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The visit, spanning from May 17-25, was delayed for two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic. During the visit, overseas Vietnamese (OV) were updated on information related to the daily life and working conditions of officers and soldiers on duty in Truong Sa (Spratly) island district and on DK1 platforms. Meanwhile, OVs were engaged in many activities, including presenting gifts to troops and local people in the island district, visiting schools, residents’ houses, and pagodas on cays, attending a flag-salute ceremony, offering incense to heroic martyrs and President Ho Chi Minh, to name but a few. Through the visit, OVs have had a better understanding of the national sea and islands, contributing to tightening the close ties between the military and the people, and Vietnamese people at home and abroad as well. According to Ambassador Ngo Huong Nam, the visit to Truong Sa island district and DK1 platforms motivated OVs to make more spiritual and material contribution to the home … [Read more...] about Overseas Vietnamese visit Truong Sa island district and DK1 platforms

People and tourists choose to buy tours at the Hong Ngoc Ha travel booth during Ho Chi Minh City Tourism Festival 2022 Specifically, national carriers Vietnam Airlines, Pacific Airlines, and the Vietnam Air Services Company (VASCO) have prepared to supply more than 7.1 million seats during the peak summer season from June 1 to August 15, an increase of 10 percent compared to the same period before the Covid-19 epidemic. On average, during the peak summer season, these airlines will operate 430 domestic flights, especially those to Hanoi, Da Nang, and Ho Chi Minh City. With international routes, Vietnam Airlines and Pacific Airlines provide over 852,000 seats, equivalent to more than 3,600 flights, only 40 percent of the number in 2019 because international travel demand has not recovered as before. Vietravel Airlines also said that the demand for travel and tourism will increase, so it has planned to increase the number of aircraft and frequency of flights to the Central … [Read more...] about Millions of travelers book tours for summer vacation

A fishing boat in Quang Tri Province was attacked by another boat from Quang Nam Province due to trade disputes. A video recording of the attack has been widely spread online. A source told Dantri/Dtinews that the incident occurred near Con Co Island at 5.45 pm on May 26. At that time, boat QT 915.88 operated by Hoang Ngoc An, 50, from Quang Tri Province was attacked by another boat QNa 902.99 owned by a fish trader named Tang in the neighbouring Quang Nam Province. "All six crew members on the Quang Tri boat fell into the sea following the collision caused by the Quang Nam boat. Luckily they were rescued and taken ashore by some nearby boats the same night," the source said. According to some local fishermen, both An and Tang are seafood traders who usually buy from fishermen to sell at markets. They might have disputes while trading which led to the attack. "Tang's boat had chased An's boat for a long way before An's boat stopped near Con Co Island," a … [Read more...] about Quang Tri fish boat attacked in personal feud

After inspecting the implementation of Party and political work of Regiment 143 under Division 315, the visiting delegation evaluated that in the first months of this year, the unit has synchronously and comprehensively carried out Party and political work. As a result, solidarity among troops has been consolidated, democracy has been promoted, and the combat strength of Party committees and Party organizations has been firmly maintained. Concluding the inspection at Division 315, Lieutenant General Trinh Van Quyet acknowledged and highly appreciated the division’s outcomes in Party and political work. He said that the unit’s Party Committee has fulfilled all assigned missions despite difficulties and challenges. The GDP’s deputy director asked the division to continue fostering solidarity, promoting democracy, effectively carry out political and ideological education to heighten troops’ stance, vigilance, and combat readiness capabilities. He also urged the unit to pay more … [Read more...] about Units’ Party and political work implementation inspected

Clouds float over a flooded field in Phuoc Thuan Commune, Tuy Phuoc District, around 13 kilometers from Quy Nhon, the capital of the south central Binh Dinh Province. The drone shots were taken by Binh Dinh native Nguyen Phan Dung Nhan. It introduces the terrain to runners attending the VnExpress Marathon next month. Thousands of runners will flock to the beach town of Quy Nhon June 12 to participate in the marathon. Provincial authorities expect the event to give the local tourism industry a boost. The Truong Gia Van farm in Phu My District, beside the Hoi Khanh and Da Trai mountain range, has become a relatively well known eco-tourism that is, among other things, ideal for outdoor camping. A residential area is surrounded by ripening rice fields and mountains in the highlands district of An Lao. Nhan said people living include the Kinh, the majority community, and the ethnic minority communities … [Read more...] about Aerial shots of Binh Dinh add grandeur to daily life

The six species that are currently in a critical state are spoon-billed sandpiper, Nordmann's greenshank, great knot, far Eastern curlew, Chinese egret and Saunders's gull, said Nguyen Hoai Bao, representative of the BirdLife International Asia, the world's largest nature conservation partnership with 120 partners worldwide. Vietnam lies on one of nine important flight routes of migratory birds with over 300 different species, he said at a conference on bird conservation held Friday in Hanoi by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment. The biggest destinations are Xuan Thuy National Park in Nam Dinh Province and Cat Ba Island off Hai Phong City, both in the Red River Delta, and the Mekong Delta's Tram Chim National Park in Dong Thap Province, Go Cong Town in Tien Giang Province, and the Tien River in Tien Giang and Ben Tre provinces. According to BirdLife International, migratory birds in general and those having destinations in Vietnam are critically endangered due to … [Read more...] about 6 migratory bird species in Vietnam face extinction

A critically endangered Sumatran elephant and its unborn baby were found dead from suspected poisoning in western Indonesia, a conservation official said on Thursday. The elephant was found dead near a palm plantation in Riau province in Sumatra, Indonesia The carcass of the heavily pregnant mammal was found next to a palm plantation in Riau province on Sumatra, a large island home to some of the world's rarest animals. The archipelago nation faces an ongoing battle against wildlife crime and several elephant poisoning cases have been reported in recent years, including one in 2019 when a Sumatran elephant was found decapitated with its tusks ripped off. A plantation worker discovered the mother, who was 22 months pregnant, on Thursday and immediately reported the carcass to authorities who collected samples before burying the body. "We estimated the female elephant to be around 25 years old and during the necropsy test we found that it was pregnant and … [Read more...] about Critically endangered elephant, unborn baby suspected poisoned in Indonesia

Vietnam’s Ministry of Industry and Trade and Ministry of Planning and Investment are asking relevant agencies if they have any feedback on the Vietnam Electricity Corporation (EVN)’s plan to expand the national grid from the Mekong Delta province of Soc Trang to southern Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province’s Con Dao Island via submarine cables. Electricity demand on Con Dao, which is an increasingly popular tourist destination around 180 kilometers off Ba Ria-Vung Tau, has been on the rise. The load forecast for the southern island in 2025 is 28.7 MW, 87.6 MW in 2030, and 94 MW in 2035, according to EVN. Meanwhile, the two diesel-fired power plants on the island have a combined capacity of just 12 MW, which is seven MW lower than existing demand. Therefore, EVN proposed a project bringing electricity from the national grid in Soc Trang to Con Dao through submarine cables, which the power corporation believes to be much more stable than other forms of power supply and also minimize the … [Read more...] about Vietnamese ministries seek feedback on project linking Con Dao with national grid through submarine cables