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The event was to adopt a minute of the meeting held on July 8 which updated COVID-19 situation in each country, and preparations for the 31st and 32nd edition of SEA Games in Vietnam and Cambodia, respectively, along with the Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games hosted by Thailand in 2022. It also gathered opinions on the Joint Statement of the ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Sports, which aims to improve athletes’ performance and achievements at regional and international competitions. At the meeting, Deputy General Director of the Vietnam Sports Administration Tran Duc Phan said the Vietnamese Government has basically approved the postponement of the SEA Games 31 until the second quarter of 2022. The Vietnamese side will soon inform other countries of its plan, he added. As originally planned, SEA Games 31 and the 11th ASEAN Para Games would take place from November 21 to December 2 in Vietnam this year. Source: VNA …

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PANO – On August 18 in Hanoi, the Ho Chi Minh Museum and the Archives Department of the Party Central Committee’s Office kicked off an exhibition, themed “President Ho Chi Minh and the Vietnam – France friendship”, in presence of Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Chief of the Party Central Committee’s Office Nguyen Van Nen. Visitors at the exhibition On display were nearly 200 photos, documents and exhibits, organized into 4 themes: President Ho Chi Minh in the early days to find a way to save the country, the struggle for equal relations between Vietnam and France; the official visit of President Ho Chi Minh City to France in 1946 - Laying a foundation for the two countries’ friendship; President Ho Chi Minh with the solidarity and friendship between the two peoples (1946-1975); Developing Vietnam – France friendship under Ho Chi Minh’s thoughts in the integration and development period. The exhibition, running until December, is in celebration of …

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Thác Bà lake is one of the 3 biggest man-made lakes in Vietnam. The lake is 140 km from Hanoi or approximately 3 hours of traveling by car on national highway 2 to the West. Thác Bà lake is in an area between Lục Yên and Yên Bình communes of Yên Bái province. Workers began to build the lake in 1962 and finished it in 1970. Thác Bà lake was created to take water from the Chảy river to serve the Thác Bà hydropower plant. Thác Bà hydropower plant was the first structure of its kind in Vietnam. It was built with the help of experts from the former Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), now is the Federation of Russia. The power plant has a designed output of 108 MW. It generates annually 400 million kWh of hydroelectric energy. Until now, Unit 3 of Thác Bà hydropower plant still has bullet penetration marks from the time when the U.S warplanes attacked it in 1972. Before building a dam to form Thác Bà lake, this area has 2 waterfalls with strong currents named "Ông" …

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Digital transformation plays a vital role in agricultural development To achieve ambitions to become a modern-oriented industrialised nation by 2030 and a developed country with high income by 2045, Viet Nam must succeed in the digital transformation process, in which agriculture is one of the priority areas, Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son said. Minister Son gave the statement at the Vietnam Agricultural Digital Transformation International Forum 2021, themed “Keeping up with market trends, ensuring the pivotal role of the economy during and after the COVID-19 pandemic.” which was held virtually on Thursday by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA), the Vietnam Digital Agriculture Association (VIDA), and e-newspaper VnExpress. The forum is a place for dialogue and public-private policy activities between the Government, private sector and stakeholders. It was also an activity within the framework of the Vietnam International Agricultural Exhibition 2021 (AgriTech Expo …

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Colours in Định Yên mat village. — Photo thamhiemmekong.com Located next to the gentle Hậu River, Định Yên mat village in Lấp Vò District, in the southern province of Đồng Tháp is famous for its long-standing tradition of sedge mat-weaving. After more than 100 years of development, transcending time, space and market competition, the village has continued to make mats for domestic use and export, and was recognized as a National Intangible Cultural Heritage in 2013. Although rustic, the patterned sedge mats have an ethereal and attractive beauty. Now as the coronavirus pandemic has spread across the country, Định Yên has been affected, with the market for the mats stagnant. However, locals are still trying to maintain a moderate production of their traditional craft. Dyeing sedge threads in Định Yên mat village. — Photo thamhiemmekong.com Origins When this land was still nothing but wild jungle, the first inhabitants here soon worked out how to take …

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For the Ro Ngao people in Kon Trang Long Loi Village, the wicker basket is a cultural symbol of the entire ethnic community. (Photo: VNS) For the Ro Ngao (a branch of the Ba Na ethnic minority), basketry is considered absolutely central to the very soul of their cultural identity. A Yak, 62, learnt to make baskets from his father as a young boy. It was during trips to the local forests that he became entranced by his father’s stories about the art and craft of basketry. When he was just 12 years old he wove his first basket, a skill that is essential for any Ro Ngao man to gain a wife. “For us Ro Ngao people, for a man to be considered the head of a family he must be a skillful weaver who can make various kinds of wickerwork, especially baskets,” he says. “A common round basket with an open top is made of bamboo wicker, while its strap is from rattan.” He says it is essential for a man to decorate the basket with different patterns and bright colors to easily attract …

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Dr Lê Quỳnh Chi Urban regeneration, a process of improving buildings and land to reverse structural decline, is now in the limelight, taking a significant role in urban planning discussions and projects. In Việt Nam, urban regeneration remains a new concept. Việt Nam News talks about the issue with Lê Quỳnh Chi, who has a doctorate in urban planning at Tokyo University, Japan, and is vice-head of the Urban Planning Department at the National University of Civil Engineering in Hà Nội. Inner Sanctum: Could you please explain the concept of urban regeneration? Every city has pockets of underused and underutilised land or distressed and decaying urban areas. These pockets of underused land weaken the city’s image, livability and productivity. Urban regeneration is a complex process that tackles these aforementioned issues, usually requiring the collaboration of various stakeholders, including the public sector, private sector and NGOs. Young people join a dancing …

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