The Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union (HCYU)’s Central Committee launched the youth month under the theme of “Volunteer young people for the community” and the tree planting festival during a ceremony in the south central province of Binh Dinh.
Phan Thi Kim Phuc, known as the “napalm girl” in an iconic photo taken during wartime in Vietnam in 1972, on February 11 received Germany’s Dresden Peace Prize for her work for peace.
The Party and State highly value Vietnamese intellectuals and scientists, as well as their contributions to the national development, said Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.