Soc Trang (VNA) - President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee Tran Thanh Man offered the best wishes to state welfare beneficiaries and poor families in An Lac Thon town, Ke Sach district, the Mekong Delta province of Soc Trang on January 20 during a visit a head of the traditional Lunar New Year (Tet) festival. President...

Hanoi (VNA) – Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has agreed to provide food aid for six provinces on the occasion of the Tet (Lunar New Year) festival. The six provinces namely Gia Lai, Dak Lak, Binh Dinh, Quang Binh, Binh Phuoc and Lang Son were agreed to get rice relief from the national reserve, the Vietnam Government Portal (VGP)...

Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnamese communities all over the world held separate gatherings on January 18 to celebrate the Tet (Lunar New Year), which falls on January 25. A music performance staged in the Tet celebration of Vietnamese community in Ufa city of the Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia on January 18. (Photo: VNA) In Russia, the Consulate General of Vietnam...

Hanoi (VNA) – Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on January 18 called on Vietnamese people, firms and agencies both at home and overseas to continue providing relief for disadvantaged people living in far-flung islands and areas as well as those affected by natural disasters and Agent Orange/dioxin. Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc texts to donate money to the poor...

Da Nang (VNA) – The People’s Committee of Hoang Sa district in the central city of Da Nang has received documents, maps, artifacts and research works on Vietnam’s sovereignty over Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelago presented by organisations and individuals. At the ceremony (Source: VNA) At a ceremony on January 18, General Director of the State Records and Achieves Department...

Hanoi (VNA) – A funeral was held in Hanoi on January 16 for the three police officers who died a week ago while performing their duty of ensuring order and security for building protective walls around the Mieu Mon airport in Dong Tam commune, Hanoi’s suburban district of My Duc. Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc (front) at the funeral...

Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnamese embassies celebrated the upcoming Lunar New Year festival on January 15. At the event in Italy (Photo: VNA) Speaking at the event, Vietnamese Ambassador to Italy Nguyen Thi Bich Hue said with an economic growth rate of 7 percent last year, Vietnam remained a spotlight in the region and the world, placing among 20...

(LSO) – The Lang Son Journalists Association opened the province’s Spring Press Festival at the provincial library on January 15. The opening ceremony was attended by Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Duong Xuan Huyen, officials of the provincial Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee, representatives of departments and sectors, and leaders and reporters of press agencies. A dance performed...

(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...