Vietnam’s Party chief Trong presented as presidential candidate The Party's Central Committee has nominated General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong to be the country's next president. Vietnam warned it is planning one airport too many Vietnamese provinces are proposing new airports without realizing that the country is already overloaded with these facilities, experts say. A food map of where to eat what in Vietnam A primer on dishes from different locations in Vietnam that will whet the appetite of both visitors and locals. Revolutionary, reform architect, Party leader Do Muoi dies aged 101 Former Party chief Do Muoi, a key figure in Vietnam's revolutionary struggles and its opening up era, died Monday night. Vietnamese doctors leave for South Sudan on first UN peacekeeping mission Thirty Vietnamese army medical personnel left for South Sudan Monday morning aboard an Australian airforce plane. Three Vietnamese attractions among Asia’s hidden gems … [Read more...] about Weekly roundup: President candidate, VinFast cars, Vietnam food guide and more
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Vietnam, US strive to promote efficiency of defense ties
Vietnamese Defense Minister, General Ngo Xuan Lich made that statement at his meeting with the visiting US Assistant Secretary of Defense for Asian and Pacific Security Affairs Mr. Randall Schriver on October 4 at the headquarters of the Ministry of National Defense. General Ngo Xuan Lich (R) presents a souvenir to US Assistant Secretary of Defense for Asian and Pacific Security Affairs Mr. Randall Schriver. At the meeting, General Lich hailed the guest’s visit to Vietnam and his participation in the 2018 Vietnam-US Defense Policy Dialogue. The Vietnamese Defense Minister expressed his delight at the recent flourishing bilateral defense cooperation, considering it an active contribution to consolidating and developing the two countries’ comprehensive partnership. Earlier the same day, also at the headquarters of the Vietnamese Ministry of National Defense, Vietnamese Deputy Defense Minister, Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Chi Vinh and US Assistant … [Read more...] about Vietnam, US strive to promote efficiency of defense ties
Government News 15/8
Diplomacy makes worthy contribution to national development: Deputy PM Deputy PM and FM Pham Binh Minh speaks at the conference The diplomatic sector has efficiently served the national revolutionary cause and made worthy contribution to the country’s strong rise from the ruin of war to become a symbol of peace, stability, unity and harmony, renovation and development, according to the country’s top diplomat Pham Binh Minh. Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh has reviewed the work and achievements of the diplomatic sector over the past years in the context of a world full of constant changes, and outlined the main tasks for the sector in the time ahead in an article on the occasion of the 30th Diplomatic Conference and 19th External Affair Conference from August 12-17 in Hanoi. The Deputy PM underlined that over the past two years, the international and regional situation is witnessing rapid, complex and unforeseeable changes, … [Read more...] about Government News 15/8
How superheroes pulled off the impossible in Chiang Rai
The drama started on June 23 when the coach took 12 of his young players on an expedition into the cave complex in Chiang Rai, Thailand, only for heavy rain to flood the cave and leave them trapped underground. It must have been a nightmare for them, but the daring rescue plan hatched by Thai authorities and the incredible bravery and expertise shown by all the divers and the rescue team went beyond belief. On July 2, British diver John Volanthen found the kids and their coach about two miles from the mouth of the cave, just as he had reached the end of his dive line. As the world rejoiced with Thai people when news of the team being found alive, authorities warned that rescuing the boys would be a daunting task. The cave complex has never been fully mapped. Thai Navy SEAL Rear Admiral Arpakorn Yookongkaew told the media that the water was dark and that the mission would be brutal. Regardless, Thai officials and Navy SEALs and expert divers from abroad all threw themselves … [Read more...] about How superheroes pulled off the impossible in Chiang Rai
A special day in the Central African Republic
A typical day at the MINUSCA Every day, the clock alarm goes off at 5:30 when it is still dark outside. Today, Major Dinh Duc Long is “on lodging duty”, which means he is to cook breakfast, prepare lunch boxes for others in the lodge to carry to work. At 7:20, after breakfast, everyone takes their backpacks and lunch boxes and walks to work. Walking from home to the mission’s HQs may be one of their most interesting periods of time of the day. A long the way, all local people they meet greet them. The children not only greet, but also run up to them to shake hands. Welcoming them at the gate of the UN mission are the greetings in the Sango language of the guards. They happily greet, “Good morning the Vietnamese people!” Buying stuff in preparation for the special day There are three Vietnamese officers working in Bangui (the capital city of the Central African Republic). They are Lieutenant Colonel Le Ngoc Son, Major Dinh Duc Long and … [Read more...] about A special day in the Central African Republic