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Adorning a house with peach blossom or kumquat tree is a long-standing and elegant hobby of many Hanoians on the occasion of the Lunar New Year. A couple of weeks ahead of the Tet holiday, the streets of Hanoi are adorned with peach trees displayed on the sidewalks, ready to be sold or rented. Normally, these huge ancient trees with nice shapes, vivid flowers, and big buds are only found in large Spring fairs. This year, however, they are displayed right on the sidewalks, waiting to be purchased or hired. These hundreds of years old peach trees are being offered for sale by traders for tens to hundreds of millions of dong . This large peach tree with a canopy simulating a flying dragon is priced at VND250 million (US$10.900). If they can’t afford them, people can rent these old peach trees to adorn their house for a month before and after Lunar New Year’s Eve. The rental price of peaches is cheaper than … [Read more...] about Grand old peach trees grace Hanoi’s streets

Disadvantaged students and workers are presented coach tickets to reunite with their families in hometowns. The Department of Health has been required to check and monitor clusters of disease to help prevent the transmission of coronavirus; store medicines, medical supplies and equipment; plan receiving infected cases; and strictly implement the immigration processes and quarantine inspection at the airports, bus stations. The Department of Labor - Invalids and Social Affairs have to organize activities caring for needy people and children orphaned by Covid-19. Festivals, sport and leisure activities have not been organized in the weeks prior to Tet and last for many days after the lunar New Year as well as in accordance with the Covid-19 alert level of localities. The competent departments and units have to ensure food supply, safety, traceability, stable prices along with social security and people’s travel demand during Tet holidays. The municipal People’s … [Read more...] about HCMC: Limiting events, gatherings to prevent spread of Covid-19 during Tet

After a months-long break due to COVID-19, Phu Quoc City off the coast of Kien Giang Province in southern Vietnam has been reviving as visitors are set to come in droves to the island to celebrate the Lunar New Year festival, which is due around late January and early February. According to Nguyen Minh Tam, director of a company in An Thoi Ward on the touristic island, his speedboat service has been operating again for two months. Currently, his company operates two to three speedboats to serve a total of 40 to 50 visitors every day. "During Lunar New Year festival days, people will gather to have a good time, so I will run all of my ten speedboats," Tam said. Many lodging facilities in Phu Quoc have offered discounts to draw travelers, according to a survey by Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper reporters. Nguyen Thi Ut, owner of a hotel in Duong Dong Ward, said that her room rate has fallen from VND500,000 (US$22) to VND350,000-400,000 ($15-18) per night. Bui Quoc Thai, … [Read more...] about Vietnam’s Phu Quoc Island ready to welcome tourists for upcoming Lunar New Year fest

Last year, the Party Committee of the Nam Dinh provincial Military Command comprehensively implemented local defense-military tasks while strictly observing combat readiness and COVID-19 prevention and control regulations, as well as building concrete plans for the construction of military projects in the provincial defensive area in the 2021-2025 period and the following years. Reportedly, the provincial military command actively made recommendations to the provincial leaders to successfully conduct three provincial-level and 10 district-level defensive area exercises, and gained high results at the provincial armed force’s competitions and defense sports events, and more. Meanwhile, the provincial military agencies have ensured logistic supplies for a happy and safe lunar New Year (Tet) for troops as well as inquired after and presented gifts to policy beneficiaries. Visiting the Nam Dinh provincial Border Guard Command, the delegation was briefed on the command’s task … [Read more...] about Defense leader inspects military units’ combat readiness

A firework display at Thống Nhất Park last Lunar New Year’s Eve. — VNA/VNS Photo Thành Đạt HÀ NỘI — Hà Nội authorities have decided to cancel the firework display for the upcoming Lunar New Year's Eve due to COVID-19 concerns. Chairman of Hà Nội People's Committee Chu Ngọc Anh made the announcement at a meeting on Wednesday. Earlier in January, the city planned a 15-minute firework display for the Lunar New Year’s Eve at Thống Nhất Park, but for online viewing only. The city currently has the highest number of new daily infections in the country despite high vaccination rates. Hà Nội decided to cancel fireworks and countdown events on January 1, 2022, in an attempt to control the outbreak in the city. Instead, virtual events and pre-recorded cultural performance programmes were held. Prior to COVID-19, firework displays were held across all 30 districts and towns on Lunar New Year’s Eve. In the directive on New Year celebrations, the city’s secretariat told its … [Read more...] about Hà Nội cancels Lunar New Year’s Eve firework display

