She had come into contact with a woman who left Vietnam for Japan on January 17. That woman had tested negative for the virus on January 14 and 15 prior to her departure from Vietnam. … [Read more...] about Vietnam health ministry reports record daily rise of COVID-19 infections, including 84 local cases
Iron mountain night hike
Party Congress continues discussion of draft documents on January 28
Delegates will present their opinions and analysis on contents relating to public administrative reforms; the mobilization of the entire political system and society to fulfill the goal of sustainably eradicating poverty in the mountainous and ethnic minority areas; the education of young people on revolutionary ideals and patriotism; and ways to tap localities’ potentials and advantages. … [Read more...] about Party Congress continues discussion of draft documents on January 28
The war in Cambodia was a ’war of justice’: Vietnamese General
Cambodian people flee the country under the Khmer Rouge regime to seek shelter in Việt Nam along the National Road 22 in the southern province of Tây Ninh. — VNA/VNS Photo Xuân Bân A pair of Vietnamese soldiers and a Cambodian soldier stationed outside Angkor Wat temple in July, 1982. — VNA/VNS Photo Quang Thành The mass grave of innocent people murdered by Khmer Rouge at Choeung Ek, the largest out of 100 ’killing fields’ across Cambodia, lying 17km south of Phnom Penh. — VNA/VNS Photo Thế Trung … [Read more...] about The war in Cambodia was a ’war of justice’: Vietnamese General
Kiên Giang soldiers recount a decade in Cambodia
Thousands of people in Phnom Penh wave goodbye to Vietnamese soldiers of Cửu Long (Mekong) Corps’ fourth legion who left to return home on May 2, 1983 after serving in Cambodia to topple the Khmer Rouge regime. — VNA/VNS File PhotoViet Nam News KIÊN GIANG — In just three years under the genocidal Khmer Rouge regime, spearheaded by the Pol Pot, Cambodia was pushed to the brink of extinction with nearly three million people killed. … [Read more...] about Kiên Giang soldiers recount a decade in Cambodia