Outstanding domestic and international events on March 2

DOMESTIC

On the morning of March 2, at the Government headquarters, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Education and Training, the Vietnam National University, Hanoi, in coordination with Tsinghua University, China, organized a ceremony to award the title of “Honorary Professor” of Tsinghua University to Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh for the important contributions of the Party, the Government of Vietnam and the Prime Minister himself to the remarkable development of the Vietnamese economy and cooperation between Vietnam and China in recent years. In the afternoon, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and Deputy Prime Ministers Ho Duc Phoc and Nguyen Chi Dung chaired a discussion with European businesses. In the photo: Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and Deputy Prime Ministers Ho Duc Phoc and Nguyen Chi Dung chaired a discussion with European businesses. Photo: Duong Giang – VNA

On the morning of March 2, in Ha Tinh, Ha Tinh Provincial Youth Union and Hong Linh town jointly organized the program "Steadfast steps under the glorious Party flag" to launch Youth Month 2025. Representatives of the Central Committee of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union, Ha Tinh province, along with more than 1,500 cadres, party members, revolutionary veterans, people from all walks of life, officers and soldiers of the armed forces and youth union members attended the program. In the photo: Delegates perform the launching ceremony of Youth Month 2025. Photo: VNA

On March 2, Cuu Long University (Vinh Long province) coordinated with the Association for the Support of People with Disabilities and Orphans of Ho Chi Minh City, the Youth Union of Vinh Long Provincial Police... to organize free medical examinations and medicine for more than 3,500 people in the locality and neighboring provinces. Participating in the program were more than 200 doctors, dentists, pharmacists, medical specialists working at Cho Ray Hospital, Ho Chi Minh City University of Medicine and Pharmacy Hospital, Ho Chi Minh City Hospital of Odonto-Stomatology..., along with more than 200 volunteers and students of Cuu Long University. The delegation examined and treated the elderly, the disabled, orphans, workers, students and people in difficult circumstances. In the photo: Doctors examine and provide health advice to people. Photo: Le Thuy Hang-VNA

After more than a day of efforts to fix the problem, at 9:00 a.m. on March 2, the North-South railway line through Duc Lien commune, Vu Quang district, Ha Tinh province was officially opened. Currently, freight and passenger trains can travel through the incident location at a speed of 5km/h. To promptly fix the problem, on the night of March 1, the railway sector mobilized hundreds of workers and vehicles to rescue the overturned freight train HH62 to open the route in the fastest time. In the photo: Passenger train traveling through the incident location in Duc Lien commune, Vu Quang district. Photo: Huu Quyet - VNA

On March 2, at the 10/3 Square (Buon Ma Thuot City), the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Dak Lak province coordinated with the Provincial Youth Union and the Department of Education and Training to organize the 42nd Dak Lak Provincial Cross-Country Race in 2025 for the Grineu Electric Cup. This is a meaningful and practical sports activity to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Buon Ma Thuot Victory, the liberation of Dak Lak province (March 10, 1975 - March 10, 2025), the 94th anniversary of the founding of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union (March 26, 1931 - March 26, 2025) and the 79th anniversary of Vietnam Sports Day (March 27, 1946 - March 27, 2025). In the photo: Athletes starting the main women's 3 km race. Photo: Hoai Thu - VNA

At 9:30 a.m. on March 2, the Coast Guard's patrol, control and monitoring fleet of fishing activities at sea received information and promptly brought fisherman Luong Van Duoc (born in 1979), residing in Cua Viet town, Gio Linh district, Quang Tri province, who had a work accident on fishing boat QT 9331 TS to the Con Co island area for timely emergency treatment. Currently, the injured fisherman is conscious and his health is basically stable. In the photo: Military medical staff promptly provided emergency treatment to a fisherman in distress at sea. Photo: VNA

INTERNATIONAL

US media quoted a senior US official as saying that the Trump administration is considering suspending all military aid shipments as well as indirect support to Ukraine after a tense meeting between the White House chief and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Washington on February 28. In the photo: US President Donald Trump (center) and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at a meeting at the White House, Washington, DC, February 28. Photo: THX/TTXVN

Hamas on March 1 reiterated its readiness to implement the "remaining phases" of the ceasefire agreement in Gaza, as the first phase is about to end amid uncertainty over the next steps. Hamas made the statement in a letter to the Arab League summit on the situation in Gaza, scheduled to take place on March 4. In the photo: Palestinians live amid the ruins of their homes in Jabalia, Gaza Strip, March 1, 2025. Photo: THX/TTXVN

A child has died from the Ebola virus in Uganda, the Ugandan Ministry of Health said on March 1. This is the second death in the outbreak announced in late January in the country. As of March 1, the East African country had recorded 10 cases of the Sudanese strain of the often fatal virus. Meanwhile, the death toll in the latest cholera outbreak in Angola has risen to 201. A press release from the Ministry of Health said a total of 5,574 people have been infected since the beginning of January. In this photo: Medical staff take care of a cholera patient at a hospital in Lusaka, Zambia. Photo: THX/TTXVN

On March 2, the Japan Fire and Disaster Management Agency requested firefighting units from across the country to join the campaign to extinguish the forest fire that continues to spread in Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan. According to the agency, about 1,700 firefighters from about 450 units across Japan have joined the effort to control the fire that broke out on February 26 in Ofunato City. In the photo: Smoke rises from a forest fire in Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture, Japan, February 28, 2025. Photo: Kyodo/VNA

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