Hanoi (VNA) - The following is a brief review of the day’s events as reported by the Vietnam News Agency.
- A grand ceremony and parade took place at the stadium of the northwestern province of Dien Bien in the morning of May 7 to mark the 70th anniversary of the Dien Bien Phu Victory (May 7, 1954 - 2024).
Braving a rain in the early morning, tens of thousands of local residents and visitors flocked to the stadium and thoroughfares where the parade would move through to witness the event. Read full story
- The Dien Bien Phu Victory was a brilliant epic in the struggle against French colonialism and a decisive factor helping open a new stage for the revolution of the three Indochinese countries of Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia, according to Lao Minister of Technology and Communications Boviengkham Vongdara.
In an interview granted to the Vietnam News Agency on the occasion of the victory’s 70th anniversary (May 7, 1954-2024), Boviengkham Vongdara, who is also Chairman of the Laos-Vietnam Friendship Association, said that it was also a decisive victory making the French colonialists completely defeated in Indochina, and had a huge impact on the anti-colonialism movement in the world. Read full story
- A special music show was held by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism in Dien Bien Phu city, the northwestern province of Dien Bien, on May 6 to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the Dien Bien Phu Victory (May 7, 1954-2024).
The event saw the presence of Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, Acting President Vo Thi Anh Xuan, Permanent member of the Party Central Committee’s Secretariat and Chairwoman of the Party Central Committee’s Organisation Commission Truong Thi Mai, and Permanent Vice Chairman of the National Assembly Tran Thanh Man. Read full story
- Over the past 35 years, the relationship between Vietnam and Brazil has been developing positively in all fields, becoming more substantive and effective with closer political ties and trust, and expanded economic and trade cooperation, stated Vietnamese Ambassador to Brazil Bui Van Nghi.
In an interview granted to Vietnam News Agency on the occasion of the 35th anniversary of the Vietnam-Brazil diplomatic relations and the 17-year bilateral comprehensive partnership, the diplomat said this coincides with the first year of the implementation of the joint statement that leaders of the two countries released during Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh’s visit to Brazil in September 2023, which was the first by a high-ranking leaders of Vietnam to the Latin American country in 16 years. Read full story
- The Vietnam Embassy in Belarus and the Association of International Friendship and Cultural Exchange of Belarus on May 6 held a ceremony to mark the 79th anniversary of Victory Day over Fascism in the Great Patriotic War (May 9, 1945 – 2024), the 70th anniversary of Dien Bien Phu Victory (May 7, 1954-2024), and the 49th anniversary of the liberation of the South and the national reunification (April 30, 1975-2024).
Ambassador Nguyen Van Ngu highlighted similarities between the victories of the two countries and affirmed that in world history, the victories do not only belong to the peoples of Vietnam and Belarus but also to all peoples who love peace, freedom, and justice. Read full story
- Vietnam’s industrial real estate industry is expected to continue its strong growth trajectory due to foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows benefiting from tax incentives.
According to the General Statistics Office (GSO), the total FDI disbursed in Vietnam in the first four months of this year reached an estimated 6.28 billion USD, up 7.4% year on year, the highest four-month amount in the past five years. Read full story
- After setting a new record high of 86 million VND (3,400 USD) per tael on May 6, SJC-branded gold prices further rose on May 7.
At 9:30 am, Saigon Jewellery Company Limited reported an increase of 500,000 VND per tael, now trading at 84.8 million VND for sellers and 87 million VND for buyers. Read full story
- Vietnamese Ambassador to Australia Pham Hung Tam has had a meeting with Australian Minister for Trade and Tourism Don Farrell to discuss opportunities for promoting trade and investment cooperation between the two countries.
Farrell valued the positive developments in bilateral relations, especially the upgrade of relations to a comprehensive strategic partnership during Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh’s official visit to Australia in March. He expressed his delight at the achievements in economic, trade, investment, and tourism cooperation between the two countries. Read full story
- Four best table tennis players of Vietnam will seek their Olympic slots at the Southeast Asia Regional Qualification from May 8-10 in Bangkok, Thailand.
They are Nguyen Anh Tu and Dinh Anh Hoang in the men's singles, Mai Hoang My Trang and Nguyen Khoa Dieu Khanh in the women's singles./. Read full story
