President Ho Chi Minh was born on May 19, 1890, and given the name Nguyen Sinh Cung. He later changed his name to Nguyen Tat Thanh. His birthplace was Kim Lien or Sen village. His childhood home has been preserved as a special national historical site. On June 5, 1911 at Nha Rong Wharf, the patriotic young man Nguyen Tat Thanh embarked on the ship Admiral Latouche Treville to begin a quest for national salvation.(Archived photo) During his years building a revolution, Ho Chi Minh used many pen names. This photo captures 30-year-old Nguyen Ai Quoc in France on his quest for national salvation. Ho Chi Minh attended the 18th Congress of the French Socialist Party in Tours in December, 1920. On September 2, 1945, at historic Ba Dinh square, President Ho Chi Minh read the Declaration of Independence that gave birth to the Democratic Republic of Vietnam. President Ho Chi Minh made an appeal in 1946 to all Vietnamese to rise up for national salvation after peace negotiations with France to … [Read more...] about Rare photos of President Ho Chi Minh
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Ho Chi Minh Tourism Festival 2019 draws 40 travel businesses
The Hanoitimes - This year’s festival is set to showcase several promotional programs launched by travel companies and aimed at stimulating tourism activities. Nearly 30,000 visitors purchased tours during the 2019 VITM Japan Cherry Blossom Festival opens in Hanoi The 2019 Ho Chi Minh Tourism Festival with theme “Happy Summer” will which take place from April 11 to 14, and is expected to draw 150 booths from over 40 businesses in Ho Chi Minh City and 30 provinces and cities nationwide. Ho Chi Minh Tourism Festival draws 40 travel businesses. Photo: baodautu According to the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee, this year’s festival is set to showcase several promotional programs launched by travel companies and aimed at stimulating tourism activities. On this occasion, the organizing board will launch another nine low-cost city tours in Ho Chi Minh City with prices ranging from VND275,000 to 2 million (US$11.8 – 86), including Ho … [Read more...] about Ho Chi Minh Tourism Festival 2019 draws 40 travel businesses
Ho Chi Minh City welcomes over 200,000 foreign visitors during Tet holiday
The Hanoitimes - In January alone, Ho Chi Minh City welcomed 793,662, an increase of 21% from a year earlier. Da Nang welcomes 328,810 visitors during Lunar New Year holiday Over half a million visitors come to Hanoi during Tet holiday Complex of Hue Monuments welcomes 25,000 visitors on 1st day of Tet The number of foreign visitors to Ho Chi Minh City during Tet holiday (Lunar New Year) from January 31 to February 11 is estimated at 221,000, a 15% increase from the same period of last year, according to Ho Chi Minh City Department of Tourism. Ho Chi Minh City welcomes over 200,000 foreign visitors during Tet holiday. The foreign tourists to the city mostly came from China, Japan and South Korea. In January alone, the metropolis welcomed 793,662 domestic and overseas visitors, a year-on-year increase of 21%. Ho Chi Minh City’s tourism sector reeled in over VND13.5 trillion (US$581 million), a year on year increase of 26.1%. In addition, many travel … [Read more...] about Ho Chi Minh City welcomes over 200,000 foreign visitors during Tet holiday
Vietnam urges Egypt to grant urgent visas for families of bomb blast victims
Police officers inspect a scene of a bus blast in Giza, Egypt, December 28, 2018. Photo by Reuters/Amr Abdallah Dalsh Vietnam`s foreign ministry is working with Egyptian authorities to help families of tourists killed and hurt in a roadside blast. The foreign ministry has requested the Egyptian Embassy in Hanoi to grant urgent visas to family members of the Vietnamese victims of Friday's bomb blast and asked that it works with parties involved to protect the victims’ legal rights. The ministry has also instructed the Vietnamese Embassy in Cairo to follow the situation closely and take necessary measures to protect the legitimate rights and interests of Vietnamese citizens. A bus carrying 15 Vietnamese tourists who were traveling from Cairo to the Giza pyramids on a seven-day tour organized by Ho Chi Minh City-based travel agency Saigontourist was hit by a roadside bomb placed near a wall along the Mariyutiya Street in Al-Haram District on Friday night. The accident killed … [Read more...] about Vietnam urges Egypt to grant urgent visas for families of bomb blast victims
Chinese museum displays President Ho Chi Minh’s photos
President Ho Chi Minh during 1920s. (Photo: baomoi.com) Beijing (VNA) – The Guangdong Museum of Revolutionary History is running an exhibition of photos of late President Ho Chi Minh in China from December 5, 2018 to January 6, 2019. The photo exhibition is in Guangzhou, the capital of Guangdong as part of the partnership between the Guangdong Museum of Revolutionary History and the Hanoi-based Ho Chi Minh Museum. On display at the exhibition “Following President Ho Chi Minh’s footsteps in China” are photos of the Vietnamese revolutionary leader during his time in China since he left Moscow to live in Guangzhou during the 1920s, using the name Li Rui. In Guangzhou, he served as an interpreter and secretary for Mikhail Borodin, a political advisor for the forerunner of democratic revolution in China – Sun Zhongshan. The Chinese city was also where President Ho Chi Minh founded the Vietnam Revolutionary Youth League to train many Vietnamese youths who … [Read more...] about Chinese museum displays President Ho Chi Minh’s photos