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Artifacts are displayed at the exhibition. (Photo: VNA) Bac Giang (VNA) – A thematic exhibition on "The sacred Buddhist land of Tay Yen Tu - A thousand-year-old relic from the ground" was opened on February 1 in the northern province of Bac Giang with nearly 500 Buddhist artifacts and images being displayed. The exhibition is part of the province’s Culture-Tourism Week launched from February 1-6, featuring 15 cultural, sport, and tourism activities. Visitors to the exhibition can see artifacts and images of pagodas and towers built from the Ly – Tran Dynasties (11th-14th century), the Le Trung Hung Dynasty (the 17th-18th century) and the Nguyen Dynasty (19th century) as well as images about the process of archaeological excavation at relics, vestiges of ancient religious works associated with Truc Lam Zen Buddhist sect in Tay Yen Tu. They are said to be important scientific evidence to build a dossier seeking UNESCO world heritage recognition for the Yen Tu Monuments and … [Read more...] about Exhibition displays 500 Buddhist artifacts, images in Bac Giang

Addressing the event, Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Mai Son said the Tay Yen Tu tourism complex, located on the path of propagating the Dharma of the founders of the Truc Lam Yen Tu Buddhist sect, holds a special position for developing cultural, spiritual, ecological, and relaxation tourism. Given this, Bac Giang is developing a tourism space here and working with nearby Quang Ninh and Hai Duong provinces to compile a dossier seeking UNESCO recognition of the Yen Tu - Vinh Nghiem - Con Son, Kiep Bac landscape complex as world heritage. The recognition will help promote tourism as well as economic, cultural, and social development in the region, the official noted. The Tay Yen Tu Spring Festival and the Bac Giang Culture - Tourism Week feature 15 main activities and a wide range of cultural, sport, and tourism events, which will be held in Son Dong, Yen Dung, Luc Nam, and Luc Ngan districts from now to February 6. Notably, a procession of the set of … [Read more...] about Bac Giang opens Tay Yen Tu Spring Festival, Culture – Tourism Week

Vietnam's real estate market continues to show strong appeal to foreign investors despite global economic difficulties. The foreign direct investment (FDI) into Vietnam’s real estate market in 2022 rose by over 70% yearly to US$4.45 billion, focusing on industrial and large-scale commercial projects, according to the Ministry of Construction (MoC). Real estate projects in Hanoi. File photo The MIC’s report suggested that real estate stands second among sectors with the highest FDI attraction in 2022, which showcases “the strong appeal of the market to foreign investors amid a difficult global economic environment.” Neil MacGregor, Managing Director of Savills Vietnam, echoed this view by saying foreign investors remain attracted to Vietnam, especially in production, retail, logistics, and real estate. He expected the attention from foreign investors would help the local real estate accelerate the recovery process this year. Regarding this sentiment, HSBC … [Read more...] about FDI to Vietnam’s real estate rises by over 70% in 2022

The Lieu Quan Buddhist Cultural Center  in Hue City Hundreds of monks, nuns and Buddhists as well as pilgrims have travelled to the Dieu Quang Pagoda in the central province of Khanh Hoa 's Nha Trang City to view 38 Buddhist sarira on display. Said to be the crystallised remains from the cremated Buddha's physical body, Buddha sarina were placed in small glass-towers for worshipping. The artefacts are now in Phu Yen Province , and will be displayed in Ha Noi and HCM City before returning to India . The display is being held to celebrate the Lord Buddha's Birthday in the Year of the Buddhist Calendar 2550. Within the framework of the Buddhist Culture Week 2010 at the Lieu Quan Buddhism Culture Centre in the central city of Hue , the managing committee of Thua Thien-Hue Province Buddhist Church held a celebration to light seven of giant lotus-shaped lanterns anchored in the Huong River on Friday. … [Read more...] about Buddhist artifacts make nationwide tour

Authorities in the northern city of Haiphong today, February 2, started construction of the Lai Xuan Bridge crossing the Da Bach River that connects the city's Thuy Nguyen District with Dong Trieu Town in Quang Ninh Province. Construction of the Lai Xuan Bridge crossing the Da Bach River starts in Haiphong City on February 2 The 840-metre-long, 12-metre-wide bridge project will be carried out at the same time as the expansion of Provincial Road 352 to 12 metres in width and 14 kilometres in length. The two projects are estimated to cost over VND 1.32 trillion. The investment will be taken from the local government budgets with over VND1.32 trillion from Haiphong and over VND12 billion from Quang Ninh. A sketch of the bridge project The projects are expected to be completed by December 2024. Lai Xuan Bridge will replace the Lai Xuan ferry service, connecting national highways 18 and 10 in Haiphong and Quang Ninh. Meanwhile, … [Read more...] about Construction work starts on Haiphong – Quang Ninh bridge

Hanoi (VNA) - The following is a brief review of the day’s events as reported by the Vietnam News Agency. - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on February 2 asked the Government, ministries, agencies and localities to boost production and trade, deal with difficulties to be faced by businesses and people this month to achieve rapid and sustainable socio-economic development. Chairing the Government’s monthly teleconference with localities, PM Chinh said since the beginning of this year, the Government has followed the Party Central Committee’s conclusions, the National Assembly and Government’s resolutions and Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong’s directions on 2023 socio-economic development. Ministries, agencies and localities have also drastically performed their assigned tasks. Read full story - Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang, Permanent Representative of Vietnam, and Ambassador Dennis Francis Smith, Representative of Trinidad and Tobago to the United Nations (UN), on behalf … [Read more...] about ☕ Afternoon briefing on February 2

Huawei Viet Nam granted 54 laptops to Tien Cat Primary School in the northern province of Phu Tho. Photo courtesy of the Huawei Viet Nam Huawei Viet Nam has implemented a series of activities to support education in mountainous areas. The company has granted 54 laptops to Tien Cat Primary School in the northern province of Phu Tho and 100 tablets in Bac Kan Province with an aim of ending the shortage of technological equipment for teachers and students in the mountainous areas. Fang Yu, Deputy General Director of Huawei Viet Nam said: “As the world's leading provider of IT infrastructure and smart devices with 35 years of history in the world, Huawei believes that primary education plays an extremely important role for talent development for the country and society. As we are entering the digital age, the school's orientation to fostering students' computer knowledge from primary school is a very right direction.” Huawei Vietnam will also build two new schools including Son … [Read more...] about Huawei Viet Nam brings education technology to mountainous areas