Reports delivered at the meeting revealed that together with dealing with violation cases, in 2021 the coast guard force actively carried out search and rescue missions and natural disaster response. In particular, the force mobilized 21 ships and 350 troops to rescue three vehicles and 67 people and helped local people respond to natural disasters and overcome their consequences. The mass mobilization activities were carried out in line with the COVID-19 pandemic situation. In the year, coast guard units focused on realizing two programs, themed “Coast guard troops stand by fishermen” and “Coast guard troops stand by ethnic minority and religious people,” and supporting pandemic-affected locals. The whole force took care of 28 poor students, supported the construction of eight houses, held three contests on national sea and islands for children, bought 9.5 tons of agricultural products to support farmers, and presented 35,000 facemasks, around 7,000 bottles of hand sanitizer, and … [Read more...] about Dissemination of coast guard force-related information to be promoted

In detail, the discharged soldiers performed their two-year military service at border guard units of Soc Trang, Long An, Cao Bang, Quang Nam, Tay Ninh, Binh Dinh, Long An, Phu Yen, Ba Ria - Vung Tau, Son La, Dak Lak provinces. After two years of service in the military environment, these soldiers demonstrated their firm stance and absolute loyalty to the Party and military and accomplished all their assignments while observing the Party’s guidelines, the State’s policies, the military discipline, and the unit’s regulations, contributing to promoting the beautiful virtues of Uncle Ho’s soldiers, upholding traditions of the border guards. At the ceremonies, leaders of the units required the discharged servicemen to continue strictly adhering to the Party’s guidelines and State’s law, following the locality’s regulations, pioneering in the national sovereignty protection and border security, as well as in the local socio-economic development. The see-off events took place in a … [Read more...] about Border guard units see off soldiers fulfilling military service

During the visits to the Military Commands of Tien Giang and Ben Tre and the Border Guard Command of Ben Tre, General Quyet highly valued the proactiveness of the units in implementing their combat readiness plans, taking care of troops’ physical health and spiritual life, and preparing for the upcoming Tet (lunar New Year) festival. The GDP’s deputy director required the units to continue seriously maintaining combat readiness, grasping the local situations to promptly deal with unexpected issues, and collaborating with relevant forces to ensure political security and social safety in the stationed areas. In addition, the units should ensure benefits for troops, especially for the needy, during the traditional Tet festival, organize numerous activities for servicemen on duty, and take care of policy beneficiaries and needy families in the localities, he added. General Quyet also visited four affiliated units of the GDP in Can Tho city, namely the People’s Army Newspaper, the … [Read more...] about GDP leader extends Tet greetings to Southern units

At the Hoa Binh provincial Military Command, General Cuong was briefed on the unit’s task performance over the past year. The GDP Director congratulated the unit’s achievements over the past time, and acknowledged the spirits of solidarity, determination, and creativeness of the provincial armed forces to fulfill their assigned missions. He expressed his delight at seeing the provincial authorities taking care of policy beneficiaries and implementing gratitude activities. The GDP leader underlined that 2022 is a important year to implement resolutions of the 13th National Party Congress. Therefore, he asked the provincial authorities to continue implementing resolutions of the Congress and major socio-economic targets of the 17th Congress of the provincial Party Organization. He required the local armed forces to maintain combat readiness, implement gratitude activities and ensure benefits for troops during the upcoming Tet (lunar New Year) festival. On the occasion, General Cuong … [Read more...] about GDP Director inspects combat readiness in Hoa Binh

Chief of the Border Guard Command Lieutenant General Le Duc Thai and Minister-Chairman of the Committee for Ethnic Minorities Affairs Hau A Lenh co-chaired the event. According to a report delivered at the meeting, thanks to the two sectors’ efforts and determination and the concern of local party committees, and authorities, the coordination program was effectively carried out with important outcomes, contributing to promoting the role of ethnic minority people in border areas in socio-economic and cultural development and border management and protection. Over the past five years, the two sectors have cooperated to mobilize ethnic minority people to carry out the Party’s guidelines, State’s policies and law, and localities’ regulations. They have also worked together to consolidate grassroots level political bases in border areas and guided local people to effectively carry socio-economic development programs and protect national sovereignty and border security. In particular, … [Read more...] about Border Guard Command and Committee for Ethnic Affairs review coordination program