A conference opened in Hai Phong City on Wednesday with a view to promoting co-operation along the economic corridor of Viet Nam’s Lao Cai Province, Ha Noi, Hai Phong and Quang Ninh Province and China’s Yunnan Province.The corridor’s 8th co-operation conference attracted more than 200 delegates, including representatives of the Consulate General of Viet Nam in Yunnan’s Kunming city, the Vietnamese Foreign Ministry, the Chinese Embassy in Viet Nam, authorities of the Vietnamese localities, and many businesses.Chairman of the Hai Phong municipal People’s Committee Nguyen Van Tung said the conference is an initiative that aims to create prerequisites for diverse friendly exchanges and co-operation activities, especially in economics, between Vietnamese and Chinese localities.He added the three-day event focuses on transport connection and co-operation in logistics development; trade and investment co-operation; tourism, education and health care co-operation; … [Read more...] about Viet Nam, China boost border co-operation
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Viet Nam Heritage Photo Awards 2017 winners announced
Winners of the Viet Nam Heritage Photo Awards 2017 were announced at the award ceremony of the contest, held by Viet Nam Heritage Magazine, in Ho Chi Minh City on November 21. "Ve dich” (Heading to the finish line) by Ngo Minh Phuong wins the first prize of The event is part of activities to celebrate the Viet Nam Cultural Heritage Day, which falls on November 23. After five months of launching, with over 3,400 works submitted, the organising committee voted for 16 best photos by authors from provinces and cities across the country, featuring the richness and diversity of Viet Nam’s cultural heritages and human life, while expressing the love the photographers have for their country. Speaking at the ceremony, photographer Hoang Trung Thuy, chairman of the contest’s jury, praised the quality of the submissions, saying that the works participating in this year's competition were in line with the contents set by the organising committee, with eye-catching style … [Read more...] about Viet Nam Heritage Photo Awards 2017 winners announced
GM Viet Nam joins hands with Operation Smile
General Motors Viet Nam’s Chevrolet brand is joining hands with Operation Smile Viet Nam to provide medical checkups and reconstructive surgery to some 50 children in Viet Nam.The surgery, for kids born with cleft lips, palates and other facial deformities, is being performed in Ha Noi by medical professionals from the Viet Nam-Cuba Friendship Hospital from November 20 to 24. Chevrolet is also providing transportation, meal allowances and accommodations for patients.This is the fourth time that GM Viet Nam is joining hands with Operation Smile Viet Nam’s mission to bring smiles to more than 200 children with facial deformities from 2013.“Chevrolet has made a commitment to serve and improve communities in which we live and work,” said GM Viet Nam Sales and Marketing General Director, Le Thanh Mai.Approximately one in 700 children worldwide are born with a cleft lip, cleft palate or both, and every three minutes a child is born with these conditions. A large … [Read more...] about GM Viet Nam joins hands with Operation Smile
Week highlights great national unity, Viet Nam’s cultural heritage
A week themed “Great National Unity – Viet Nam’s Cultural Heritage” kicked off at the Viet Nam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism, in Ha Noi, on November 18. A highlight of the “Great National Unity – Vietnam’s Cultural Heritage” Week is the re-enactment of the culture of Cai Rang floating market (Photo: VNA) The annual week aims to honour the cultural heritage of Viet Nam’s ethnic groups and help to enhance the great national unity bloc. It marks the founding anniversary of the Viet Nam Fatherland Front (November 18, 1930) and Viet Nam Cultural Heritage Day (November 23). This year’s event has attracted the participation of nearly 200 people from 13 ethnic groups, namely Tay, Dao, Mong, Muong, Thai, Kho Mu, Ta Oi, Co Tu, E De, Khmer, Cham, Kinh and Raglai, along with local tourism associations and travel companies. A highlight of the week, which lasts until November 23, is the re-enactment of the culture of the … [Read more...] about Week highlights great national unity, Viet Nam’s cultural heritage
Children will meet with National and Provincial leaders of Viet Nam on World Children’s Day to voice their concerns to decision makers
They will meet with senior leaders of the National Assembly, National and Provincial Government to learn about the work carried out by the legislative body and Government agencies to advance children’s rights and discuss about the challenges that children are facing, especially those disadvantaged. Children will also “take over” UNICEF’s Viet Nam social media for a week to reflect the voices of children in different regions of the country. “It’s a fun day with a serious point, a day of action for children, by children when children meet with political leaders it gives them an opportunity to shine a light on the most pressing challenges faced by their generation. It’s relevant to Viet Nam, given the newly effective Law on Children provides greater alignment with the Convention on the Rights of Child, including children’s rights to participation,” said Youssouf Abdel-Jelil, Representative of UNICEF in Viet Nam. The day, set for … [Read more...] about Children will meet with National and Provincial leaders of Viet Nam on World Children’s Day to voice their concerns to decision makers