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.
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.
The Vietnam National Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam) has voiced vehement protest against the China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) for violating Vietnam’s sovereign right and jurisdiction.
The central coastal province of Binh Thuan recorded a drastic increase in the number of holiday-makers to local tourism sites during the National Reunification Day and May Day holidays that began on April 30.
The Vietnamese economy has expanded 7.8 times since the country regained national independence in 1975, the Government news portal reported.
The Pom Lot-NuaNgam-HuoiPuoc belt road in the northwest province of Dien Bien opened to traffic on May 4 to mark the 60th anniversary of Dien Bien Phu victory.
President Truong Tan Sang on May 4 sent a message of condolences to his Afghan counterpart Hamid Karzai over a deadly landslide in the northeast part of the country.
Any activity conducted by foreign countries in Vietnam’s waters without permission is illegal and void, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Le Hai Binh has affirmed, adding that the country absolutely opposes it.
A new museum which celebrates the 60th anniversary of the Dien Bien Phu Victory will be inaugurated on May 5.