Outstanding domestic and international events on February 20

DOMESTIC

On the afternoon of February 20, in Hanoi, President Luong Cuong worked with the Ministry of National Defense on the results of the implementation of Resolution No. 05-NQ/TW of the Politburo on the organization of the Vietnam People's Army for the period of 2021 - 2030 and the following years. On the side of the Ministry of National Defense, there were: General Phan Van Giang, Politburo member, Deputy Secretary of the Central Military Commission, Minister of National Defense; Senior Lieutenant General Trinh Van Quyet, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Standing Member of the Central Military Commission, Director of the General Department of Politics of the Vietnam People's Army; Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Tan Cuong, Member of the Party Central Committee, Standing Member of the Central Military Commission, Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People's Army, Deputy Minister of National Defense. In the photo : President Luong Cuong reviews the Guard of Honor of the Vietnam People's Army. Photo: Lam Khanh - VNA

On February 20, in Hanoi, the inspection delegation of the Politburo and the Secretariat held a conference to announce the decisions to establish inspection delegations in 2025 for the Government Party Committee and the National Assembly Party Committee. Comrade Pham Minh Chinh, Politburo member, Secretary of the Government Party Committee, Prime Minister, Head of Inspection Delegation No. 1908 (inspection delegation with the National Assembly Party Committee); Comrade Tran Thanh Man, Politburo member, Secretary of the National Assembly Party Committee, Chairman of the National Assembly, Head of Inspection Delegation No. 1910 (inspection delegation with the Government Party Committee), co-chaired the conference. In the photo: Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh speaks at the conference to announce the decision to establish the Politburo and the Secretariat's inspection delegations in 2025 for the Government Party Committee and the National Assembly Party Committee. Photo: Duong Giang - VNA

On February 20, in Hanoi, the Government held a special session on law-making in February to discuss and give opinions on 7 draft laws, including: Law on State of Emergency; Law on amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Law on Product and Goods Quality; Amended Railway Law; Law on Mutual Legal Assistance in Civil Matters; Law on Extradition; Law on Transfer of Persons Serving Prison Sentences; Law on Protection of Personal Data. Deputy Prime Minister Le Thanh Long chaired the session on behalf of the Prime Minister. Also attending were Deputy Secretaries of the Government Party Committee, Deputy Prime Ministers; ministers, heads of ministerial-level agencies, agencies under the Government; leaders of ministries, branches and central agencies. In photo: The Government's special session on law-making in February. Photo: Duong Giang - VNA

On February 20, the 3rd Conference of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front, term X, 2024 - 2029 took place in Hanoi. The conference was chaired by Politburo member, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Party Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front, Central mass organizations, Chairman of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Do Van Chien; Member of the Party Central Committee, Permanent Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front, Central mass organizations, Vice President - General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Nguyen Thi Thu Ha, and Vice Presidents of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front. In photo: The 3rd Conference of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front, term X. Photo: Minh Duc - VNA

On February 20, at the headquarters of the Ministry of National Defense, General and Minister of National Defense Phan Van Giang received Ms. Stefanie Beck, Deputy Minister of National Defense of Canada, who came to attend the 3rd Vietnam - Canada Defense Dialogue. Earlier, on the same morning, Senior Lieutenant General Hoang Xuan Chien, Deputy Minister of National Defense of Vietnam and Ms. Stefanie Beck, Deputy Minister of National Defense of Canada co-chaired the 3rd Vietnam - Canada Defense Policy Dialogue . In the photo: General and Minister of National Defense Phan Van Giang received Deputy Minister of National Defense of Canada, Ms. Stefanie Beck. Photo: Trong Duc - VNA

The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Transport has just approved the task outline and budget estimate of VND4 billion to develop a project to control vehicle emissions in Ho Chi Minh City. In the project, the units will continue to review, analyze and propose support and incentive policies to switch to electric buses by 2030, with a vision to 2025. In the photo: Vehicles traveling on Hoang Hoa Tham overpass (Tan Binh district) towards the center of Ho Chi Minh City. Photo: Hong Dat - VNA

INTERNATIONAL

On February 19, in New York (USA), the Permanent Mission of Vietnam to the United Nations in coordination with the Australian Mission and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) co-organized the seminar "Towards Hanoi: Signing Ceremony of the United Nations Convention on Cybercrime". In photo: Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang, Head of the Permanent Mission of Vietnam to the United Nations, speaks at the seminar. Photo: Thanh Tuan - VNA

On February 19, US President Donald Trump said he is considering returning 20% ​​of the budget savings to Americans through the initiative of the Office for Government Efficiency (DOGE). Speaking at a meeting of global financiers and technology executives in Miami, President Trump said that in addition to considering giving 20% ​​of the savings to US citizens, he is also considering the possibility of using 20% ​​to pay down the federal government's debt. In photo: US President Donald Trump speaks at a press conference in Washington, DC. Photo: THX/TTXVN

On February 19, French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou survived the sixth vote of no confidence in the country's National Assembly since he took office on December 13, 2024. According to the results announced by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the vote of no confidence initiated by the Socialist Party (PS) received only 181 votes in favor, much lower than the 289 votes needed. In the photo: French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou speaks before the National Assembly in Paris on January 14, 2025. Photo: THX/TTXVN

On February 19, 2025, the spokesman for the UN Secretary-General Stephane Dujarric warned that at least five areas in the North Darfur and South Kordofan states of Sudan are suffering from severe famine. Mr. Dujarric said that the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) Initiative has found evidence of famine in at least five areas of Sudan, including the Zamzam, Abu Shouk and Al Salam refugee camps in North Darfur, and two locations in the Nuba Mountains in South Kordofan. Severe food insecurity has also been recorded in Darfur, Kordofan and the capital Khartoum. In the photo: People line up to receive relief meals in Omdurman, Sudan. Photo: THX/TTXVN

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