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Tu Le Commune, located at the foot of Khau Pha Mountain Pass in Van Chan District, Yen Bai Province, northwestern Vietnam has long been famous for its majestic scenery, especially during the harvest season, and well-known specialties -- sticky rice and young sticky rice flakes. Besides the scenic beauty of nature that attracts thousands of visitors every year, the commune now offers a new destination -- Le Champ Tu Le Resort Hot Spring & Spa. Le Champ means field in French as the name of the destination is inspired by the enchanting, signature scenery in Tu Le -- terraced fields. A dream come true Thanks to the development of tourism in Vietnam, the northwestern region with a charming pristine beauty has become a popular tourist area. Visitors to the area often desire to discover the magnificent nature there, such as the golden, terraced fields that glitter so brilliantly that they reflect the blue sky and white clouds above during the harvest season. A comfortable … [Read more...] about This stunning mountainous resort provides fresh relaxing space in northwestern Vietnam

PANO – With great effort, three Vietnamese on the morning of May 22 left behind hardship to conquer the world’s highest mountain, Mount Everest, and plant the Vietnamese red flag with the yellow star. The first to reach the peak of Mouth Everest was climber Bui Van Ngoi, at 6am (Nepalese time) or 7.30am (Vietnam time). Climbers Phan Thanh Nhien and Nguyen Mau Linh climbed to the peak at 8.00 am (Nepalese time) or 9.30am (Vietnam time). The fourth climber, Le Ba Cong, failed to conquer Mount Everest due to his health. At 15.00 on the same day, the group safely returned to camp station 4 (height of 8,016m). As planned, the group returned to camp station 2 on May 23, Everest Base Camp, the following day. Tan Son Nhat Airport on June 6 will welcome the Everest climbers. Since May 29, 1953 when Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay became the first Everest conquerors, there have been more than 2,300 people over the world to register their names on the list of the … [Read more...] about Vietnam flag flies on Mount Everest

PANO – Over the past years, the small house of former soldier Bui Dinh Thu in Chi Tien commune, Thanh Ba district, Phu Tho province, with thousands of war objects relating to the resistance wars has been the venue for war veterans and locals, especially young people. Especially, on the occasion of important events of the nation such as the liberation of the south and national reunification day (April 30 th ), the Dien Bien Phu Victory (May 7 th ), National Day (September 2 nd ), the founding anniversary of the Vietnam People’s Army or the lunar New Year festival, Thu’s small “museum” welcomes visitors of different ages and the owner enthusiastically and proudly introduces guests to the origin, significance, and stories of each item. He feels happy as more and more students from local schools in Phu Tho province as well as cultural researchers are coming to his small museum to learn about his collection of war objects. Thu (right) introduces war items in his … [Read more...] about Former soldier’s museum of war artifacts

The Philippine vovinam fighter Jennel Yn Olsim Dasdas (red) competes with Mala Chanthalacksa of Laos in the women's 55kg. (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – SEA Games 31’s vovinam competitions are taking place at the Soc Son Gymnasium on the outskirts of Hanoi from May 18-22, offering the host a good chance to promote its traditional martial art . Vovinam makes a return to the regional sports event after nine years of absence. It made its debut at SEA Games 26 in Indonesia in 2011. It took place for the second time in the games’ 27th edition in Myanmar in 2013. According to insiders, the return of vovinam can be seen as a very good opportunity for Vietnam to further popularise vovinam both regionally and internationally, attract more people from many countries to practice the martial arts, thereby making a basis for vovinam to be held more often at the regional sports events. Vietnam does not place much emphasis on achieving high results in vovinam at SEA Games 31 , said … [Read more...] about Vovinam makes comeback at SEA Games 31

Because of strict visa policies, promotions to attract international tourists have not been as effective as expected, according to many businesses. Enterprises have made huge investments to welcome back tourists, but such illogical visa policies may slow down the tourism recovery pace. Being confused and facing difficulties Many travel companies in Da Nang City told Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper that visa policies for foreign tourists were still their biggest concern. Before the COVID-19 outbreak, Vietnam offered the visa waiver policy for citizens of many countries and the normal visa approval period was three to five days (visas which were valid for 30 days). However, the list of countries whose citizens are entitled to Vietnam’s visa waiver policy has been shortened and the visa processing period has been lengthened, putting enterprises at a disadvantage. Cao Tri Dung, chairman of the Da Nang Tourism Association, said that after the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of … [Read more...] about Strict visa policies hinder international guests from visiting Vietnam

