There will be screenings of historical films across the nation from April 25 – May 20 to mark several major national anniversaries, including the 60th anniversary of the Dien Bien Phu victory, a Government official revealed in Hanoi on April 23.
The first post office was established on April 23 in Sinh Ton commune, Truong Sa Island, Khanh Hoa province, improving local cultural life.
A solar power system was handed over to Tan Nhut secondary school in Binh Chanh district, Ho Chi Minh City on April 23, becoming the first among 10 local schools benefiting from an initiative funded by Japan’s AEON Environmental Foundation.
Nearly 200 policy makers, scientists, academics and senior officials from 10 ASEAN member states are attending the 67th meeting of the ASEAN Committee on Science and Technology (COST-67) in Singapore from April 21-25.
Travel agencies in Hanoi reported a surge in travel demand on the upcoming national holiday that begins at the end of this month.
The northern mountainous province of Tuyen Quang, one of the cradles of Hat Then (Then singing), is hastening the compilation of a dossier seeking UNESCO’s recognition of the musical genre as a piece of intangible cultural heritage of humanity.
Vietnam always bears in mind the assistance provided by Chinese advisors and experts during its anti-French resistance war, President Truong Tan Sang said while receiving a delegation of former experts’ families in Hanoi on April 23.
Hanoi is enhancing its inspections of natural resources and environment management in the capital in order to promptly detect and resolve infringements.
Vaccination is the most effective way to prevent measles, Deputy Minister of Health Nguyen Thi Xuyen emphasised at a Hanoi conference on April 22 evaluating the ongoing outbreak of the disease.
The Phu Quoc island district of southern Kien Giang province needs more than 6,000 qualified workers serving its tourism sector.