Outstanding domestic and international events on April 5

DOMESTIC

On April 4 (local time), in Washington DC, right after the conclusion of the 2024 Senior Leadership Program held in Boston (USA), Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai met with Senior Advisor on International Climate Policy John Podesta, Chairman of the White House Council of Economic Advisers Jared Bernstein, received Deputy Director of the US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC); attended a business discussion co-chaired by the US Chamber of Commerce (USCC) and the US-ASEAN Business Council (USABC); received separately the President of the US Semiconductor Association (SIA) and a number of US businesses. In photo: Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai attended a business discussion co-chaired by the US Chamber of Commerce (USCC) and the US-ASEAN Business Council (USABC). Photo: Doan Hung - VNA

On April 5, in Hanoi, the National Committee on Vietnamese Youth coordinated with the National Assembly's Committee on Culture andEducation , the Vietnam Association of Former Youth Volunteers, and the Central Committee of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union to organize a National Forum with the theme "Policy for Youth Volunteers and Volunteers". The forum was held in person and online with 63 connecting points at the headquarters of provincial, municipal, and affiliated Youth Unions. In the photo: View of the forum. Photo: Minh Duc - VNA

On April 5, in Hanoi, the Vietnam Children's Fund held an award ceremony for the presentation contest "Impressions of the book I love". The contest aims to nurture and encourage students to actively read books at 21 schools that have benefited from the "Classroom Bookcase" program established by the Children's Fund and Sao Thai Duong in 2022. In the photo: The contest organizers and the winning contestants. Photo: Hanh Quyen - VNA

On April 5, in Hanoi, the Standing Committee of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front held a ceremony to receive support for activities honoring and expressing gratitude to heroic martyrs, Dien Bien soldiers, youth volunteers, and frontline workers (who directly participated in the Dien Bien Phu campaign) nationwide from the Vietnam Banking Trade Union. In the photo: Vice President and General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Nguyen Thi Thu Ha receives a symbolic plaque of the amount of support from Deputy Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam Dao Minh Tu. Photo: Minh Duc - VNA

On April 5, Prof. Dr. Pham Nhu Hiep - Director of Hue Central Hospital said that the unit has just set three records in organ transplants: liver, heart, kidney; saving the lives of 8 patients within 48 hours. After 5 hours of simultaneously performing 3 organ transplants, the patients are now stable and gradually recovering well. On the 3rd day after surgery, the 3 patients were extubated and fully conscious. Hemodynamic and biochemical indicators were stable, and organ function was good. At the same time, within 48 hours, the medical team of Hue Central Hospital successfully performed 5 other organ transplants, including 1 autologous kidney transplant and 4 other organ transplants. In the photo: The medical team of Hue Central Hospital (right) directs the "cross-Vietnam" organ transplant from a brain-dead donor at the Vietnam - Sweden Hospital in Uong Bi (Quang Ninh). Photo: VNA

Seahorse Resort & Spa in Mui Ne (Phan Thiet) has just been announced by the Vietnam Tourism Association to have won the "Typical Enterprise of 2023" Award (Vietnam Travel Awards). Seahorse Resort & Spa has a pure Vietnamese architecture of wood, bamboo, bonsai garden... bearing the cultural characteristics of Mui Ne coastal area combined with the natural scenery, creating a unique feature for Seahorse Resort & Spa with its own style of Phan Thiet tourism. In the photo: Sunset at Mui Ne beach seen from the infinity pool of Seahorse Resort & Spa (Mui Ne, Phan Thiet). Photo: Hong Dat - VNA

On April 5, the Nghe An Border Guard force informed that the unit had just broken up the NA1123 case, arresting two Laotian subjects while transporting 36,000 synthetic drug pills to Vietnam in Ai Khe village, Muong Ai commune, Ky Son district (Nghe An). According to initial statements, the subjects were hired by a man whose name and age were unknown to transport the drugs across the border for a fee of 6,000 USD. In the photo: Subjects Co Xong (born in 1994) and Cha Menh Vu (born in 1978), residing in Kham Cot district, Bolykhamxay province (Laos) at the authorities. Photo: VNA

INTERNATIONAL

About eight out of 10 schools in the Gaza Strip have been damaged or destroyed, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) said on April 4, but it is the psychological toll the current conflict is taking on nearly 1.2 million children in the territory that experts are truly concerned about. According to UNICEF, since the conflict between Hamas and Israel broke out, at least 53 out of 563 schools in Gaza have been destroyed. On average, more than eight out of 10 schools have been damaged and 67% have been directly affected by the conflict. In the photo: Children in a makeshift classroom in the Rafah refugee camp, Gaza Strip. Photo: AFP/TTXVN

South Korean voters cast their ballots early on April 5 in the 22nd National Assembly election. The early voting period will last for two days, April 5 and 6. The National Election Commission (NEC) said eligible voters will be able to vote at 3,565 polling stations nationwide from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. every day. In the photo: An early voting station in the 22nd National Assembly election in Seoul, South Korea. Photo: Yonhap/VNA

On April 4, a French court sentenced Audrey Mondjehi to 30 years in prison for assisting an Islamist extremist in carrying out an attack on a Christmas market in Strasbourg in 2018 that left five people dead. According to the prosecutor, Mondjehi, 42, of Ivorian origin, helped Cherif Chekatt - the perpetrator of the attack - obtain the gun used to carry out the attack in the center of Strasbourg. Mondjehi was one of four defendants who assisted Cherif Chekatt in carrying out the attack. In the photo: (File) Illustration of Audrey Mondjehi (2nd, right) during the trial at a court in Paris, France, on February 29, 2024. Photo: AFP/TTXVN

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