomitable spirit, have enthusiastically pioneered in all fields and made myriad contributions to the national construction and defence cause.

The 12th National Congress of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union (HCYU) will take place in Hanoi from December 14-16, the HCYU Central Committee announced at a press briefing on December 5.

The Ministry of Home Affairs and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Vietnam launched a new project on April 29 to support the implementation and monitoring of laws and policies for comprehensive youth development and youth participation, including during natural disasters and pandemics.

Ten outstanding young Vietnamese and nine promising young talents in 2021 were honoured at a ceremony held by the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union (HCYU) Central Committee. The Vietnam Young Talent Fund held the same in Hanoi on March 26 with the participation of President Nguyen Xuan Phuc.

An exhibition featuring 29 most outstanding illustrations of the “Hanoi is…” drawing contest is underway at the French Institute in the capital city (L'Espace).

An international workshop on July 14 discussed the future of work in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic and the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR), highlighting the need to develop the core skills for the Vietnamese youth.

Throughout his revolutionary career, President Ho Chi Minh always put great trust in the Vietnamese youth. He taught a lot to youngsters and youth unions, and the teachings remain relevant now.

A Vietnamese youth delegation recently participated in an international exchange programme in New Delhi at the invitation of India’s National Cadet Corps.

The Vietnam Summer Camp 2019 came to an end on July 24 in the central coastal province of Ninh Thuan where more than 150 young Vietnamese expats bid farewell to each other in a warm atmosphere.