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The campaign will include five main programs that will take place on January 17, January 30 and February 2, namely “Spring and Youth” marking the 13th National Party Congress and the 90th Anniversary of the Communist Party of Vietnam's Founding Day; “For a safe Tet” implementing preventive measures against coronavirus and complying with strict safety guidelines, including the Health Ministry’s 5K message, Khau trang (facemask) - Khu khuan (disinfection) - Khoang cach (distance) - Khong tu tap (no gathering) – Khai bao y te (health declaration); “Spring of Sharing” featuring activities of donating blood, offering Tet gifts to children, making chung cake (square, glutinous rice cake) for disadvantaged people; “Spring of Soldiers” paying visits and presenting Tet gifts to soldiers in border guard stations; and “For a civilizedTet” introducing cultural beauty and traditional Tet customs of Vietnam. … [Read more...] about Over 50,000 youths participate in Spring Volunteer Campaign

At Ke Go Reservoir in Ha Tinh, the water level had already peaked at around noon last Sunday and it was currently discharging water at 940-cubic-meter per second (m3/s). The Ho Ho hydropower plant’s reservoir was discharging water at 85 m3/s and that of the Huong Son hydropower plant at 15 m3/s. Other lakes in the area were also spilling over. … [Read more...] about Floods, landslides take 102 lives in central Vietnam

From the afternoon of October 28 to early morning the next day, Kim and other men used hammocks and tree branches to carry three people from the landslide spot to the Tra Leng commune’s clinic, 15 kilometers away. It took them three hours, having to navigate past dozens of landslide spots. Those walking in the front used knives to cut fallen trees and open a way for those behind them. … [Read more...] about Unbearable grief grips landslide survivors in central Vietnam

An official from the provincial Department of Police told Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper on Saturday that officers had searched the house of Tran Thi Dam, 75, in Quang Trung Ward, Thai Binh City, which is the capital of the namesake province. … [Read more...] about Police break up drug ring run by septuagenarian woman in northern Vietnam

The painter went on: “I sell them at an affordable price, which still gives me a little to live off once I’ve paid for painting materials. At my prices, more people can afford to buy them, because paintings in galleries are perhaps dozens of times more expensive. Not everyone can spend thousands of dollars on a painting.” … [Read more...] about Portrait of an artist on a bridge