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International travel website Traveldudes has run an article suggesting top scuba diving destinations in Vietnam. Scuba diving is a great experience in Vietnam. (Photo courtesy of Traveltriangle) Scuba diving is a great experience in Vietnam as the country boasts a long coastline that stretches for thousands of kilometers, offering a diverse range of dive sites. Besides Vietnam’s waters are home to an incredible variety of marine species. Notably, the diving community here is warm, friendly and passionate, the travel website wrote. According to Traveldudes, Nha Trang, Phu Quoc, and Con Dao are the best scuba diving spots in the country. Nha Trang is known for its colourful coral reefs, providing a backdrop for encounters with clownfish, angelfish, and butterfly fish. Mun Island and Hon Mun Marine Protected Area are some of the best dive sites in Nha Trang. Phu Quoc is an island paradise off the southwestern coast of Vietnam that beckons scuba diving … [Read more...] about Traveldudes suggests best places for scuba diving in Vietnam

Some contractors of the Ben Luc-Long Thanh Expressway in southern Vietnam have filed a lawsuit against the state-owned Vietnam Expressway Corporation (VEC), the investor of the project, to the Singapore International Arbitration Center demanding compensation as the project has been put on hold for many years. The 57.8-kilometer Ben Luc-Long Thanh Expressway project passes through Ho Chi Minh City and its neighboring provinces of Long An and Dong Nai and is considered a key national project. The project, which carries a price tag of some VND31.32 trillion (US$1.3 billion), was approved in early 2010. It uses official development assistance (ODA) loans borrowed from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) as well as local reciprocal capital. The project was planned to be executed between 2015 and 2025. VEC divided the project into three sections with 11 packages. There are three different loan contracts, including two with ADB and … [Read more...] about Contractors file lawsuit against investor of expressway project in southern Vietnam

A ceremony took place in Hanoi on Thursday to mark the 50th establishment anniversary of the Vietnam Office for Seeking Missing Persons (VNOSMP) and the 35th anniversary of the joint operation to search for U.S. soldiers who were reported missing in action (MIA) during the Vietnam War. Addressing the event, Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Ha Kim Ngoc said VNOSMP has been fulfilling its assigned political missions, contributing to the healing of the wounds of war as well as to the normalization and promotion of the Vietnam - U.S. relations over the past decades. With the relentless efforts of the two sides, the Vietnam - U.S. MIA cooperation will continue to achieve positive outcomes and fulfill its humanitarian mission, helping to lift the Vietnam - U.S. comprehensive partnership to a new height, Ngoc stated. Vietnam established the VNOSMP in March 1973, not long after the signing of the Paris Agreement, with the goal of searching for Americans missing during the … [Read more...] about Vietnam Office for Seeking Missing Persons celebrates 50th founding anniversary

Australian Ambassador Andrew Goledzinowski has just hosted a working dinner with members of the Australia-Vietnam Parliamentary Friendship Group at the Australian Embassy in Vietnam, marking the collaboration between the two parliaments on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of Australia-Vietnam diplomatic relations. Hoang Thanh Tung, Head of the Australia-Vietnam Parliamentary Friendship Group and Chair of the National Assembly Committee for Legal Affairs, with Australia's Ambassador Andrew Goledzinowski and Agriculture Counsellor, Tony Harman. The event took place during an intense period of high-level exchanges between both countries, including visits by Australia’s PM Anthony Albanese MP to Vietnam on June 3-4 and by Australia’s Governor-General David Hurley AC DSC (Retd) in April. Ambassador Goledzinowski said the high-level visits reflected the significant strategic trust and close friendship between the two countries, which had been fostered over the last 50 … [Read more...] about Australia, Vietnam strengthen parliamentary cooperation

Participants at the ceremony (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – A ceremony was held in Hanoi on June 8 to mark the 50th founding anniversary of the Vietnam Office for Seeking Missing Persons (VNOSMP) and the 35th anniversary of the joint operation to search for US servicemen who were reported missing in action (MIA) during the war in Vietnam. Speaking at the event, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Ha Kim Ngoc said over the past five decades, VNOSMP has been fulfilling its assigned political missions, contributing to healing the wounds of war as well as normalising and promoting Vietnam-US relations. He expressed his belief that with the concerted efforts of the Ministries of Foreign Affairs, National Defence, and Public Security and the US partners, the support and coordination of relevant agencies, local authorities, people and veterans of both countries, the Vietnam-US MIA cooperation will continue to achieve positive outcomes and fulfill its humanitarian mission, helping … [Read more...] about Vietnam Office for Seeking Missing Persons marks 50th founding anniversary

