Ho chi minh

HCMC Party Committee Secretary Nguyen Van Nen offers incense in tribute to late President Ho Chi Minh. (Photo: SGGP) The visit aimed to celebrate the 132nd anniversary of the birthday of President Ho Chi Minh (May 19, 1890-2022) and 110 years since President Ho Chi Minh l eft the country to seek ways for national salvation (June 5, 1911). Attending at the event were Chairman of the People’ Committee of the city Phan Van Mai, Chairwoman of the municipal People’s Council Nguyen Thi Le, Secretary of the Party Committee of Thu Duc City Nguyen Van Hieu, Head of the Propaganda and Education Board of the City Party Committee Phan Nguyen Nhu Khue, Head of HCMC Commission of Mass Mobilization Nguyen Huu Hiep, Head of the Organization Commission of the municipal Party Committee Nguyen Phuoc Loc, Member of the Standing Committee of HCMC Party Committee cum Head of the Internal Affairs Committee Le Thanh Liem, Chairman of the Inspection Commission of the HCMC Party Committee Duong Ngoc … [Read more...] about HCMC’s leaders commemorate President Ho Chi Minh’s birthday

The forest protection department of Ho Chi Minh City received two otters from Nguyen Thi An, a 72-year-old resident of Thu Duc City, on Friday. The two otters that An voluntarily transferred to the authorities are two Asian small-clawed otters, whose scientific names are Aonyx cinereus, weighing about four kilograms each, according to an officer. They are classified as rare and endangered forest animals. After the handover, the otters were brought to the Cu Chi Wildlife Rescue Station in the namesake district for treatment and further care before being released into the nature. A woman shows a ranger where her family kept two otters at their house in Thu Duc City under Ho Chi Minh City. Photo: Ngoc Khai / Tuoi Tre An told Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper that she saw a person trying to abandon the two otters in a bag when traveling on Hoang Huu Nam Street in Thu Duc City in November 2021. “It’s too pitiful to see people abandoning two animals like that, so I … [Read more...] about Senior woman hands over two otters to Ho Chi Minh City forest protection department

Police in Ho Chi Minh City have arrested the suspect who stole more than 40 drain hole covers on Thu Thiem 2 Bridge, which cost US$133 million to build and was opened to traffic last month. A source close to Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper confirmed on Friday that the municipal Department of Public Security, in coordination with police in Ward 15, Binh Thanh District, had apprehended Nguyen Van Thai, 52. Thai is the suspect in the theft of over 40 drain hole covers on Thu Thiem Bridge 2. As per the protocol, the Ward 15 police unit had collected Thai’s statement before transferring the suspect and the case file to the Department of Public Security for further probing. Officers announced earlier the same day that they had initiated a manhunt for the suspect after having identified many of his features. The man rode a red motorcycle and wore a blue shirt and black pants, they stated. A representative from Thien An Company, the constructor of Thu Thiem 2 Bridge, previously … [Read more...] about Ho Chi Minh City police arrest suspect for stealing over 40 drain hole covers from $133mn bridge

Worshippers, monks, and nuns across Ho Chi Minh City gathered at local pagodas on Sunday to pray for peace and safety on the occasion of the Buddha’s Birthday. The grand ceremony celebrating the 2,566th Buddha’s Birthday was organized by the Central Committee and Executive Board of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha at Vietnam Quoc Tu Pagoda in District 10. The event saw the attendance of many Buddhist monks and nuns, who arrived early in the morning to offer flowers and pay their respect. Buddhist monks attend the ceremony marking the 2,566th Buddha’s Birthday at Vietnam Quoc Tu Pagoda in District 10, Ho Chi Minh City, May 15, 2022. Photo: Phuong Quyen / Tuoi Tre A large crowd was also recorded at Vinh Nghiem Pagoda in District 3, where hundreds of Buddhists performed rituals such as the bathing of the Buddha and ringing large bells to pray for peace and safety. At Phuoc Hai Pagoda in District 1, thousands of visitors came to worship and offer flowers to the Buddha. … [Read more...] about Buddhists congregate at Ho Chi Minh City pagodas to mark Buddha’s Birthday

The “Ho Chi Minh Bookcase” gathers hundreds of book titles about President Ho Chi Minh (Photo: hanoimoi.com.vn) Hanoi (VNA) – The Su that (Truth) National Political Publishing House on May 16 launched the “ Ho Chi Minh Bookcase ” and a room for the display of books on President Ho Chi Minh at the relic site commemorating the national leader in Hanoi. Addressing the launching ceremony, Deputy Editor-in-Chief of the publishing house Pham Thi Thinh said that the “Ho Chi Minh Bookcase” gathers hundreds of book titles published by the publishing house, featuring the life, revolutionary career, ideology, morality and lifestyle of President Ho Chi Minh. The bookcase aims to provide the community with a deeper understanding on the life and career of the late leader, thus encouraging the learning and studying of his ideology, moral example and lifestyle. At the launching ceremony (Photo: hanoimoi.com.vn) She said that the launching of the bookcase and the exhibition room … [Read more...] about “Ho Chi Minh Bookcase” inaugurated in Hanoi

The Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee has set a goal to build at least 10 hectares of public parks across the metropolis in 2022, the Vietnam News Agency reported. The city will add at least 10 hectares of public parks and two hectares of green space, as well as plant and renovate 6,000 trees, this year, according to a plan recently issued by the municipal People’s Committee. Authorities in every district and Thu Duc City were tasked with making a list of land plots originally zoned for building public parks. If these land lots are currently leased for other purposes, the municipal Department of Natural Resources and Environment will suggest a road map to reclaim them to prepare for the park construction. The city administration also highlighted the addition of parks and green trees to housing development projects, as well as the expansion of land banks for public parks across the metropolis. District-level authorities will also be in charge of completing the database of … [Read more...] about Ho Chi Minh City to add at least 10ha of public parks this year

President Ho Chi Minh (R) and Indonesian President Sukarno - File photo (Source: VTC) Jakarta (VNA) – Megawati Sukarnoputri , Chairperson of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), former Indonesian President and daughter of the country’s founder Sukarno, has repeatedly told a story about President Ho Chi Minh in his meeting with her father on February 27, 1959, as part of his historic visit to Indonesia . Megawati said she was impressed when seeing the Vietnamese President wearing sandals instead of shoes in this meeting as well as knowing the meaning behind. Questioned about this, President Ho Chi Minh answered: “Later, when the struggle (of Vietnam) wins, I will put on shoes.” According to her, President Ho Chi Minh’s simple answer demonstrated his confidence in Vietnam’s independence. In office from July 23, 2001 to October 20, 2004, the first female President of Indonesia visited Vietnam twice, in August 2001 and June 2003. In Indonesia, … [Read more...] about Former Indonesian President tells story about President Ho Chi Minh

Drayton Court Hotel in which President Ho Chi Minh toiled in the kitchens in 1914 (Photo: VNA) London (VNA) – President Ho Chi Minh’s three-year trip to London more than a century ago had an important meaning to his revolutionary career, British historian John Callow, former Director of Archives, Marx Memorial Library, has said. Talking to Vietnam News Agency, Callow held that London was a destination for Ho Chi Minh after a long journey to many other places because that was known as the workshop of the world. It was the cradle of the Industrial Revolution, the centre of the greatest empire in terms of land mass that the world had ever known, and the world's top financial centre. His journey is intensely practical and a way to discover the politics, the economics and the cultures of very different civilisations, the scholar stated. He stressed that it was a brave step for Ho Chi Minh to leave his homeland with a desire to learn, to witness with his own eyes the fast changing … [Read more...] about British historian highlights significance of President Ho Chi Minh’s trip to London

The glorious life, revolutionary career, and sentiments of President Ho Chi Minh are told in two exhibitions being on display in Hanoi. Two exhibitions feature over 500 documents, photos, and other materials arranged under the titles “The Simple But Noble Examples” and “Youth- the Spring of the Country” being on display at Ho Chi Minh Museum in Ba Dinh District, Hanoi until September 30. As the leader of the Vietnamese nationalist movement for nearly three decades, President Ho Chi Minh was one of the prime movers of the post-World War II anti-colonial movement in Asia and one of the most influential communist leaders of the 20th century. File Photo Standing Vice Head of the Communication and Education Commission of the Party’s Central Committee Lai Xuan Mon quoted President Ho Chi Minh’s statement as saying that “A vital example is worth more than a hundred propaganda speeches” to remind those attending the opening ceremony of the exhibitions on the simple … [Read more...] about Exhibitions mark President Ho Chi Minh’s 132nd birthday anniversary

Representatives of the Vietnamese community in Mexico next to the statue of President Ho Chi Minh .(Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – On the occasion of the 132nd birth anniversary of late President Ho Chi Minh (May 19, 1890-2022), the Vietnamese Embassy in Mexico has organised a flower offering ceremony, while a Republic of Korea ( RoK ) famous writer talked about his research on the  late leader. Mexico to further follow the President’s thought, morality and style and to make contributions to boosting the two countries’ friendship and cooperation across all fields. Bang Hyeon Seok, a creative writing professor at Chung-Ang University (Photo: VNA) He said without the understanding of President Ho Chi Minh, it is very difficult to exactly capture related social context and people when studying Vietnam’s history VNA … [Read more...] about Tribute for late President Ho Chi Minh continues overseas