Outstanding domestic and international events on February 7

DOMESTIC

On the afternoon of February 7, in Hanoi, the Central Inspection Commission held a conference to hand over the work of the Chairman of the Central Inspection Commission. General Secretary To Lam; Comrade Tran Cam Tu, Politburo member, Standing member of the Secretariat attended the conference.In the picture:General Secretary To Lam presented flowers to congratulate comrade Tran Cam Tu, Politburo member, Standing member of the Secretariat and comrade Nguyen Duy Ngoc, Politburo member, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Head of the Central Inspection Commission.Photo: Phuong Hoa - VNA

Continuing the 42nd session, on the afternoon of February 7, the National Assembly Standing Committee reviewed and approved the draft Resolution on principles, criteria and norms for allocating public investment capital from the state budget for the 2026-2030 period, the resolution approving the proposal on the organization of the Supreme People's Procuracy; giving opinions on the draft Ordinance on Management and Protection of the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum Relic Site. On the same morning, in Hanoi, the National Assembly Standing Committee gave opinions on the explanation, acceptance and revision of the draft Law on Teachers and the Law on Chemicals (amended); reviewed the National Assembly's Report on People's Aspirations in January 2025.In the picture:National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man speaks at the meeting.Photo: Doan Tan - VNA

On February 7 (January 10, At Ty year), Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha, leaders of central ministries, departments, Quang Ninh province, and people participated in planting 1,100 Caribbean pine trees on an area of ​​1 hectare in Yen Trung Lake area, Cua Ngan area (Phuong Dong ward, Uong Bi city), responding to "Tree planting festival to forever remember Uncle Ho".In the picture:Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha and his delegation launched the Tree Planting Festival in Phuong Dong ward, Uong Bi city, Quang Ninh province.Photo: VNA

On February 7, Vietnam Expressway Corporation held a ceremony to open to traffic and put into operation two sections with a length of more than 10 km of the Ben Luc - Long Thanh Expressway Project (from the Ho Chi Minh City - Trung Luong intersection to the National Highway 1A intersection and from the Phuoc An intersection to the National Highway 51 intersection).In the picture:Ben Luc - Long Thanh expressway intersection with the road to Phuoc An port (Dong Nai).Photo: Cong Phong - VNA

Opening the session on the God of Wealth Day on February 7 (the 10th day of the lunar calendar), the price of gold increased sharply again, surpassing the 90 million VND/tael mark. Right from the early morning, many people came to gold shops to line up to buy gold to pray for luck and prosperity. In the world market, the price of gold decreased by 1% in the trading session on February 6 due to the increase in the USD price before the US announced an important employment report.In the picture:Kim Than Tai gold products of Doji Company.Photo: Tran Viet - VNA

The weather is changing seasons, recent days have recorded an increase in seasonal flu cases, many people have severe, even critical conditions. Influenza A in particular and influenza in general have a particularly serious impact on the elderly and people with underlying medical conditions. Therefore, doctors recommend getting a flu vaccine every year; maintaining personal hygiene, wearing masks in crowded places, washing hands regularly, and avoiding contact with sick people are important measures to protect health during flu season.In the picture:Recently, there have been many cases of flu with severe, even critical, progression; most of them are people with underlying diseases who cannot control their underlying diseases well.Photo: Minh Quyet – VNA

On the morning of February 7, the Tay Ninh Provincial Border Guard Command coordinated with the Tay Ninh Provincial Police to complete receiving and verifying information on 177 Vietnamese people returned by the Vietnamese Embassy in Cambodia related to illegal work and residence in Cambodia. Among them, 2 wanted subjects and many subjects working in fraudulent companies were discovered.In the picture:Authorities receive and verify the number of Vietnamese people returned at Moc Bai International Border Gate.Photo: VNA

INTERNATIONAL

Palestinians in Gaza have rejected an order from the Israeli Defense Minister to order the Tel Aviv army to prepare a plan to evacuate the enclave's residents on February 6. Earlier on the same day, Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz instructed the army to prepare a plan to allow Palestinians to "voluntarily leave" the Gaza Strip. The directive came after US President Donald Trump's controversial announcement of Washington's plan to take over Gaza and resettle Palestinians living there.In the picture:People light a fire to keep warm in a makeshift tent in Gaza on February 6.Photo: THX/TTXVN

Slovakia will start importing Russian natural gas again from early February 2025 via the TurkStream pipeline after Ukraine stopped extending the Russian gas transit agreement at the end of 2024. Speaking to reporters on February 6, the CEO of Slovakia's largest energy company SPP Ferenc confirmed that from February 1, Slovakia will start receiving Russian gas via the TurkStream pipeline. The gas supply from Russia to Slovakia without passing through Ukraine will continue to be carried out under the contract between SPP and Gazprom, which is valid until 2034. Slovakia's SPP has no plans to terminate this contract with Russia.In the picture:TurkStream gas pipeline.Photo: TurkStream/VNA

January 2025 has officially become the hottest January in history, an alarming record for global climate change. This information was announced by the European Union's Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), causing scientists to be concerned about the complex and unpredictable developments of the Earth's climate. According to C3S, the average global temperature in January was 1.75°C higher than the pre-industrial period. This is a worrying increase, showing that the Earth is warming at a rapid rate, mainly due to greenhouse gas emissions caused by humans.In the picture:Melting ice near Ilulissat, Greenland, photographed on July 16, 2024.Photo: Getty Images/VNA