Talking to Vietnam News Agency, Callow held that London was a destination for Ho Chi Minh after a long journey to many other places because that was known as the workshop of the world. It was the cradle of the Industrial Revolution, the center of the greatest empire in terms of land mass that the world had ever known, and the world's top financial center. His journey is intensely practical and a way to discover the politics, the economics and the cultures of very different civilizations, the scholar stated. He stressed that it was a brave step for Ho Chi Minh to leave his homeland with a desire to learn, to witness with his own eyes the fast changing world, and to see for himself the bases of the imperial power. “During his tour, he got a sense of change, a possibility and the power of an organised working class to make progressive change. He could take certain lessons back home with him to change the lives and the realities of the Vietnamese people for the better. But from London, … [Read more...] about Britain historian highlights significance of President Ho Chi Minh’s trip to London
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US professor remembers President Hồ Chí Minh meeting
Prof. Dr. Yang Dao at the meeting with Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính in the US. VNA/VNS Photo HÀ NỘI — Prof. Yang Dao, a Mông man who has lived in the US for years, got a chance to meet President Hồ Chí Minh in Việt Nam when he was a child and has never forgotten the experience. Yang Dao was around five years old and lived with his family in Mèo Vạc District in the northern mountainous province of Hà Giang. His family was honoured to welcome Uncle Hồ and a group of Việt Minh (Vietnam Independence League) to visit his family. Since then, the beloved President's simplicity and closeness have always been on his mind. Later, when he grew up, Yang Dao understood more about the valuable things in President Hồ's life and the cause of national liberation. Speaking at the meeting with Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính, who is on a working trip in the US, and representatives of the Vietnamese community on the East Coast on May 14, Yang Dao said he was impressed by the late President's … [Read more...] about US professor remembers President Hồ Chí Minh meeting
☀️ Morning digest on May 19
Hanoi (VNA) - The following is a list of selected news summaries last night by the Vietnam News Agency. - Dien Bien has a high poverty rate, so one of the province's important political tasks is to reduce the rate in the coming time, President Nguyen Xuan Phuc said at a working session with the Standing Board of the provincial Party Committee on May 18. President Nguyen Xuan Phuc speaks at the working session. (Photo: VNA) The President said that the province has a particularly important strategic position in terms of economy, society, national defence and security, ecological environment and foreign affairs, adding that it should take advantage of historical and cultural strengths of many local ethnic groups to boost socio-economic development. Read full story - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on May 17 (US time) visited tech giants Intel, Apple and Google in Silicon Valley as part of his US visit. At the meeting with the Vietnamese Government leader, Intel’s Executive … [Read more...] about ☀️ Morning digest on May 19
PM urged U.S. businesses to invest in tourism and trade in Vietnam
The conference, held by the national carrier Vietnam Airlines and two travel groups – Saigon Tourists and Thien Minh Group – to boost the cooperation between enterprises of the two countries and to introduce Vietnam to U.S. friends and partners. Addressing the event, PM Chinh highlighted the development of the Vietnam - U.S. ties, benefiting both countries and contributing to peace, cooperation and development in the world. The Government leader affirmed that economic, investment, trade and science-education cooperation is an important pillar in the bilateral relationship. In the very challenging year of 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, two-way trade still reached 112 billion USD, accounting for nearly one-third of the total U.S. - ASEAN trade turnover. The U.S. is Vietnam’s second largest trade partner while Vietnam is the U.S.’ 9th largest, he noted, adding that trade between the two countries has contributed to making Vietnam one of the 20 largest import-export countries … [Read more...] about PM urged U.S. businesses to invest in tourism and trade in Vietnam
Zero Waste to Mekong River project launched
A floating market in Can Tho City Can Tho City is a poetic river tourism destination and is facing a waste pollution issue, especially plastic waste. In order to make Can Tho to be a civilized and clean city, over the past years, the city has developed initiatives to promote waste collection and segregation at source. Among those efforts, the project “Zero Waste to Mekong River: Pilot Circular Economy model for Floating markets in Can Tho” was approved by the concerned authorities in March 2022. Accordingly, this project is funded by Dow Chemical Vietnam LLC (Dow Vietnam) and implemented by Center for Supporting Green Development (GreenHub) and Research Center for Resources and Rural Development (RECERD) with the support and joint efforts of Can Tho People's Committee, Can Tho Department of Natural Resources and Environment and local authorities in Binh Thuy and Cai Rang districts. On May 18, 2022, in Can Tho City, Can Tho Department of Natural Resources and Environment in … [Read more...] about Zero Waste to Mekong River project launched