As temperatures are plummeting to below zero degree Celsius on January 18, hoarfrost has blanketed the top of Mount Fansipan – the highest peak in Indochina – in the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai.
It is the first time a large batch of 22 tonnes of frozen fruits of Indochina Dragonplum (scientific name Dracontomelon duperreanum) trees from Vietnam has been shipped to Australia, the Vietnam Trade Office in Australia has said.
The first successful test of recreational space travel on July 11 has many people aiming for the prospect of "space tourism". Before realising this "luxury" dream, visitors can experience "space tourism" without leaving Earth. Fansipan peak is one of the rare destinations that help visitors get this experience.
Russian scholars have congratulated Vietnam on its historic victory in the Dien Bien Phu campaign on the occasion of its 67th anniversary on May 7, saying it was the most important battle in the first Indochina War.
An oil painting on canvas entitled Portrait de Mademoiselle Phuong (Portrait of Mademoiselle Phuong) by late painter Mai Trung Thu has sold at an auction for the highest price paid for Vietnamese art.
The Construction Department of central Da Nang city has listed 17 commercial housing projects in which foreign organisations and individuals can buy units.
Featuring enticing articles, a book entitled "Tet Vietnam xua” (Vietnamese Lunar New Year Festival in the Past) has brought readers into a journey of the festival, called Tet in Vietnamese, through many rituals, customs, and hobbies imbued with the “Vietnamese soul”.
About 68 percent of surveyed people in Vietnam stated their intent to resume travelling by the last quarter of 2020, showing their eagerness to travel and confidence in the Government’s handling of the pandemic.
The Chu Mom Ray National Park spans Sa Thay and Ngoc Hoi districts in the Central Highlands province of Kon Tum, adjacent to the border with Cambodia and in the T-junction of Indochina.
Officially inaugurated on January 13rd, 2017, the Fansipan flagpole is an important structure, marking the symbol of Vietnam on the highest mountain in Indochina.
The Authority of Telecommunications under the Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) revealed on June 2 that a second mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) will soon debut in Vietnam.
In 1953, eight years after reinvading Indochina, despite having mobilised huge economic and military resources, the French colonialists failed to achieve their purpose of destroying the revolutionary government and resistance forces to reestablish their rule throughout Indochina. On the contrary, they suffered heavy losses: 390,000 troops.
It has been over 40 years since the American War came to an end but unforgettable memories of historic days fighting for the liberation of the motherland still flood back to war veterans whenever they visit old battlefields.
Some artworks from the Vietnam Museum of Fine Arts collection have been put on display at the museum to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Vietnam People's Army (December 22).
Ha Thai lacquerware is now enjoying a new vitality and has established a firm position among the famous craft villages in Vietnam, with most of its products being exported.
The Vietnamese version of a Russian book highlighting the role of the Soviet Union-Vietnam cooperation in the success of the 1954 Geneva Conference was unveiled in Hanoi on August 28.
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