A performance of Xoan singing in ancient villages at cultural relic sites in Viet Tri city, Phu Tho province (Photo: VNA)

Hung Kings' Commemoration Day: Returning to the roots

The Hung Kings’ Commemoration Day is viewed as a celebration of great importance among Vietnamese people. It also acts as a symbol of cultural value, great solidarity, and sense of gratitude and worship of the ancestors of Vietnamese people.

Vice Chairman of the Phu Tho provincial People's Committee Nguyen Huy Ngoc and other delegates offer incense at the Mau Au Co Temple. (Photo: VNA)

Legendary ancestors commemorated in Phu Tho

Local leaders and citizens offered incense, flowers, and tributes to express their gratitude to Father Lac Long Quan and Mother Au Co for laying the foundations of the nation. They also prayed for national prosperity, peace, and unity. ​

People attend activities within the framework of the Hung Kings Commemoration Day on April 18, 2024. (Photo: VNA)

Hung Kings Commemoration Day contributes to promoting heritage

The events aim to educate the tradition of patriotism and gratitude to the Hung Kings and ancestors who contributed to building and protecting the nation; as well as contribute to popularising tourism and local cultural heritage towards promoting tourism and economic development in the province.

Minister of Transport Tran Hong Minh (central, in black) inspects the work at the construction site of the new Phong Chau bridge in the northern province of Phu Tho. (Photo: VNA)

Construction of new Phong Chau bridge kicks off

The Ministry of Transport and the People’s Committee of the northern province of Phu Tho on December 21 started the construction of the new Phong Chau bridge on National Highway 32C to replace the old one, which collapsed as a result of Typhoon Yagi.

Workers at Ha Hoa Shoes JSC in Phu Tho province (Photo: VNA)

Phu Tho pens measures to realise socio-economic targets

The Party Committee of the northern midland province of Phu Tho recently held its 17th conference, outlining various measures to concretise the set socio-economic development goals in the last three months of the year.

Pontoon bridge opened to traffic on September 30 after Typhoon Yagi (Photo: VNA)

Pontoon bridge opened to traffic after Typhoon Yagi

Engineering Brigade 249 under the Engineering Corps on September 30 morning officially opened the Phong Chau pontoon bridge, spanning the Hong (Red) river and connecting Lam Thao district with Tam Nong district in the northern province of Phu Tho.

Party General Secretary and State President To Lam speaks at the meeting with the Phu Tho Party Committee’s Standing Board on September 12. (Photo: VNA)

Top leader gives encouragement to flood victims in Phu Tho

Party General Secretary and State President To Lam arrived in the northern province of Phu Tho in the late afternoon of September 12 to inspect flood prevention and control efforts and to provide support and encouragement to residents affected by Typhoon Yagi and subsequent flooding.

Phu Tho expands industrial zones for more investment (Photo: daibieunhandan.vn)

Phu Tho expands industrial zones for more investment

Phu Tho (VNA) – The northern province of Phu Tho has completed the construction and expansion of seven industrial parks and 21 out of the 28 industrial clusters, helping turn the province into a magnet for foreign investors.

Tourists cycle in Xuan Son National Park in the northern province of Phu Tho. (Photo; baophutho.vn)

Phu Tho develops community tourism

Recognising natural and cultural advantages, Tan Son district has focused on developing community tourism and eco-tourism that bring visitors great experiences.

Young overseas Vietnamese in the Hung Kings temple historical relic area in the northern province of Phu Tho. (Photo: VNA)

Young overseas Vietnamese commemorate Hung Kings

A delegation of 120 young overseas Vietnamese from 27 countries and territories around the world attend an incense offering ceremony at Thuong temple and the temple dedicated to Father Lac Long Quan in the Hung Kings temple historical relic area in the northern province of Phu Tho, on July 15.

The live tiger handed over to the eco-site Muong Thanh Safari Land in Nghe An for care. (Photo: nhandan.vn)

Three men arrested for illegal trade of endangered species

Police in Can Khe district, the northern province of Phu Tho, have busted a ring involved in the illegal transporting and trading of endangered, precious, and rare animals across provinces, detaining three men and seizing one live tiger and one frozen bear.

Phu Tho ranks 9th nationwide in public administrative reform index

Phu Tho ranks 9th nationwide in public administrative reform index

The northern province of Phu Tho climbed to the 9th place out of the 63 localities nation in the ranking of the Public Administrative Reform (PAR) Index, and ranked sixth in the Satisfaction Index of Public Administration Services (SIPAS) 2023, the Government's Steering Committee for Administrative Reform has announced.