In turn, Senior Colonel Dinh Viet Binh, Deputy Commander of the Vietnamese command, thanked the Cambodian delegation and wanted the two sides to continue to boost their coordination, contributing to building the shared borderline of peace, friendship, cooperation, and development. … [Read more...] about Cambodian border guards visit Vietnamese peers
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Cable car: An easy way to conquer the Roof of Indochina
The cable car system. Photo: vietnamnewsvn Trekking to Fansipan Peak is difficult and dangerous as the road is slippery in the monsoon season, the weather is unpredictable and visitors have to stay overnight in tents. That’s why going to the peak of Fansipan was challenging and the dream of many young people in the past. No one could imagine that elderly people, women and children would be able to explore the highest point of the country. However, now people of all ages can pursue their dream of standing on the highest point of Vietnam to contemplate the beauty and greatness of Hoang Lien Son mountain range from above by using the cable car. It takes only 20 minutes to reach the Peak of Fansipan Mountain by the cable car system, instead of the usual one to two-day trek. … [Read more...] about Cable car: An easy way to conquer the Roof of Indochina
European Parliament’s int’l trade committee gives go-ahead to free trade deal with Vietnam
“With the consent to this trade deal with Vietnam, the trade committee is giving a positive signal to the ASEAN region and the rest of the world at a time when trade tensions are rising,” Rapporteur Geert Bourgeois (ECR, BE) said. … [Read more...] about European Parliament’s int’l trade committee gives go-ahead to free trade deal with Vietnam
Mexican troops repel border-storming migrant caravan
"They're trying to trick us. They tell us to enter the country legally, but then they deport us," said one migrant, Tania, who has been with the caravan since it set out last week from San Pedro Sula, Honduras, around 650km away. … [Read more...] about Mexican troops repel border-storming migrant caravan
Tết far from home for road construction workers
The 51km Trung Lương-Mỹ Thuận Expressway is a key national infrastructure project connecting HCM City with the underdeveloped southwest region. Investment for the project is expected to cost more than VNĐ12.6 trillion (US$536.1 million). Construction of the expressway first started in November 2009 but has been on and off for the last decade mainly due to capital shortages. … [Read more...] about Tết far from home for road construction workers
