Outstanding domestic and international events on March 26

DOMESTIC

On the afternoon of March 26, at the Party Central Committee Headquarters, General Secretary To Lam received Prime Minister of the Republic of Singapore and Secretary General of the Singapore People's Action Party (PAP) Lawrence Wong.In the picture:General Secretary To Lam received Singaporean Prime Minister and Secretary-General of the Singapore People's Action Party (PAP) Lawrence Wong.Photo: Thong Nhat - VNA

On the morning of March 26, at the Presidential Palace, President Luong Cuong received Singaporean Prime Minister Lawrence Wong on an official visit to Vietnam. In the afternoon, President Luong Cuong attended the ceremony to celebrate the 90th anniversary of the Militia and Self-Defense Forces' Traditional Day (March 28, 1935 - March 28, 2025) and received the Ho Chi Minh Medal.In the picture:President Luong Cuong awarded the Ho Chi Minh Medal to the Militia and Self-Defense Force.Photo: Lam Khanh - VNA

On the morning of March 26, at the Presidential Palace, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his wife hosted the welcoming ceremony for Singaporean Prime Minister Lawrence Wong and his wife on an official visit to Vietnam from March 25 to 26. On the same morning, right after the official welcoming ceremony, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and Singaporean Prime Minister Lawrence Wong held talks; witnessed the signing of cooperation documents between the two countries and attended the groundbreaking ceremony of the Vietnam - Singapore Industrial Park (VSIP) Thai Binh Project. In the afternoon, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh attended and delivered a speech at the launching ceremony of the "Digital Literacy Movement".In the picture:Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and Prime Minister of the Republic of Singapore Lawrence Wong take a photo together.Photo: Duong Giang - VNA

On the afternoon of March 26, at the National Assembly House, National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man met with Singaporean Prime Minister Lawrence Wong on an official visit to Vietnam. Also attending the meeting were: Secretary General of the National Assembly - Head of the National Assembly Office Le Quang Tung; Chairman of the Committee for Culture and Society Nguyen Dac Vinh; Chairman of the Committee for Economics and Finance Phan Van Mai; Minister of Science and Technology Nguyen Manh Hung; Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Manh Cuong...In the picture:National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man met with Singaporean Prime Minister Lawrence Wong.Photo: Doan Tan - VNA

On the morning of March 26, the Hanoi Youth Union coordinated with the National Traffic Safety Committee and the Hanoi Traffic Safety Committee to organize a program to encourage all people and children to wear helmets that meet national technical standards in response to the Traffic Safety Year 2025 with the message "Standard helmets for peace of mind - Open journey" and launched activities of the capital's youth to implement the project of the capital's youth participating in propaganda and maintaining traffic order and safety for the period 2022 - 2025.In the picture:Instructions on wearing a helmet to drive safely in traffic.Photo: Minh Duc - VNA

On the afternoon of March 26, the Fire Prevention and Rescue Police Department - Quang Tri Provincial Police found the body of HCT (10 years old, residing in Quarter 2, Ward 1, Dong Ha City) who drowned in the area of ​​​​Saline Dam, Dong Ha City. Currently, the body of T. has been handed over to the authorities and his family organized a funeral according to local customs.In the picture:Authorities search for T's body.Photo: VNA

INTERNATIONAL

On March 26, with 319 votes of confidence out of 488 participating lawmakers, Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra survived a vote of no confidence in the country's National Assembly, after a no-confidence debate was held two days earlier. This was the first no-confidence debate against Ms. Paetongtarn since she became the youngest female Prime Minister in Thailand's history in August 2024. The debate was held under Section 151 of the 2017 Constitution, which allows opposition members to question the Prime Minister on various issues.In the picture(document): Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra speaks before the National Assembly in Bangkok.Photo: THX/TTXVN

Yemen's Houthi forces have announced a new attack on US warships in the Red Sea and several Israeli "military targets" in the city of Tel Aviv. In a statement broadcast on al-Masirah television, Houthi spokesman Yahya Sarea said the attack was carried out in the early hours of March 26 using missiles and drones targeting US warships, including the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman.In the picture:Video image provided by Houthi Movement: Supersonic missile launched from an undisclosed location in Yemen targeting a cargo ship in the Arabian Sea.Photo: THX/TTXVN

On March 26, the South Korean government announced that a serious forest fire in the southeast of the country since March 21 has killed at least 18 people and injured 19 others, as thousands of firefighters and more than 140 helicopters are struggling to control the spreading fire. The fire also burned down the ancient Goun Temple in Uiseong County, built in 681 during the Silla Dynasty (57 BC - 935 AD).In the picture:The ancient Goun Temple in Uiseong County, 180 km southeast of Seoul (South Korea), caught fire fiercely on March 25, 2025.Photo: YONHAP/VNA

The Kilauea volcano in Hawaii (USA) - one of the most active volcanoes in the world - erupted again on March 25, 2025, marking the continuation of a series of turbulent geological activities since late last year. According to the announcement from the Hawaii Volcano Observatory, lava has been erupting from a fissure in the Kilauea volcano's crater. Although the eruption is powerful, the lava remains confined to the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park area, posing no threat to nearby residential areas.In the picture:Lava erupts from the Kilauea volcano in Hawaii, USA.Photo: AP/VNA