Rising COVID-19 cases are driving up the use of therapeutics, with Pfizer Inc's oral antiviral treatment Paxlovid seeing a 315% jump over the past four weeks, U.S. health officials said on Tuesday. The increase in U.S. cases and hospitalizations is starting to affect recommendations on behavior, with New York City, the nation's most populous city, advising stricter mask usage but stopping short of new mandates. Apple has scrapped return to office plans. "Increasingly, we'll see this virus hit people who are substantially older, frail, have underlying illnesses, or are distinctly immunocompromised," said Dr. William Schaffner, infectious disease expert at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville. "But we now have better treatments and many of those people will leave the hospital vertically rather than horizontally." The United States is averaging nearly 97,000 new cases a day, up from about 73,000 a week ago, according to a Reuters tally. Cases have been gradually … [Read more...] about As U.S. COVID-19 cases rise, so does demand for antivirals

Runners competing in the men's 100m event on May 18. Puripol Boonson of Thailand took top place. VNA/VNS Photo Huy Hùng Thanh Hà Thailand and Việt Nam earned the same three gold medals on the next-to-last day of athletics while the Philippines added one on May 18. Puripol Boonson completed his hat-trick after winning the men's 100m event with a time of 10.44sec. He earlier took golds in the 200m and 4x100m relay, setting a Games record for the 200m in the process. Another Thai, Soraoat Dapbang, finished second with 10.56, followed by Singaporean Marc Brian Louis with 10.56. Their team came first in the men's 4x400m event, kicking reigning champion Việt Nam off the top of the podium. Joshua Atkinson, a naturalised runner, added the fourth gold to his collection at his first SEA Games. Singapore finished third. The last gold of the powerhouse was in the men's high jump as Kobsit Sittichai made a 2.21m to top the podium. Malaysian duo Nauraj Singh … [Read more...] about Thailand, Việt Nam dominate athletics on May 18

Thousands of people from across the country come to pay their respects at Hồ Chí Minh's mausoleum on the 132th anniversary of his birthday. VNS Photo Bảo Ngọc Bảo Ngọc Thanks to its enormous historical significance, Hồ Chí Minh's Mausoleum has long been the starting point for first-time visitors to Hà Nội to begin their exploration of the city. The late, great President Hồ led Việt Nam to independence and is a well-known figure across the world. Since the beginning of May, thousands of international visitors, diplomatic delegations, and Vietnamese people from across the country have visited the monument to pay their respects on the 132nd anniversary of his birth (19/5/1890-19/5/2022), according to the mausoleum's administration board. Nguyễn Tú Linh, a 32-year-old resident of Hà Nội's Hai Bà Trưng District, said that he visits the mausoleum annually on Uncle Hồ's birthday to pay respects and express his gratitude. "I believe that President Hồ Chí Minh holds a … [Read more...] about Thousands visit Hồ Chí Minh Mausoleum on 132nd anniversary of birth

Prof. Dr. Yang Dao at the meeting with Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính in the US. VNA/VNS Photo HÀ NỘI — Prof. Yang Dao, a Mông man who has lived in the US for years, got a chance to meet President Hồ Chí Minh in Việt Nam when he was a child and has never forgotten the experience. Yang Dao was around five years old and lived with his family in Mèo Vạc District in the northern mountainous province of Hà Giang. His family was honoured to welcome Uncle Hồ and a group of Việt Minh (Vietnam Independence League) to visit his family. Since then, the beloved President's simplicity and closeness have always been on his mind. Later, when he grew up, Yang Dao understood more about the valuable things in President Hồ's life and the cause of national liberation. Speaking at the meeting with Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính, who is on a working trip in the US, and representatives of the Vietnamese community on the East Coast on May 14, Yang Dao said he was impressed by the late President's … [Read more...] about US professor remembers President Hồ Chí Minh meeting

The Party Central Committee ’s Inspection Commission holds the 15th session in Hanoi on May 16 and 17. (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Disciplinary measures have been issued for current and former officials of the Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST), the Ministry of Health (MoH) and the State Securities Commission of Vietnam (SSC) for previous wrongdoings. The decisions were made at the 15th session of the Party Central Committee’s Inspection Commission on May 16 and 17. In a communiqué released on May 18, the commission said it had implemented the 13th session’s conclusions on considering disciplinary measures for the collectives and individuals involved in the wrongdoings committed by the Party units at the MoST, MoH and SSC. Based on Party regulations, it decided to expel Trinh Thanh Hung, member of the MoST’s Party Committee, Vice Secretary of the Party Cell and Deputy Director of the MoST’s Department of Science and Technology for Economic - Technical … [Read more...] about Incumbent, former science, health, securities officials disciplined