NDO – At the invitation of Vietnamese Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and President Tran Dai Quang, Chinese Party General Secretary and President Xi Jinping has arrived in Hanoi, beginning his State-visit to Vietnam. This is General Secretary and President Xi Jinping’s first visit abroad since the 19th Congress of the Communist Party of China, taking place in the context of Vietnam – China relationship, which is continuing to witness positive development. The Party, State and people of China have successfully conducted the 19th CPC National Congress, which has an important significance for the whole Chinese Party and people. The event aimed to devise historical position and development orientations for the country in the new period. The Congress emphasised that Xi Jinping’s Thought on ‘Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era’ is the ‘magnetic needle’ for the Chinese Party and the people during the cause of building … [Read more...] about Important event to bring Vietnam-China relations to a new height Most Recent News
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New Year event at Tourism Village
Signature foods from different localities nationwide will be featured during a celebration for New Year 2018 at the Viet Nam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism in Son Tay town, the outskirts of Ha Noi. The event will take place during December and January with the theme of ‘Regional Delicious Dishes’. The programme welcomes the participation of 160 ethnic people from 13 ethnic groups across the country, including Tay, Dao, Mong, Thai, Muong, Kho Mu, Ta Oi, Raglai and Khmer. A typical rural market from the northwest region will be recreated at the village, where visitors can enjoy the festive atmosphere during New Year with locals from the regions. Visitors are invited to enjoy folk songs and dances, play folk games, and taste indigenous dishes from different regions. The ethnic people will introduce and cook many specialities such as thang co (simmered horse meat and offal), thang den (boiled glutinous rice dumplings stuffed with mung … [Read more...] about New Year event at Tourism Village
5,000 people lined up to join music event named Tu Te Show 7
Featuring popular bands and singers like Dalab, Linh Cao, rapper Den, Tam Ka PJL, and Da Sac with 50 hit songs from the Indie music genre, the concert stage was sizzling hot throughout the three-hour performance.Thousands of music lovers chanted the bands’ hit songs, asking them to perform and singing along.“For many years, the songs of bands like Dalab were not welcome. Dalab and other band efforted to fight to protect musice products for a long time, the value of our music is gradually recognised, allowing us to release official tracks that enjoy copyright protection and make a living out of it,"said a member of Dalab.Along with Dalab, all of the artists at “Tu Te Show 7” were happy to see the younger generations discover the Indie music genre.Organised first in 2010 by Dalab, “Tu Te Show” meaning "Kindness Show" became an annual music event with the aim to bring the youth closer to new music genres, including Indie.The … [Read more...] about 5,000 people lined up to join music event named Tu Te Show 7
Cường wins first stage of television cycling event
Cường of Đồng Tháp triumphed in the 153km stage from the southern province of Bình Dương to Bình Thuận, in which he competed in 3:21.31. Nguyễn Minh Luận of the Việt Nam youth team and Hà Văn Sơn of BTV Đại Nam Bình Dương were the runners-up. Cường also held the yellow jersey award for the best overall time and the green jersey award for the best sprinter, with 15 points. The event has attracted the 10 strongest teams in the country, including HCM City, Đồng Tháp, An Giang and Đồng Nai with nearly 70 cyclists, more than 20 of whom are now members of the national team. They will compete in nine stages, with a total length of nearly 1,100km via the provinces of Bình Thuận, Ninh Thuận, Khánh Hòa and Gia Lai, as well as Kon Tum, Đắk Nông, Bình Phước and Bình Dương. The … [Read more...] about Cường wins first stage of television cycling event
Indonesia: largest maritime tourism event opens
Art performance in the opening ceremony of Sail Sabang 2017 (Source: VNA)Jakarta (VNA) - SailSabang - the 9th edition of the internationalannual maritime tourism event, opened in Indonesia’s westernmost province ofAceh on December 2, with the participation of 100 yachts from Asia, Europe,Australia and the US.Themed"Toward Sabang as the Gate of Global Tourist Destination," SailSabang is taking place from November 28 to December 5, 2017 with over 30activities. Speaking at the opening ceremony, Indonesia Vice President Jusuf Kalla affirmedthat Sabang in particular and Aceh province in general have a great potentialfor maritime tourism, adding that the event significantly contributes topromoting development in these areas, especially in infrastructure, investment attraction,and economic development. National flag carrier Garuda Indonesia has added more flights to and from Acehfrom November 29-December 3 to satisfy increasing travel demand during the timeof the event.Previously, … [Read more...] about Indonesia: largest maritime tourism event opens