Outstanding domestic and international events on April 20
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh attended the conference to review the 'Project to Support Students in Starting a Business by 2025' and opened the 7th National Student Startup Festival, which was one of the outstanding events of the day.
DOMESTIC
On April 20, in Ho Chi Minh City, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh attended the conference to summarize the "Project to Support Students in Starting a Business by 2025" and opened the 7th National Student Startup Festival (SV.STARTUP) in 2025. Speaking at the event, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh affirmed that if the youth is strong, the nation will be strong, and it is necessary to create an environment for young people to start a business and innovate; with the viewpoint that "each movement must link the interests of the individual with the interests of the collective, the interests of the nation and the people; harmonize the interests of the State, the people, and businesses; domestic interests and foreign interests".In the picture:Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and delegates performed the opening ceremony of the 7th National Startup Festival for Students.Photo: Duong Giang – VNA
On April 20, in Ho Chi Minh City, the Ministry of National Defense chaired and coordinated with the Central Propaganda and Mass Mobilization Commission, the Ministry of Public Security, the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics, and the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee to organize a national scientific conference "The Great Victory of Spring 1975 with the New Era of Development of the Vietnamese Nation". Politburo members chaired the conference: Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Head of the Central Propaganda and Mass Mobilization Commission Nguyen Trong Nghia; General Phan Van Giang, Minister of National Defense; General Luong Tam Quang, Minister of Public Security; Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Nguyen Van Nen.In the picture:Delegates presented papers at the Workshop.Photo: Tien Luc - VNA
On April 20, information from Hanoi - Amsterdam High School for the Gifted said that the school's GreenAms Robotics Team 24751 team participating in The FIRST Tech Challenge World Championship 2025 in Houston, USA, won the world runner-up position.In the picture:GreenAms Robotics Team 24751 from Hanoi - Amsterdam High School for the Gifted won the runner-up position in the world's largest robot championship.Photo: VNA
On the morning of April 20, at the Dong Nai Province Event and Foreign Affairs Center, more than 1,000 people together created an impressive puzzle performance with images of the Vietnam map, "50 years" and the meaningful timeline "April 30, 1975 - April 30, 2025". The program was organized by the Dong Nai Province Sports Federation in coordination with the Bien Hoa City People's Committee, attracting the participation of many members and hundreds of students in the area.In the picture:Panoramic view of Vietnam map created by more than 1,000 people in Dong Nai.Photo: VNA
On the morning of April 20, at Tram Chim National Park (Tam Nong district), Dong Thap Provincial People's Committee organized a program to receive 6 red-crowned cranes (about 7 months old), including 3 males and 3 females. These are the first red-crowned cranes brought back from Thailand, under the Project "Conservation and development of red-crowned cranes in Tram Chim National Park, period 2022 - 2032".In the picture:Leaders of Tram Chim National Park (left) perform a ceremony to receive red-crowned cranes from leaders of Nakhon Ratchasima Zoo (Thailand).Photo: Nhat An – VNA
On April 20, the Yen Tu Mountain Climbing Tournament 2025 with the theme "Conquering Phu Van Peak" was held for the first time at the Yen Tu special national relic site (Uong Bi city, Quang Ninh province), attracting more than 3,000 professional and amateur athletes from nearly 30 provinces and cities across the country to participate.In the picture:The mountain climbing route passes through many spiritual sites.Photo: Thanh Van-VNA
On April 20, according to information from Thanh Hoa Provincial Police, the Drug Crime Investigation Police Department, the Provincial Police has just dismantled an inter-provincial drug trafficking ring led by Nguyen Ba Khanh, born in 1989 in An Hung Ward, Thanh Hoa City, arresting 7 subjects... The seized evidence includes more than 1,000 synthetic drug pills and many other related documents and evidence.In the picture:The subjects were arrested in an inter-provincial drug trafficking ring.Photo: VNA
INTERNATIONAL
The 13th International Security, Defense, Military Industry and Cyber Security Exhibition opened in Baghdad, Iraq on April 19. The exhibition, which runs until April 22, will feature 155 companies from around the world showcasing the latest innovations and technologies in the defense and cybersecurity sectors, as well as advanced communications solutions, surveillance systems and police equipment, according to the Media Office of Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani.In the picture:The model was displayed at the 13th International Security, Defense, Military Industry and Cyber Security Exhibition in Baghdad, Iraq.Photo: THX/TTXVN
At least 11 people, including three children, were killed when a building collapsed on the outskirts of India's capital New Delhi on April 19, officials said. The incident occurred in a residential area in the northeast of the capital that is home to a large number of migrant workers. Rescuers were urgently deployed to search for victims under the rubble.In the picture:Rescue workers move victims at the scene of a collapsed building in New Delhi, India.Photo: ANI/VNA
Easter is one of the most important holidays of the year for Christians. This holiday commemorates the resurrection of Jesus Christ after his crucifixion. Easter 2025 falls on Sunday, April 20.In the picture:People take part in Holy Saturday (Easter Eve) events in the village of Bialy Dunajec, Poland.Photo: PAP/VNA