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More than 10,000 rose trees are being planted to replace the fence which has just been removed at Thong Nhat Park in Hanoi. More than 10,000 rose trees are being planted to replace the fence which has just been removed at Thong Nhat Park in Hanoi. Earlier, more than 400 metres of fence had been removed from the park area facing Tran Nhan Tong Street which was recently turned to a walking area during weekends. Admission to the park has been free. As the barriers have been removed, Thong Nhat is now connected directly with Tran Nhan Tong street and Thien Quang Lake, creating a large walking space for people. On the morning of February 3, workers at the park started growing over 10,000 rose trees in the area where the fence was removed. The roses are expected to better decorate the park at the surrounding walking area, as well as prevent vehicles from entering the park. … [Read more...] about Over 10,000 rose trees to replace fence at Hanoi park

The release of the book is part of activities to celebrate the 93rd founding anniversary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (February 3) and the 10th anniversary of the establishment of the Central Steering Committee for Prevention and Control of Corruption and Negative Phenomena (February 1). The book presents directions of Nguyen Phu Trong as the Party leader and head of the steering committee in a systematic manner. With nearly 100 photos, the 600-page book comprises three parts presented in a modern press style. The first part focuses on issues drawn from the fight against corruption and negative phenomena in Vietnam. The second introduces 22 articles on Party building and rectification by the Party chief . The last is a collection of opinions and assessments of people from different walks of life, National Assembly deputies, and foreign politicians and scholars on Vietnam’s anti- corruption efforts under the Party leadership./. VNA … [Read more...] about Party chief’s book on fight against corruption released

A Chinese spy balloon has been flying over the United States for a couple of days, U.S. officials said on Thursday, in what would be a brazen act just days ahead of a planned trip to Beijing by U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken. Fighter jets were mobilized, but military leaders advised President Joe Biden against shooting the balloon out of the sky for fear debris could pose a safety threat, advice Biden accepted, U.S. officials said. The United States took "custody" of the balloon when it entered U.S. airspace and had observed it with piloted U.S. military aircraft, one of the officials told reporters on condition of anonymity. Separately, Canada's defense ministry said a "high-altitude surveillance balloon" was detected and that it was monitoring a "potential second incident", without giving further details, adding that it was in frequent contact with the United States. The news initially broke as CIA Director William Burns was speaking at an event at Washington’s … [Read more...] about Chinese spy balloon flies over the United States, Pentagon says