The starting point of the Ho Chi Minh Trail – Km Zero – in the central province of Nghe An’s Tan Ky district (Photo: baonghean.vn) The recognition was announced by the provincial People’s Committee Office on May 13. Tan Ky People’s Committee was tasked with protecting and promoting the site, which is expected to become an attraction of local tourism. The wartime legendary trail starts from Nghe An and runs through Ha Tinh, Quang Binh, Quang Tri, Thua Thien-Hue, Quang Nam, Kon Tum, Gia Lai, Dak Lak, Dak Nong and ends in Binh Phuoc. It passes through areas of dense jungles, and served as a key artery supplying weapons, goods, food, military equipment and personnel from the North to the South during the country’s resistance war against the US. Nearly 17,000km of the strategic trail helped transport weapons and soldiers to the battlefields, contributing to the success of the Ho Chi Minh Campaign in 1975 to liberate the south and … [Read more...] about Ho Chi Minh Trail starting point accredited as special national relic
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Shopees starts birthday promotion
Shopee launches a promotion programme of up to 50 per cent to celebrate its birthday. — Photo Courtesy Shopee Vietnam Shopee, the leading e-commerce platform in Southeast Asia and Taiwan, has officially launched a new promotion programme to celebrate its birthday. Accodingly, the 12.12 Birthday Sale with exclusive deals of discount up to 50 per cent will last from now to until 12 December. During this time, from 0pm there will be two hours of unbeatable deals with up to 50 per cent discount across all categories and snatch up super voucher package worth over VND100,000. Chance to win nationwide free shipping voucher with minimum order of VND50,000 and vouchers of up to 50 per cent discount from Nowfood and AirPay will be offered. Free shipping with no minimum spend when payment made by AirPay wallet will be applied. Non-stop entertainment with Shopee Live Stream 12.12 Birthday Sale and upsized collection of in-app games during the sales. Pine Kyaw, Managing Director, Shopee … [Read more...] about Shopees starts birthday promotion
SEA Games 30: Vietnam advance to football final
Striker Duc Chinh scores a hattrick in the match against Cambodia to help Vietnam advance to the final (Source:VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam advanced to the final of the men’s football at the ongoing 30th Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 30) in the Philippines, after beating Cambodian rivals 4-0 in the semi-final match on December 7. Starting the match, Vietnam’s head coach Park Hang-seo surprised many by fielding two forwards, Tien Linh and Duc Chinh, for the first time since the start of the Games. On the other side, Cambodia’s head coach Flex Damas proved that the team did not enter the semi-final match with sheer luck as the players started it with successive attacks that caused quite a few difficulties to Vietnam. However, it was Vietnam to open the score with a header by Linh after a perfect pass from Chinh at the 20th minute. This forced the Cambodian team to launch more attacks in search for an equalizer, but also created chances for Chinh to score … [Read more...] about SEA Games 30: Vietnam advance to football final
Honda honours young Vietnamese engineers and scientists
Each of the students will enjoy the opportunity of receiving the Honda YES Plus Award worth US$10,000 if they choose to study abroad in Japan. Alternatively, they could earn US$7,000 if they accept and participate in internships at universities, research institutes, laboratories, or companies throughout Japan for a period of between two and a half months to a year for a total of four years starting from the date on which they won the award. Upon successful completion of the internship period, if the candidate is able to return to Japan to study for a Master's and PhD degree, he or she will receive an additional US$3,000 for academic and research work. Le Huu Phuc, Deputy General Director of Honda Vietnam, said that with the desire to seek and develop young talent throughout the field of science and technology, since 2006, the Honda Foundation of Japan working in collaboration with Honda Vietnam and the Ministry of Science and Technology have jointly deployed the Honda YES award for … [Read more...] about Honda honours young Vietnamese engineers and scientists
Vietnam shares experience in building peacekeeping partnerships
Vietnam, the co-organizer of the event, is considered one of the countries with strong performance in building efficient partnership in UN peacekeeping operations in South Sudan. Quy said that Vietnam started sending personnel to UN peacekeeping missions in 2014. So far, 40 Vietnamese officers have been deployed to the UN peacekeeping missions in South Sudan and the Central African Republic. The first level-2 field hospital of Vietnam replaced the UK’s hospital in October 2018 and operated effectively in the host country, he noted. Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy speaks at the event. The Vietnam Department of Peacekeeping Operations has been selected as one of the four centers in Southeast Asia meeting international standards in training personnel for peacekeeping operations. At the event, which also saw the attendance of UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and representatives from more than 100 UN member nations, delegates underlined the significance of UN … [Read more...] about Vietnam shares experience in building peacekeeping partnerships