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Localities nationwide launch New Year tree planting festival

Many provinces and cities across Vietnam, on February 25, simultaneously held the annual New Year tree planting festival, initiated by the late President Ho Chi Minh in 1960.
Localities nationwide launch New Year tree planting festival ảnh 1Youths in Da Nang plant casuarina trees (Photo: thanhnien.vn)

Hanoi (VNA) – Many provinces and cities acrossVietnam, on February 25, simultaneously held the annual New Year tree planting festival,initiated by the late President Ho Chi Minh in 1960.

In the northern province of Bac Ninh, the Ministry ofNatural Resources and Environment and provincial authorities launched thefestival, planting close to 57,000 trees. The province aims to 200,000 trees ofdifferent kinds in 2018.

Meanwhile, the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union CentralCommittee used the green event to kick off its 2018 month of youth in Ha Longcity, the northern province of Quang Ninh, which spotlighted innovation andstartups. On the day, local youths bedded out casuarina trees over 5 hectaresof land, inaugurated a youth garden, and joined environmental cleaningactivities along beaches and residential areas.

A similar launch of the youth month and tree-plantingfestival took place in the central coastal city of Da Nang with theparticipation of 800 young people. The day saw 5,000 pine trees planted alongcoastal Nguyen Tat Thanh road in Thanh Khe district.

The central province of Nghe An also held a similar ceremonyat the local national historical site Truong Buong to join the youth and tree-plantingactivities.-VNA
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