Trinh Thi Bich Nhu (centre) shows her gold medal in the women’s 100m freestyle S6 race at the 12th ASEAN Para Games. (Photo: VNA) Phnom Penh (VNA) – The delegation of Vietnamese athletes with disabilities has obtained successes beyond expectations at the 12th ASEAN Para Games, scheduled to officially wrap up in Cambodia on late June 9. By the end of June 8, when competitions of most sports had completed, Vietnam gained 66 gold, 56 silver, and 77 bronze medals. These results helped Vietnam secure the third position on the medal standings, following Indonesia (153 gold medals) and Thailand (123) and much outperforming the fourth-placed Malaysia (46). These are encouraging results since before the Games started, Deputy General Director of the Vietnam Sports Administration Nguyen Hong Minh, head of the Vietnamese delegation to the 12th ASEAN Para Games, had targeted only 50 - 55 gold medals and a place in the top four in the standings. The results at this year’s Games are … [Read more...] about Sources of pride for Vietnam at 12th ASEAN Para Games

At the reception. (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) - Politburo member and permanent member of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee’s Secretariat Truong Thi Mai hosted a reception in Hanoi on June 9 for a high-level delegation of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI-M) led by its General Secretary Sitaram Yechury. solidarity between the two Parties, States and peoples of the two countries. She informed the guest about a number of key tasks that the CPV is implementing, including mass mobilisation work and the relationship between the Party and the people. She said that under the leadership of the CPV, Vietnam has changed from a country with a poverty rate of 58% to a middle-income country in the world. She went on to say that the CPV is reviewing 40 years of implementation of the Doi Moi (renewal) process, including analysing specific domestic and international situations to improve the effectiveness of policy making in the coming period. India , … [Read more...] about Party official receives Indian party delegation

A table tennis match at ASEAN Para Games 12. (Photo: VNA) Phnom Penh (VNA) - As of 8:30 pm on July 8,  the Vietnamese delegation pocketed 66 gold, 56 silver, and 77 bronze medals, ranking third in the medal tally after Indonesia and Thailand at the 12th ASEAN Para Games in Cambodia. Although there is one more official competition day on June 9 at ASEAN Para Games 12, Vietnam is certain of the third place in the medal tally because it has left fourth-placed Malaysia far behind. Malaysia had won 46 gold, 38 silver and 29 bronze. On June 8, swimmer Trinh Thi Bich Nhu bagged one more gold medal, one silver and one bronze, becoming the most successful Vietnamese female athlete at ASEAN Para Games 12 with a total five gold, one silver and one bronze medals. Vietnamese swimmers won 28 gold medals and 21 silver and 32 bronze in all at the event. Meanwhile, track-and-field athletes brought home 20 gold medals, 19 silver and 20 bronze, far exceeding the set goal of 13 gold … [Read more...] about ASEAN Para Games 12: Vietnam among top three in medal ranking

Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son (R) meets with British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly in Paris on June 7. (Photo: VNA) Paris (VNA) – Vietnamese Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son met with the UK’s Foreign Secretary James Cleverly, Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development of China’s Hong Kong Algernon Yau Ying-wah, and Foreign Minister of Lithuania Gabrielius Landsbergis in Paris on June 7. The meetings took place on the sidelines of the OECD Ministerial Council Meeting 2023. Talking to British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly, Minister Son expressed his delight at the progress in the two countries’ relations in multiple spheres, and suggested both sides increase mutual visits at all levels. He called on the British Government to continue financial and technological support, and assist Vietnam with capacity building within the framework of the Just Energy Transition Partnership to help the country realise the commitments announced at the 26th UN Climate Change … [Read more...] about Vietnam looks to reinforce ties with UK, Hong Kong, Lithuania

The meetings took place on the sidelines of the OECD Ministerial Council Meeting 2023. Talking to British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly, Minister Son expressed his delight at the progress in the two countries’ relations in multiple spheres, and suggested both sides increase mutual visits at all levels. He called on the British Government to continue financial and technological support, and assist Vietnam with capacity building within the framework of the Just Energy Transition Partnership to help the country realize the commitments announced at the 26th U.N. Climate Change Conference (COP26). He also asked for the U.K.’s coordination with and support for Vietnam to successfully serve as co-chair of the OECD Southeast Asia Regional Program, with priority to promoting economic recovery, helping with economic reform, and aiding Southeast Asian countries to further approach OECD standards. Agreeing on Minister Son’s suggestions, Cleverly expressed the respect for Vietnam’s … [Read more...] about Vietnam looks to reinforce ties with U.K., Hong Kong, Lithuania