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3792 newsA ceremony to celebrate the 83rd founding anniversary of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) was held in Hanoi on November 18.
A 300-year old banyan tree in My Duc district, Hanoi has been recognised by the Vietnam Association for Conservation of Nature and Environment (VACNE) as a Vietnam Heritage Tree.
Established in Hanoi in 1997, the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology has served as a research centre and a public museum with a mission to collect, document, preserve and exhibit the cultural heritage of Vietnam ’s 54 ethnic groups.
Floods caused by torrential rains in the central region have killed at least 31 people, left two missing and seriously injured three others, disaster officials said on November 17.
A requiem for the souls of traffic accident victims was held at Bai Dinh pagoda in the northern province of Ninh Binh on November 16.
Vietnam has become a pillar of India’s “Look East” policy, according to Indian Foreign Minister Salman Khurshid.
The journalist associations of Vietnam and Thailand have agreed to continue strengthening and reinforcing their cooperation in the field, looking towards building a sustainable friendship.
Despite obtaining encouraging results in its combating and preventing corruption, Vietnam will continue to place a high priority on its fight against corruption, said Deputy Inspector General Le Tien Hao at the 9 th Southeast Asian Parties Against Corruption meeting (SEA-PAC 9).
Vietnam is among the ten countries with the highest ageing rate from now to 2050, a recent report by the United Nations has shown.
A meeting to uphold the role of overseas women in the country’s development is on the verge of taking place, with an expected attendance of over 200 people.