President Truong Tan Sang on May 6 visited and presented gifts to several families of war veterans and wounded soldiers in Dien Bien Phu city, the northwest province of Dien Bien, who participated in the Dien Bien Phu campaign 60 years ago.
A spectacular performance involving more than 1,000 artists kicks start a series of events celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Dien Bien Phu Victory (May 7 1954) on May 6 evening.
Vietnam has always defined culture as the spiritual foundation of the society and the driving force and ultimate goal of socio-economic development, Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Hoang Tuan Anh has said.
Tai Yuen Co., Ltd, a subsidiary company of the Taiwan-based Yunlon Group, will invest in a project to build a textile mill worth US$150 million in the northern province of Ha Nam.
Vietnam’s skilled workers will find it easier to seek high-income jobs when the ASEAN Community is formed by 2015.
Vietnam’s first remote sensing satellite, VNREDSat-1, has captured 3,661 images since it came under the country’s control on September 4, 2013.
Vietnam has proactively expanded its cooperation with other countries and international organizations in preserving and upholding values of UNESCO-recognized heritage pieces, a representative of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has said.
Kate festival, the largest of the Cham ethnic people in the central province of Ninh Thuan in the year, aims to honour male deities and ancestors who extended great help to people.
Vietnam has paid special attention to its traditional friendship with Kazakhstan and wishes to step up its result-oriented cooperation with the country in various fields for mutual development.
War veterans and ex-youth volunteers recalled their memories of fighting in Dien Bien Phu battle at a get-together in Hanoi on May 4, an activity marking the 60th anniversary of Vietnam’s victory over the French colonial rule on May 7.