(LSO) - The People’s Committee of Lang Son on January 14 organised a meeting with 160 local intellectuals, writers and artists ahead of the Lunar New Year (Tet) festival. The event saw the attendance of Nguyen Long Hai, Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee, and representatives of some local departments and agencies. Nguyen Long Hai, Vice Chairman of...

Hanoi (VNA) – Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh on January 12 visited and presented gifts to ethnic minority and needy households in the central province of Quang Tri ahead of the Lunar New Year (Tet) festival. Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh presents gifts to ethnic minority and needy households in the central province of Quang Tri...

Hanoi (VNA) – Overseas Vietnamese in the US, Australia and Thailand have organised a wide range of activities to celebrate the traditional Lunar New Year (Tet) festival. The Vietnamese Embassy in the US hosts a New Year programme with the participation of about 250 Vietnamese and international friends. (Photo: vietnamembassy-usa.org) The Vietnamese Embassy in the US on January...

Hanoi (VNA) – The Vietnam National Union of Students (VNUS) Central Committee held a ceremony in Hanoi on January 5 to celebrate its 70th traditional day (January 9). Politburo member and head of the Party Central Committee’s Information and Communications Commission Vo Van Thuong (front, right) presents the first-class Independence Order to the Vietnam National Union of Students on...

Hanoi (VNA) - The construction of an interchange connecting Belt Road No 3 and the Hanoi-Hai Phong Expressway and other related infrastructure started in Hanoi on January 6. At the ground-breaking ceremony on January 6 (Photo: vietnamnet.vn) The interchange, located in the districts of Long Bien and Gia Lam, has two routes: a 1.5km stretch linking Long Bien-Thach Ban...

(LSO) - The Red Cross Society of Lang Son province held a ceremony on January 3 to launch a fund-raising campaign titled “Tet for the poor and Agent Orange (AO)/dioxin victims”. The event was attended by Nguyen Long Hai, Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee, and senior officials from local departments and sectors, as well as volunteers across...

Hanoi (VNA) – Social policy credit helped to build more than 4,000 houses, along with over 1.2 million safe water supply and sanitation facilities in rural areas in 2019, according to the Vietnam Bank for Social Policies (VBSP). Illustrative image (Source: VNA) Thanks to the bank’s loans, more than 266,000 people have got jobs, with nearly 7,000 sent abroad...

With more than 100,000 MARC (machine-readable-Cataloging) records, including over 5,000 digital and digitalized documents, the database is accessible by any Vietnamese and foreigner. (Photo: VNA) The database at was built for two years as a joint effort of the ministry’s Library Department, public and private libraries, publishing houses, relevant agencies, and leading experts. With more than 100,000 MARC...

(LSO) - The council for law popularisation and education of Lang Son province met on January 2 to review its performance in 2019, and outline orientations and tasks for 2020. Last year, the council helped to improve the efficiency of law promulgation and education in localities with diverse activities. Apart from nearly 36,000 meetings targeting 2.6 million people, the...

Hanoi (VNA) – Two former chairmen of the People’s Committee of Da Nang city were among the defendants in a trial at the Hanoi People’s Court that began on January 2, facing the charges of violating regulations on State asset management and use and on land management. Defendant Tran Van Minh (centre), former Chairman of the Da Nang municipal...