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At the meeting, the fund’s chairwoman Truong My Hoa, who is the former Vice State President, stressed that the significant and practical care and support from the Ministry of National Defense over the past years have helped the fund to develop strongly and spread in the society. She reported that for 25 years, the fund has granted 125,000 scholarships via four investment projects, namely “Nurturing the future,” “Paving the way to the future,” “Fostering dreams” and "Supporting students.” Speaking highly of the fund’s projects, programs, and practical facilities carried out over the past 25 years, Defense Minister Phan Van Giang stressed that a number of students, including those from ethnic minority groups, children of troops have overcome difficulties to rise in study and life thanks to the fund. He also applauded the fund for honoring collectives and individuals with great contribution to compatriots in mountainous areas and on islands, creating a wide spread in society. The … [Read more...] about Defense Minister meets with Vu A Dinh Scholarship Fund delegation

During the event, officers from the Coast Guad Region 2 Command updated ethnic minority people in An Lao district with information related to national sea and islands’ situation, policies for ethnic minority groups, mass mobilization work in ethnic minority areas. According to Senior Colonel Tran Hong Que, Deputy Political Commissar of the Coast Guard Region 2 Command, the command took the occasion to hand over 100 Uncle Ho’s portraits and present 100 gifts, worth VND 1 million each, to needy ethnic people in An Lao district, Binh Dinh province. Meanwhile, the command’s working mission visited and presented gifts to An Lao Ethnic Boarding School; gave a television to the school’s library and 20 gifts to ethnic minority students with excellent academic results. Translated by Quynh Oanh … [Read more...] about “Coast guards stand side by side with ethnic minority people and religious followers” program held in Binh Dinh

During the working session, the Nghe An provincial Party Committee’s Commission for Information and Education informed the delegates about the profound outcomes in the province’s socio-economic development in the first nine months of 2023 and the results of the commission’s recent activities. Also, delegates discussed how to raise the quality and efficiency of information dissemination of information about sea and islands in 2023 and the coming years. Speaking at the event, Senior Captain Tran Xuan Van emphasized that over the past years, the Naval Region 1 Command and the Nghe An provincial Party Committee’s Commission for Information and Education have closely worked together to effectively implement information dissemination on national sea and islands. In Nghe An province, Flotilla 137 coordinated with local authorities to carry out mass mobilization work, gratitude activities, cultural and artistic exchanges, sports events associated with information dissemination on national … [Read more...] about Naval Region 1 works with Nghe An province

Chairman Huynh Quang Hung announced Thursday that he has asked the People's Supreme Court in Ho Chi Minh City to reject a previous decision made by the People's Court in Kien Giang Province, home to Phu Quoc Island. The Kien Giang court ruled last month that chairman Hung violated regulations on coercive demolitions of illegally construction projects when deciding to take down two villas owned by Vu Dinh Khanh and Le Xuan Hong. Khanh and Hong sued the chairman of Phu Quoc, Vietnam's largest island, for causing them asset losses when dismantling villas against the rules. Kien Giang authorities deployed a team to inspect the encroachment of public and forest land on Phu Quoc Island back in early 2022. The inspectors later discovered 2,300 violations, including illegal building of 79 villas, including those of Hong and Khanh. As decided by the province, Phu Quoc had to take down those illegal villas. According to the verdict, Khanh and Hong had built their villas on land … [Read more...] about Villa owners sue Phu Quoc chairman for forced demolitions

Ship 263 of the Naval Region 3 Command under the Vietnam People's Navy docks at Sihanoukville, Preah Sihanouk province, Cambodia. (Photo: VNA) Phnom Penh (VNA) – A delegation and Ship 263 of the Naval Region 5 Command under the Vietnam People's Navy and has visited units under the Royal Cambodian Navy in Preah Sihanouk province to strengthen the friendly relations between the two countries’ naval forces. During the four-day trip from September 26 – 29, the Vietnamese delegation led by Colonel Trinh Xuan Tung, Deputy Commander and Chief of the Staff of the Naval Region 3, held talks with units of the coastal and island defence command and Ream Naval Base of the Royal Cambodian Navy. Art and sport exchange activities have also been organised, including a friendly volleyball tournament between crew members of Ship 263 and naval officers of Ream Naval Base. The Vietnamese naval delegation’s visit has contributed to deepening the friendship, cooperation, understanding, … [Read more...] about Vietnamese, Cambodian navies strengthen friendship

The second-largest lottery winner in U.S. history has come forward to claim the $1.6 billion prize, but the person's identity may remain a secret for another 90 days, the Florida Lottery said on Wednesday. The Mega Millions jackpot was claimed on Monday, seven weeks after the Aug. 8 drawing, Florida Lottery said in a statement. Florida is one of 45 states plus Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands to participate in Mega Millions. The lottery went for 31 twice-weekly drawings without a winner until a ticket buyer at a Publix supermarket in Neptune Beach, about 15 miles (24 km) east of Jacksonville, matched all six numbers. Mega Millions said the $1.602 jackpot was the largest in its history, topping a $1.537 billion prize that was won in South Carolina in 2018. That would rank it second behind the record set in the rival Powerball lottery, which was a $2.04 billion jackpot for a ticket sold in California in November 2022, according to Powerball's website. The Florida … [Read more...] about Florida lottery winner claims $1.6 billion prize, but identity still secret

During the four-day working visit, the Vietnamese delegation visited and exchanged with the front-line headquarters of the Island-Coast Guard Command and the Ream Naval Base of the Royal Cambodian Navy. They also held talks, and shared information and experience in task performance and in coordination with other foreign naval units in cultural, artistic, and sport exchanges. Also in Cambodia, the delegation of Naval Region 5 of the Vietnam People’s Navy paid a courtesy call on the Consulate General of Vietnam in Preah Sihanouk; offered incense and flowers at the Vietnam - Cambodia Friendship Monument in tribute to Vietnamese volunteer troops who had sacrificed their lives during the fight to overthrow the Pol Pot genocidal regime, helping Cambodian people escape from the genocide. The visit, according to the two sides’ evaluation, held a significant meaning since it helped deepen the friendship, cooperation, mutual understanding, trust, and support between the two navies, … [Read more...] about Ship 263 leaves Sihanoukville port for Vietnam, ending Cambodia visit