Vice Secretary of the Central Military Commission and Minister of National Defence Gen. Phan Van Giang visited and offered New Year wishes to several units of the army in the northern province of Vinh Phuc on January 20.
National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan paid a pre-Tet visit to the Military High Command of the central Highlands province of Dak Lak on January 15.
Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh on February 3 made a Tet visit to the Mekong Delta province of Long An on the occasion of the traditional Lunar New Year (Tet) festival and the 89th founding anniversary of the Communist Party of Vietnam.
The southern province of Long An on July 25 held a ceremony to commemorate and rebury the remains of 25 Vietnamese volunteer soldiers who laid down their lives during the wartime in Cambodia.