PANO - Senior Lieutenant-General Ngo Xuan Lich, Member of the Secretariat of the Party Central Committee, Permanent Member of the Party Military Central Commission and Head of the General Department of Politics, on December 21st, visited and congratulated General Vo Nguyen Giap and other senior officers, being taken care of at the Military Central Hospital 108. The event took place on the occasion of the 67th founding anniversary of the Vietnam People’s Army and 22nd celebration of the Whole People’s Defence Festive Day. On behalf of the Military Central Commission, the General Department of Politics, officers and soldiers in the army, General Lich expressed deep gratitude to General Vo Nguyen Giap who had, amongst other great feats, set up the Vietnam Propaganda and Liberation Unit (the predecessor of the Vietnam People’s Army) 67 years ago and who had greatly contributed to Vietnam’s revolutionary cause. General Lich also wished General Giap good health, … [Read more...] about General Lich congratulates General Vo Nguyen Giap
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Colonel-General Ngo Xuan Lich visits Mr. Le Kha Phieu on his 80th birth anniversary
PANO - Member of the Party Central Committee, Member of the Standing Committee of the Central Military Commission, Director of the General Department of Politics, Colonel-General Ngo Xuan Lich on December 26 th visited and congratulated former Party General Secretary, former Director of the General Department of Politics Le Kha Phieu on his 80 th birth anniversary. On behalf of the General Department of Politics, the incumbent delivered the best wishes and expressed the gratitude to the former for his great contributions to the Party cause, the country, people and especially the highest political agency of the Army. Colonel-General Ngo Xuan Lich briefed the former Party Chief on the Army’s implementation of defence and military tasks, major political activities across the Army and the deployment and education of Party Resolutions across the defence organization. The former Party Chief was moved and thanked for the best wishes and feelings that the General Department of … [Read more...] about Colonel-General Ngo Xuan Lich visits Mr. Le Kha Phieu on his 80th birth anniversary
Nguyen Huu Khoa and His Cartoon Portraits
The art of drawing cartoon portraits for newspapers has existed for a long time in Vietnam and has involved the participation of many artists. However, most of their drawings are illustrative or enlarge a feature, such as the eyes, nose or mouth of the character. For portraits drawn by cartoonist Nguyen Huu Khoa, well-known for his pen-names, "Com" and "Khoai", they show a new and unique expression of the artist that fascinates those who see them. The characters, such as famous painter Bui Xuan Phai, musician Van Cao, musician Tran Tien and people's artist Dang Thai Son, are reflected in his cartoons with deformed and slovenly appearances and both strange and familiar but keep their distinctive features and appearance. According to the cartoonist, to make people recognize the deformed characters is the most difficult. He often bases his drawings on the salient features of the characters' looks and personality to create his own views. Thanks to years of sculpting, Nguyen Huu Khoa has … [Read more...] about Nguyen Huu Khoa and His Cartoon Portraits
One dead in landslide in Thai Nguyen Province
One person was killed in a landslide early Sunday morning, April 15, when a huge mound of earth and rubble dumped near a coal mine in Dai Tu District in the northern province of Thai Nguyen suddenly fell onto tens of houses situated right underneath the dumpsite. Thousands of cubic metres of earth and rubble that had been dumped from the Phan Me mine, owned by a local state-owned metal processing company named Thai Nguyen Steel Company, fell on several households burying those inside. Several policemen, soldiers, firefighters and militia have been deployed to find the missing victims. However, the rescue work is proving extremely difficult as the victims were buried under huge mounds of earth and rubble, and there is no specialised equipment like bulldozers or excavating machines to speed up work. Local witnesses said that at least seven people are still missing at the landslide area in the waste dump site. So far, only two persons have been pulled out of the debris. One … [Read more...] about One dead in landslide in Thai Nguyen Province
Canadian businesses explore investment opportunities in Thai Nguyen
More than 100 Canadian and foreign businesses in Canada attended at a seminar in Toronto on March 22 to seek and expand investment cooperation in Vietnam’s northern province of Thai Nguyen. At the opening ceremony, Secretary of the Thai Nguyen Provincial Party Committee Pham Xuan Duong emphasized that the event offered an opportunity for Thai Nguyen and Canadian businesses to introduce their policies and potential for investment cooperation. Margaret Vokes, South Asia Area Director at the Ontario Ministry of Economic Development and Innovation, conveyed best regards from Minister Brad Duguid, stressing that the event provided participants with updated information and opened up opportunities for doing business and boosting relations for mutual benefit. Duong Ngoc Long, chairman of the provincial People’s Committee, answered businesses’ questions related to the province’s policies, formalities and the advantages of investment. Vietnamese ambassador to … [Read more...] about Canadian businesses explore investment opportunities in Thai Nguyen