More than 15,000 lanterns were lighted up on Thach Han river in Quang Tri province (Photo: tinhuyquangtri.vn) Quang Tri (VNA) – A lantern floating festival was held on Thach Han river in Quang Tri town of the central province of the same name on July 19 to mark the 72nd anniversary of the War Invalids and Martyrs’ Day (July 27). More than 15,000 lanterns were lighted up in honour of the people who sacrificed their lives for the country’s independence and liberation. Local resident Nguyen Thi Thuy said she attended lantern floating festival on Thach Han river every year to pay tribute to war martyrs. More than 328,000 tonnes of explosives were used in Quang Tri town in 1972 during the war against the US. Quang Tri is home to 72 war martyrs’ cemeteries, totaling nearly 70,000 graves. There are more than 10,000 graves each at the Truong Son and the Road 9 National Martyrs’ Cemeteries. A wide range of activities will be held nationwide on … [Read more...] about Lantern festival marks invalids, martyrs’ day
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Vietnam loses 860 million USD to natural disasters last year
A mass of earth and rocks caused by a landslide blocks a road linking northern Lai Chau and Lao Cai provinces on July 11 (Photo: VNA) Ca Mau (VNA) – Vietnam recorded 224 persons dead and missing and economic losses of nearly 20 trillion VND (859.5 million USD) in natural disasters in 2018, according to the Central Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control. At a meeting in the southernmost province of Ca Mau, the committee said although natural disasters last year were not as severe as in 2017, many serious ones and extreme weather conditions still occurred nationwide. In the southern region alone, 441 riverbank and coastal erosions with a total length of over 834km caused 10 people dead and missing, injured 13 others, pulled down 320 houses and damaged more than 17,500 others. Total losses caused by natural disasters here approximated 118 billion VND. Vice Chairman of the Ca Mau People’s Committee Le Van Su said his province has been seriously … [Read more...] about Vietnam loses 860 million USD to natural disasters last year
Hanoi exhibition highlights late Lao President
An exhibition featuring late Lao President Souphanouvong, a close friend of Vietnam, opened at the Ho Chi Minh Museum in Hanoi on July 19 on the occasion of his 110th birthday (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – An exhibition featuring late Lao President Souphanouvong, a close friend of Vietnam, opened at the Ho Chi Minh Museum in Hanoi on July 19 on the occasion of his 110th birthday. Opening the event, Director of the museum Vu Manh Ha noted that together with President Ho Chi Minh, President Souphanouvong, who spent years living, studying and working in Vietnam, laid the foundation for the special relations between Vietnam and Laos. The exhibition displays nearly 100 photos, documents and items showing the memories of the late leader in Vietnam as well as his life and revolution career. In his young age, President Souphanouvong studied in Vietnam for 10 years before studying in France to become the first bridge and road construction engineer in Indochina then. After … [Read more...] about Hanoi exhibition highlights late Lao President
Hà Nội inspects housing projects
Hà Nội has set up an interdisciplinary inspection team to review housing development projects. — VNA/VNS Photo Nguyễn Thắng HÀ NỘI — Hà Nội Department of Natural Resources and Environment has decided to set up an interdisciplinary inspection team to review housing development projects which have not been granted certificates of land use rights, house and land-attached assets. The move aims to promptly handle violations by investors and also propose solutions to the city’s People’s Committee to remove difficulties in granting land use rights and house-ownership certificates – known as "red books" – for buyers who have completed financial obligations to investors. On Thursday, a leader of the department said it has revoked the land use right certificates of some apartment building projects in Hà Nội which were jointly invested by Construction Company No 1 - a private company from … [Read more...] about Hà Nội inspects housing projects
Driver and son die in truck-oil tanker collision
The truck carrying sand was completely incinerated after the collision with an oil tanker in Suối Nghệ Commune, Châu Đức District, the central province of Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu. — Photo vov.vn BÀ RỊA-VŨNG TÀU — The driver of a truck and his 6-year-old son died early Friday morning when the vehicle crashed into an oil tanker in Suối Nghệ Commune, Châu Đức District, the central province of Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu. Witnesses said that after hearing two explosions, they saw the two trucks on fire. The blaze was too large for anyone to approach. The oil tanker reportedly was travelling on National Highway No56 from Bà Rịa to Long Khánh District when it was hit by the truck while on a roundabout. The driver of the oil tanker managed to escape the vehicle uninjured, however the driver of the truck and his son were trapped, … [Read more...] about Driver and son die in truck-oil tanker collision