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The Ho Chi Minh Museum is home to 170,000 documents, objects, and films about President Ho Chi Minh’s life and his revolutionary cause. Several exclusive and special gifts are on sale for the first time on the occasion of the launching of a souvenir shop in the Ho Chi Minh Museum ealier this week, Van Hoa (Culture) newspaper reported. Real experience in making rubber sandals. As of January 9, souvenirs telling remarkable stories on the life of the late President Ho Chi Minh were on sale including the replicas of pure gold coins worth VND20 (1948) presented by the President to Governmental ministers, the miniatures of Uncle Ho’s rubber sandals, the 3D model of late President Ho Chi Minh at the Ceremonial Chamber, the museum's brand identity painted on fresh lotus leaf, among others. Rubber sandals with the design of those worn by Uncle Ho are for sale. Visitors buy souvenirs at the shop. … [Read more...] about Exclusive souvenirs on sale at Ho Chi Minh Museum in Hanoi

The lives of soldiers and islanders in Truong Sa island district in the south-central province of Khanh Hoa have changed a lot thanks to solar panels and wind turbines. Solar panels are installed in Truong Sa island district. (Photo: VNA) Solar and wind power is used widely in islands belonging to Vietnam's Truong Sa (Spratly) Archipelago, said Colonel Le Dinh Hai, Deputy Head of Brigade 146 under Naval Region 4. Hai, who is also Chairman of the Truong Sa District People's Committee, said that the clean energy sources now could meet the daily needs of local residents for cooking, and powering TVs, radios and even electric fans at night. "Truong Sa is the first district in Vietnam lit up with clean energy," Hai said, adding that thanks to the stable energy source, activities on the island became much more convenient than before. Thai Minh Khai, a local resident living in Song Tu Tay Island, said his family had lived on the island for more than four … [Read more...] about Clean energy brings stable electricity supply to Truong Sa Archipelago

In the next two days, the trough, which lies off the south-central coast, will cause heavy rains in the afternoon and evening across the southern region, said Le Dinh Quyet, deputy head of the forecasting department at the Southern Region Hydro-Meteorological Center. Heavy rains in collaboration with seasonal tides will cause urban flooding in HCMC, according to the center. HCMC received the heaviest rainfall of the year on Monday. Lasting for four hours, the rainfall was measured at 113 millimeters at a station on Ly Thuong Kiet Street of District 10. A total 47 streets across the city were flooded, including those in the downtown area of districts 1 and 3, turning traffic into chaos. According to HCMC Infrastructure Management Center, the high rain volume exceeded the designed capacity of the city’s drainage system, further affected by a multitude of construction sites. Quyet said the rainy season has arrived earlier this year with higher rain volume due to impacts of the … [Read more...] about Heavy rain to lash HCMC until weekend

When Vu Ngoc Minh Ha and her husband leave home in Tay Ho District at 7 a.m. for work, they take their samoyed dog named Xe Dap (Bicycle) with them and drop him off at a doggy day care on nearby Dang Thai Mai Street. They pick him up on their way home in the evening. For the past three years Ha, 27, has been entrusting Xe Dap to the center from Monday to Friday every week. "We don't want to leave our dog at home alone because we are afraid he will be lonely without anyone to play with or destroy furniture," she says. While the monthly fee is high enough at VND4 million, the couple pay extra for him to be fed extra meals and given spa treatments and other services. They typically spend VND10-12 million (US$427-512.89) on the animal each month. Bicycle (white with a red scarf) plays with other dogs at a dog day care on Dang Thai Mai Street in Hanoi's Tay Ho district in early 2022. Photo courtesy of Ha Day care services for pets work similarly to children’s … [Read more...] about Hanoians happy to spend big bucks on pet day care

Ha Long pilots settlement of administrative procedures at post offices. - Illustrative image (Photo: VNA) Quang Ninh (VNA) – Authorities of Ha Long city of the northern province of Ha Long on August 15 piloted the implementation of administrative procedure at post offices in the locality. Under the pilot project, post offices are to process a number of district-level administrative procedures in Ha Long. The project aims to further improve the quality of service to the people, making it easy for them in carrying out administrative procedures, helping reduce the time for travel and minimise bureaucracy and negativity among officials and civil servants. It is also expected to concretise guidelines and policies of the Party and State in digital transformation, building a digital government, economy and society; and promote the role of the public postal service in applying digitalisation in performing administrative services. In the first phase, the project will focus … [Read more...] about Quang Ninh: Ha Long pilots settlement of administrative procedures at post offices

