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Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam (R) meets with Kanagawa Governor Kuroiwa Yuji in Hanoi on November 18 (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam on November 18 received Governor of Japan’s Kanagawa prefecture Kuroiwa Yuji now on a working visit to Vietnam. Dam said the Vietnam – Japan relations are developing in a fine and comprehensive way and bilateral political trust further consolidated. Japan is Vietnam’s largest ODA provider, second investor and fourth trade partner, the official highlighted, adding that the Vietnamese community in Japan has exceeded 370,000 people and become the third largest foreign community in the country. All these will help boost the relations and cooperation between Kanagawa and Vietnam’s localities, the deputy PM said. For his part, the Japanese official pointed out that over the recent years, the cooperation between Vietnamese localities and the Japanese prefecture has been continuing to … [Read more...] about Deputy PM receives Japan’s Kanagawa Governor

A see-off ceremony for the newly-recruited soldiers is scheduled to take place in the Mekong Delta province of Tien Giang on March 3.  Similar events will be held in Hanoi, Hai Phong city, Phu Tho and Hung Yen provinces in the north, Gia Lai province in the Central Highlands and the central province of Thanh Hoa on March 5. Other localities will organise ceremonies before March 8.  The Ministry of National Defence has asked People’s Committees of cities and provinces nationwide to abide by guidelines of the Party, policies and laws of the State, and regulations on military recruitment, ensuring democracy, equality, transparency, safety and thrift in the work.  Priority should be given to recruiting those holding university, college and vocational degrees in order to improve the quality of the armed forces, the ministry said.  Meanwhile, military units have been requested to prepare facilities for training new soldiers, and ensure material and spiritual … [Read more...] about Vietnamese youths to join army this month

Nghe An was the sixth stop of the journey which is organized by the Vietnam Youth Federation Central Committee (VYFCC). Addressing the ceremony, Chu Duc Thai, a VYFCC member, Deputy Secretary of the Youth Union Organization and Chairman of the Youth Federation of Nghe An province, said  that Nghe An youths always heighten patriotism, self-reliance and vanguard spirit, promote creativity and solidarity, overcome difficulties, and actively participate in the construction and development of a strong, rich and civilized homeland. Youths plan trees at Kim Lien Relic Site Thai added that the provincial Youth Federation has concentrated on carrying out programs and movements and creating a good environment for local youths to gain experiences and bring into full play their vanguard and volunteer spirit as well as to creativity contribute to local socio-economic development and national protection. At the event, the organizing panel presented 40 scholarships to needy … [Read more...] about Nearly 2,000 youths join “I love my motherland” journey in Nghe An

2016 was already impressive because arrivals hit 10 million for the first time ever, registering a 25 percent increase in arrivals over 2015 Vietnam just completed another record year of tourism success in 2017, welcoming 30 percent more visitors than in 2016 and hitting 13 million arrivals for the year, far exceeding the original target of 11.5 million visitors.  2016 was already impressive because arrivals hit 10 million for the first time ever, registering a 25 percent increase in arrivals over 2015.  If the current rate of increase continues, Vietnam will welcome over 20 million visitors in 2019. That’s fantastic, right? Businesses are succeeding and expanding, people are moving up the ladder and motivated, so the tourist experience will just keep getting better! There will be more roads, flights, bigger and better airports, tourist sites developed, more options for dining and entertainment – you name it and it will get bigger and better. Almost everything … [Read more...] about ​Keeping your belongings safe when travelling in Vietnam (Part 1)

Nguyen Tri Hieu, 48, from HCM City has donated blood 71 times. However, he has set a goal of donating blood up to 100 times or until his health no longer allows him to. Vietnamese blood donors were honoured at a ceremony in Hà Nội on Thursday on the occasion of World Blood Donor Day (June 14). “My mother died due to lack of blood for a transfusion when I was 20 years old. My family got together in an effort to donate blood to help her. We even bought blood from other donors, but it was not enough,” he recalled. “I wasn't just my mother at that time, many patients were in desperate need of blood tranfusions but the resources simply weren't there and they had to leave this world before their time,” said Hiếu. A few years after his mother passed away, Hiếu decided to register to donate blood. Since the first time in 1997, Hiếu has donated blood for 71 times, offering up the life-giving resource once every three months. … [Read more...] about Vietnamese man sets goal to donate blood 100 times