Highlighted songs will include Dạ Cổ Hoài Lang (Night Drumbeats for an Absent Husband) written in 1919 by well-known composer Cao Văn Lầu, a native of the Mekong Delta province of Bạc Liêu. The song tells of the love, anguish and pride of a young woman watching her husband fight for the country. … [Read more...] about HCM City offers cultural activities for Tết
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Viettel Post opens automatic logistics centre in HCM City
Hanoi (VNA) - The Viettel Posts Joint Stock Corporation (Viettel Post) has opened an automatic logistics centre at District No.12, Ho Chi Minh City. The event marked a new development of Viettel Post in shifting from a post and delivery corporation to a logistics one, in an effort to become a leading technology-based logistics enterprise in Vietnam by 2025, the Quan doi Nhan dan (People’s Army) newspaper reported. Addressing the event, Director of Viettel Post Tran Trung Hung informed that in Vietnam, foreign logistics enterprises are currently controlling 80 percent of the market share. He suggested that domestic logistics companies should invest more in modern technology so as to enhance its competitiveness at home and in the international arena. He stressed, the establishment of the most modern logistics centre of Viettel Post in the South of the country aims not only to expand Viettel Post’s business in the South but also to contribute to building national logistics … [Read more...] about Viettel Post opens automatic logistics centre in HCM City
13th National Party Congress officially opens in Hanoi
The 13th National Party Congress has the theme “Strengthening the building and rectification of the Party and the political system into purity and strength; rousing the will and determination for national development and promoting the strength of the great national unity bloc in combination with the power of the era; continuing to comprehensively and synchronously accelerate the cause of reform; constructing and firmly safeguarding the Fatherland and maintaining a peaceful and stable environment; and striving to turn Vietnam into a developed, socialist-oriented nation by the middle of the 21st century.” The Congress’s Presidium included members of the 12th-tenure Politburo: Party General Secretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong; Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc; National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan; Permanent member of the Party Central Committee’s Secretariat Tran Quoc Vuong; Permanent National Assembly Vice Chairwoman Tong Thi Phong; Permanent … [Read more...] about 13th National Party Congress officially opens in Hanoi
Hanoi to open four new suburban bus routes from February
Hanoi (VNA) – The Hanoi Transportation Corporation (Transerco) will open four new bus routes connecting outlying areas in the city from next month in accordance with the Hanoi Department of Transport’s plan on opening 30 new routes in total in 2021. Bus route No.66 from Yen Nghia Station to Phung will have a length of 27.3km and a frequency of 90 journeys per day. Route No.67 from Phung to Son Tay Station will have a length of 27km and 92 journeys per day. Route No. 115 from Van Dinh town to Xuan Mai will have a length of 38.2km and a frequency of 90 journeys per day. Route No.116 connecting Yen Trung in Thach That with Phu Nghia Industrial Zone will have a length of 36.5km and a frequency of 84 journeys per day. All buses operating on the aforementioned routes have a capacity of 30 seats each./. … [Read more...] about Hanoi to open four new suburban bus routes from February
French trial opens on AO/Dioxin lawsuit against U.S. chemical producers
After six years and 19 hearings, the trial official began with lawyers of all the sued companies required to be present. Lawyers and supporters of the lawsuit in France believe it is a step forward for Nga’s efforts to search justice for millions of AO/Dioxin victims in Vietnam … [Read more...] about French trial opens on AO/Dioxin lawsuit against U.S. chemical producers