The historic flood of August 1971 broke 400 km of the Red River dike, engulfing 200,000 hectares of rice crops and forcing Hoa Long residents to move to Kim Linh mountain to avoid the raging waters. The flood also swept away idols of Diem village's tutelary deities. … [Read more...] about Tales of 300-year-old national relic
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National Single Window system honoured at Sao Khue Awards 2020
The National Single Window system developed by Viettel Solutions, which helps digitalise all documents and processes in customs clearance, has been given the Sao Khue Award 2020 in the e-government category – the most prestigious honour for the Vietnamese IT and software industry. … [Read more...] about National Single Window system honoured at Sao Khue Awards 2020
12 people handed sentences in Vietnam’s Son La Province for roles in national exam cheating scandal
Lo Van Huynh, former head of the Son La Department of Education and Training’s division for examination and educational quality management, is present at a court for test-score manipulation in the 2018 National High School Exam in Son La Province, Vietnam, May 29, 2020. Photo: Danh Trong / Tuoi Tre The court also handed down punishments ranging from 30-month suspended sentences to nine-year imprisonment for giving bribes to Nguyen Minh Khoa, a former deputy head of the internal political security division, Tran Van Dien, a former librarian at Chieng Coi Primary and Junior High School, Hoang Thi Thanh, a former chairman of Quynh Nhai District’s Farmers Association, and Lo Thi Truong, a resident of Son La City. … [Read more...] about 12 people handed sentences in Vietnam’s Son La Province for roles in national exam cheating scandal
Vu Mao, innovator of Vietnam’s National Assembly, dies at 80
Vu Mao, former chairman of the National Assembly Office, is in an interview with Lao Dong newspaper in an undated photo. He was a key architect behind the first live television broadcast of a National Assembly session in mid-1994 – PHOTO: LDO HCMC – Vu Mao, former chairman of the National Assembly (NA) Office, who was a key architect of the lawmaking body’s innovations, died at 1.39 a.m. on Saturday, May 30, at the age of 80. … [Read more...] about Vu Mao, innovator of Vietnam’s National Assembly, dies at 80
Former Chairman of National Assembly Office passed away at 81
He used to be the First Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh Youth Communist Union, Chairman of the NA's Youth and Children Committee, Head of the National Assembly Office (1987-2002) and Chairman of the NA's Foreign Affairs Committee. Mao retired in January 2008. … [Read more...] about Former Chairman of National Assembly Office passed away at 81
