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Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan meets officers and soldiers at the My Long border guard station. (Photo: VNA) Tra Vinh (VNA) – Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan on January 20 visited and delivered gifts to border guards, medical staff, and needy families in the Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh as the Lunar New Year (Tet) is just around the corner. On the day, she met officers and soldiers at the My Long border guard station in Cau Ngang district, during which Xuan asked the forces to continue defending the national sovereignty over seas and islands and helping the locality capitalise on maritime resources. She also visited medical personnel at the No. 1 COVID-19 treatment hospital as well as beneficiaries of social welfare policies and disadvantaged families in Chau Thanh district. On the occasion, the Vice President handed over 650 gifts to poor households, those affected by COVID-19, and needy students; as well as 14 charity houses to beneficiaries of social welfare … [Read more...] about Tet gifts to special groups in Tra Vinh, Son La

During the visits, the units’ leaders and chains-of-command reported on the units’ task performances in 2021 and the preparation for the upcoming Tet celebrations for troops. In particular, the party committees and chains-of-command of the two units have strictly embraced and directed the implementation of higher levels’ resolutions and directives on military and defense affairs and duties in the upcoming Tet. They actively consolidated, supplemented, and completed a system of documents in line with higher levels’ guidance, and conducted exercises in close attachment with reality. In addition, they strictly observed duties and combat readiness regulations, proactively kept a close watch on situational developments in the localities where they are stationed. They also worked closely with other local forces to ensure local security and order. Moreover, under the sound leadership of the units’ leaders, troops were fully-aware of their combat readiness duties; the internal … [Read more...] about GDP leader extends New Year greetings to units

Da Nang welcomes foreign tourists (Photo: VNA) Hanoi – The Government Office has issued a dispatch on the Prime Minister’s directions about building a roadmap to open the door to welcome foreign visitors in a safe, scientific and effective manner. In the document to heads of ministry-level and Government agencies, chairpersons of the centrally-run municipal and provincial People’s Committees, PM Pham Minh Chinh said due to the COVID-19 pandemic, foreign arrivals in Vietnam dropped by 76.7 percent in 2020 and 95.9 percent in 2021, hurting relevant sectors in the value chain such as transportation, dining, hospitality, retail and trade, especially in key tourist areas and almost all of the key tourist localities. As the country is safely, flexibly adapting to and effectively controlling the pandemic while gradually re-opening its economy, PM Chinh asked the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MoCST) to partner with the ministries of health, national defence, public … [Read more...] about PM directs building roadmap to welcoming foreign visitors

While visiting, inspecting, and extending New Year wishes to Co To district’s Military Command, Gen. Can highly appreciated the unit’s obtained results in 2021 as well as its preparation for the upcoming lunar New Year 2022. He asked the unit’s Party Committee and Chain-of-Command to continue embracing and strictly carrying out directives, resolutions, and guidance on military and defense missions. In addition, the unit should promote education to augment troops’ awareness of maintaining combat readiness duties during the lunar New Year and raise their firm political stance to undertake and fulfill all assigned missions as well as pay attention to taking care of troops and their families. Ensuring logistic and technical services for combat readiness missions during the lunar New Year holiday should be paid attention to, said General Can. During the visit to Co To district Border Post, General Can praised its fruitful outcomes in 2021 and asked the unit to coordinate with other … [Read more...] about GDP’s leader visits Military Region 3’s units prior to Tet

Vietnam partially reopened regular commercial flights on nine international routes on January 1 to China, Japan, Taiwan, South Korea, Thailand, Singapore, Laos, Cambodia, and the US. Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh has just issued a dispatch on streamlining entry procedures for foreigners, overseas Vietnamese, and their relatives. According to the dispatch, foreigners entering Vietnam must be invited or sponsored by Vietnamese agencies, organizations, or individuals in line with the law on foreigners’ entry into, exit from, transit through, and residence in Vietnam. Air passengers handle entry procedures at Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi. Photo: Le Bao Foreigners, and overseas Vietnamese and their relatives with valid visas can enter the country without undergoing personal examination, visa granting, and visa exemption procedures again. They also don’t need to seek prior permission from the immigration department and local authorities. In … [Read more...] about Foreigners, overseas Vietnamese facilitated entry procedures

The Hang Luoc flower market is a long-standing famous flower market in Hanoi. It only convenes once a year, opening from the 15th to 30th day of the last month of the lunar calendar. Customers can not only buy flowers and ornamental trees but also antiques and other decorative items at the market, making it a popular address among Hanoians before Tet. In addition to organizing the Tet flower market, Hoan Kiem district's authorities have also organised cultural and art activities in bridge arches along Phung Hung mural street every year since 2018 so that people can feel the elegance and joy surrounding. Nguyen Anh Quan, Vice Chairman of the district’s People’s Committee, said the organisation of the traditional flower market and activities on Phung Hung street aims to bring the Tet atmosphere to locals while introducing tourists about the traditional Tet festival and products, contributing to resuming the economy in line with safe and flexible adaptation to the COVID-19 pandemic. … [Read more...] about Hang Luoc traditional flower market opens in Hanoi