A 24 year old contestant from ho chi minh city

Addressing the event, President of the municipal chapter of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Vo Thi Dung said the victory showed the nation’s indomitable will and solidity and went down in national history as an epic of the struggle for national independence, which has continued ever since. … [Read more...] about Ngoc Hoi-Dong Da victory marked in Ho Chi Minh City

Her design represents the typical Vietnamese conical hat decorated with the three colors of the Belgian flag. The eyes in the middle of the logo represent the two peoples of the countries and the two silk ribbons are like flying wings which represent freedom, peace, inspiration and luck. The left and right cords signifying Belgium and Vietnam are twisted to form the number 45, showing the close connection between the two countries over the past 45 years. The winning work will be the official logo for all celebrating activities in 2018. … [Read more...] about Vietnamese student wins logo contest on Vietnam-Belgium diplomatic ties

The resolution on developing Thua Thien Hue by 2030, with a vision to 2045, notes that the province has been able to achieve an average annual economic growth of 7.2 percent over the past 10 years, higher than the national average, with tourism becoming a spearhead sector, and fishery and aquaculture being a driving force for economic growth. … [Read more...] about Hue set to achieve federal city status by 2025

The 2020 Can Tho Flower Street is being assembled in Can Tho City, Vietnam. Photo: Chi Quoc / Tuoi Tre This year’s flower street sources its 70,000 baskets of fresh flowers from the three famous flower-growing regions in Vietnam - Phu Tho Village in Can Tho, Sa Dec Village in the Mekong Delta city of Dong Thap, and Da Lat City in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong, according to Nham Hung, who orchestrates the design and assembly of the flower street. … [Read more...] about Mekong city given facelift with annual flower street

Moscow (VNA) – The war to defend the northern border of Vietnamese people 40 years ago (February 17, 1949) was spotlighted in a recent seminar held at the Ho Chi Minh Institute under Saint Petersburg State University of Russia. In his remarks, Professor Vladimir Kolotov, head of the institute, recalled the struggle and cited memoirs of Gennady Obaturov, chief military advisor to the Vietnamese Ministry of National Defence during the war, helping participating students understand more about the whole-hearted support of experts of the Soviet Union (now Russia) to Vietnam at that time. The brief but fierce war is still in the mind of those who lived during the period, the Professor said. Russian students from Saint Petersburg State University enthusiastically participated in the discussion. Doussia Kalganova, a third-year student, expressed her love for Vietnamese land and people, saying the seminar has helped Russian youths learn more about Vietnam, and brought young people … [Read more...] about Seminar sheds light on northern border defence war