The Sai Gon Habour Gate’s Zone 1 Customs Branch, under Ho Chi Minh City’s Customs Department, has launched an official investigation into the shipment of 1.3 tonnes of ivory.
People often think contemporary dance will only take place on stage. However, Swiss artists have brought it to a street in Hanoi. The event was part of the ‘Europe Meets Asia in Contemporary Dance’.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc visited an enterprise set up and run by war invalids in Ngo Quyen district, Hai Phong northern port city, on September 1.
The iconic iron bridge Truong Tien in the former imperial capital of Hue is getting an overhaul in an effort to return it to its design under the era of the country’s last emperor Bao Dai (1926-1945).
The northern province of Bac Giang plans to invest 220 billion VND (around 9.7 million USD) in implementing the national target programme on new-style rural area building in 2017.
The Prime Minister has issued a set of criteria for a new-style rural commune in the 2016-2020 period, covering 19 different fields with specific targets.
Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue has urged ministries to accelerate the building of institutions for the national target programme on building new-style rural areas.
The signature spring festival of Dien Bien, or Hoa Ban Festival, began on March 14 night in Dien Bien city with hundreds of local performers and international visitors in attendance.
Localities nationwide need to mobilise more resources for building rural
transport infrastructure in the time ahead, which is a critical measure
to successfully build new-style rural areas, said Deputy Prime Minister
Vu Van Ninh.
Vietnamese Ambassador to Iran Nguyen Hong Thach has paid a working visit
to the country’s Esfahan province to bolster investment and trade
cooperation between the two countries.
Visitors to the mountainous A Luoi district in the central province of
Thua Thien-Hue are immediately struck by the visible changes in all
aspects of life across the district.
The Ministry of Defence held a ceremony on March 6 to put into trial
operation a section of the Truong Son Dong road project, which runs from
Da Lat City to Lac Duong district in the Central Highland province of
Lam Dong.
The Vietnamese Embassy in Singapore has vowed to work closely with
relevant agencies to bring home the body of sailor Tran Duc Dat who was
shot dead by pirates off Singapore’s coast in the early morning of
December 7.
The weather in Ho Chi Minh City and southern provinces in the coming
days will continue to be scorching, with temperatures up to over 39
degrees Celsius. This is the 2nd heat wave in the dry season this year.
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XIII National Congress of Communist Party of Vietnam