Rice fields in Cao Lanh district of the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap province. (Photo: VNA) HCM City (VNS/VNA) - The Mekong Delta is expected to have less flooding than normal this year, according to the Directorate of Water Resources. The delta, the country largest producer of rice, fruits and seafood, is normally flooded in the Mekong’s upstream areas, and this fertilises the soil as sediments are deposited and brings river creatures into farms. The floods are expected to peak at 3.5-3.7m at the Tan Chau Station in An Giang province in October, the directorate said. They are estimated to reach 3 metres by the end of this month, but will not affect the cultivation the autumn-winter crop. However, the high tides are expected to be high this year and flood low-lying areas in the delta’s central and coastal areas, especially when the tides occur at the same time as heavy rains. The flooding is now low and does not affect agriculture production or daily life. … [Read more...] about Mekong Delta floods to be below normal this year: authorities

Hanoi (VNA) - The following is a list of selected news summaries last night by the Vietnam News Agency . - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh suggested Qatar step up investment cooperation with Vietnam in infrastructure development, oil, renewable energy, green technology and digital transformation while hosting visiting Qatari Deputy PM and Foreign Minister Qatar Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani on August 15. Qatari Deputy PM and Foreign Minister Qatar Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani pays a courtesy call to Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on August 15. (Photo: VNA) PM Chinh highly spoke of the progress the two countries have made in their multifaceted partnership and active mutual support at multilateral forums. Congratulating Qatar on the signing of the instrument of accession to the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation (TAC) of ASEAN, the PM said Vietnam backs a close, effective and comprehensive cooperation between ASEAN and Qatar. Read full story - … [Read more...] about ☀️ Morning digest August 16

Vietnam has recorded new Omicron sub-variants including the fast-spreading BA.2.75, which explains the recent resurgence of COVID-19 cases in the country, according to the Ministry of Health. The General Department of Preventive Medicine under the Ministry of Health has sent an urgent document to health departments in provinces and cities regarding the enhancement of COVID-19 prevention and control efforts. The number of cases has been rebounding in Vietnam and across the world, the department stated. An average daily count of 2,000 new cases have been logged in the Southeast Asian country over the past weeks. Vietnam has documented the appearance of the new Omicron sub-variants with the ability to spread rapidly. Aside from the BA.4, BA.5, and BA.2.12.1 sub-variants that were previously detected, the country recently recorded the BA.2.75 sub-lineage, which is considered to be more transmissible than the others. In early July, many countries around the world reported the … [Read more...] about Vietnam detects fast-spreading BA.2.75 Omicron sub-variant

Editor’s note: Jordy Comes Alive, from the U.S., has lived in Ho Chi Minh City for three years and become a big fan of local food after spending time wandering around local alleys and markets to discover the culinary scene. His piece has been titled, subtitled, and edited by Tuoi Tre News . I’ve noticed people can get a little jumpy when you talk about eating frogs. Not me though, I always leap at the opportunity. When it comes to eating frog, I’m mainly familiar with it being batter-fried like chicken. Truth be told and I know this sounds strange to some but I honestly prefer fried frog over fried chicken on any given day. Enjoying fried frog is the same kind of eating sensation as with fried chicken, only the meat has a cleaner taste (sans the flavor of fowl), and the white frog flesh is juicy with a buttery finish. 'Water chicken,' as funny as the term is, croaks partially true. I started thinking maybe it’s time I paddle my way to other ponds to broaden my … [Read more...] about ‘Ech’ an unFROGgettable experience in Ho Chi Minh City

Rain is expected to continue lashing southern Vietnam in the coming days as the southwest monsoon becomes stronger due to the influence of a low-pressure area. It is expected to keep raining in Ho Chi Minh City and other southern localities on Tuesday and for the rest of the week, the southern hydro-meteorological station stated, citing the southwest monsoon strengthening due to the effect of a low-pressure area in the East Vietnam Sea. The sky will remain sunny in the morning, but rains and thunderstorms are likely to occur in the afternoon and evening. The average temperature in the region will range from 24 to 34 degrees Celsius. From August 19 to 21, downpours are forecast to increase in intensity and will be accompanied by strong gusts and lightning. As of Tuesday morning, the low-pressure area was active in the northeastern part of Vietnam's Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelago. Due to the combined effect of the low-pressure area and southwest monsoon, showers and strong … [Read more...] about Rains to continue lashing southern Vietnam as monsoon strengthens