VOV.VN - Hundreds of thousands of Vietnamese people lined the downtown streets of Hanoi to bid farewell to General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam Nguyen Phu Trong as the State gun carriage takes the leader’s coffin to his final resting place at the Mai Dich Cemetery.
During his theoretical research career, Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong was a post-graducate student at the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (RANEPA or Presidential Academy) - the largest educational institution in Russia.
VOV.VN - During the two-day State funeral on July 25 - 26, hordes of Buddhist monks, nuns, and followers joined local residents for a requiem in commemoration of Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong at Quan Su pagoda in Hanoi.
VOV.VN - A memorial service for General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Nguyen Phu Trong took place at the National Funeral Hall in Hanoi on July 26, with large number of leaders and people from all walks of life along with international friends paying their last respects to the late Party leader.
Rice exports could bring in a record turnover of US$5 billion this year if the pace of shipment is maintained like at present, according to Vu Tuan Anh, CEO of GLE company, a rice exporter.
A first-ever ceremony to honour the Vietnamese language in Europe and the donation of Vietnamese book collections took place in Prague and Brno, the two Czech cities with the largest Vietnamese populations, as part of a working visit to the Czech Republic by a foreign ministry delegation led by Deputy Minister Le Thi Thu Hang on July 24 and 25.
VOV.VN - Vietnamese participants in judo and boxing face tough groups at the upcoming Paris Olympics as they will face strong rivals in the first round of their respective tournaments.
VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh met with General Secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (LPRP) and President of Laos Thongloun Sisoulith and his wife on July 26, with the pair in Hanoi to attend the state funeral of Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong.
VOV.VN - Border forces operating in the central province of Quang Tri said on July 25 that they have smashed a major drug trafficking ring which had been transporting illegal substances into the nation from Laos, arresting three Vietnamese nationals in the process.
VOV.VN - Vietnam attracted more than US$18 billion in foreign direct investment (FDI) during the past seven months of the year, representing an increase of 10.9% against the same period from last year, according to details given by the Foreign Investment Agency (FIA).