1920s political events

From 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. on January 24, trucks with a capacity of 500 kilograms or above and mini buses with 24 seats or above will be banned on the following streets: Pham Hung, Do Duc Duc, Khuat Duy Tien, Tran Duy Hung, Nguyen Chi Thanh, Dao Tan, Kim Ma, Lieu Giai, Van Phuc, Nguyen Thai Hoc, Tran Phu, Hung Vuong, Chu Van An, Hoang Dieu, Doc Lap, Le Hong Phong, Hoang Van Thu, Nguyen Tri Phuong, Dien Bien Phu, Nguyen Quyen, Tran Binh Trong, Tran Hung Dao and Thang Long Boulevard. … [Read more...] about Hanoi to restrict downtown traffic for Party Congress

Hanoi (VNA) – The 15th plenum of the Party Central Committee wrapped up on January 17 after completing all the contents of its agenda. At the plenum, the last of the 12th tenure, the Committee discussed and passed the lists of first-time nominees and the special cases to the Committee of the coming 13th tenure, as well as that of the nominees to the key leading positions of the Party and the State, among others. The Committee also adopted reports by the Political Bureau on the nominees to the presidium, the secretariat and the eligibility verification board on the delegates of the coming 13th Congress, scheduled to start on January 25. Speaking at the closing ceremony, Party General Secretary and State President Nguyen Phu Trong stressed that the current Committee has weathered all the difficulties and completed the working agenda, leading the whole Party, people and army to very important achievements, leaving deep imprints and creating new trust and driving forces to bring … [Read more...] about Party Central Committee plenum completes preparation for 13th Congress

The Import-Export Department under the Ministry of Industry and Trade has recently held a meeting with the Vietnam Maritime Administration about the lack of empty containers and rising rental charges. At the meeting, many firms in the fisheries, plastic and timber sectors have raised concerns over the unprecedented consecutive price hikes in the past three months. According to the firms, the hike is unreasonable and shipping firms need to be more transparent and a more reasonable price hike rate. … [Read more...] about VIETNAM BUSINESS NEWS JANUARY 17

Joining the UN peacekeeping activities is part of the external policy of the country's national defence, and has been a bright spot in the multilateral relations of the Vietnam People's Army in recent years. Often, when arriving in difficult areas with complicated warfare, soldiers will be "greeted" with a series of bullets and tense eyes, and vehicles may even be stoned by children. … [Read more...] about Growing vegetables in Africa, Vietnamese solders respected by international friends

My very first calligraphy workshop was back in early 2013. Ms Margaret Shepherd came all the way from Boston to Hà Nội, during her research in Southeast Asian letters, and she spent months travelling across countries to learn the local art and teach calligraphy. She taught us Roman letters, the first Latin alphabet of humankind, in 10 days. I skipped almost every class in college that week to learn calligraphy with her. That was a remarkable milestone for me. Something said in my mind: “Hoàng, finally you have learned true calligraphy from a calligrapher." I really appreciated that, so after the workshop I decided to become a calligrapher, just like my teacher. … [Read more...] about Young calligrapher renowned for his talent introduces art to new generation