It was part of activities in the framework of the program entitled “One million national flags for fishermen” launched by the Laborer Newspaper. Addressing the handover ceremony, Chairman of the Thua Thien Hue provincial People’s Committee Nguyen Van Phuong emphasized that the fishery sector plays an important role in the province’s economic development, creating jobs, improving local fishermen’s income, and raising the quality of their socio-economic life. Over the past years, the province has always stood side by side with fishermen and effectively implemented policies on fishery development. The gifts will be a source of spiritual encouragement for local fishermen to overcome their difficulties and continue their work and production, contributing to firmly safeguarding national sovereignty over sea and islands. At the ceremony, the organizing panel handed over 10,000 national flags and 10 first aid kits to local fishermen. Translated by Chung Anh … [Read more...] about National flags presented to fishermen in Thua Thien Hue
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Grand ceremony marking Lord Buddha’s 2566th birthday held in Hue
A grand ceremony marking the 2566th birth anniversary of Lord Buddha is held at Tu Dam Pagoda in Hue City . The event saw the presence of leaders of Thua Thien-Hue Province and thousands of Buddhist dignitaries and followers, local people and visitors. At the ceremony, Most Venerable Thich Khe Chon, Deputy Head of the Executive Board of Vietnam Buddhist Sangha cum Deputy Head of the Executive Board of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha of Thua Thien Hue Province spoke the message of the Acting Supreme Patriarch of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha for this occasion. Most Venerable Thich Hue Phuoc, Deputy Head of the Executive Board of Vietnam Buddhist Sangha cum Chief secretary of the Executive Board of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha of Thua Thien Hue Province opened the event with a welcome speech. A parade of vehicles decorated in flowers and Buddhist themes A parade of vehicles decorated in flowers and Buddhist themes On May 14, thousands of monks and nuns, Buddhist … [Read more...] about Grand ceremony marking Lord Buddha’s 2566th birthday held in Hue
Memorial service for fallen soldiers held in Hue
The 16 sets of remains of Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and advisors were collected during the 2021-2022 dry season by Martyrs’ Remains Search and Repatriation Team 192 under the Thua Thien Hue provincial Military Command. At the event, delegates, local leaders, armed forces, and people paid respect to the eminent sons of the nation who sacrificed themselves for national independence, socialism, and noble international duties in Laos. Showing deep respect to the fallen soldiers, President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Thua Thien Hue province Nguyen Van Phuong said that after peace was restored, the whole country in general and Thua Thien Hue in particular have striven to address war legacies and carried out gratitude activities, especially the search, collection, and repatriation of remains of fallen soldiers. This is an important and urgent mission, demonstrating the current generation’s sentiments, responsibility, and gratitude to those who sacrificed their lives … [Read more...] about Memorial service for fallen soldiers held in Hue
The beauty of Lang Co Bay
Located at the foot of the Hai Van Pass, Lang Co Bay is a town in Phu Loc district, Thua Thien-Hue province. It is completely embraced with one side of deep mountains, and one side of seas. (Photo: VNA) With an area of about 800 hectares, Lap An Lagoon - known as the Oyster Kingdom of Hue- is also the source that supplies a large amount of seafood for the fishermen of this area. (Photo: VNA) With over 10 km of white sand, the vast blue waters of the ocean and rainforests on the undulating mountains are not enough to describe Lang Co. Additional, a large mysterious Lap An Lagoon makes it more beautiful. (Photo: VNA) On the top of Hai Van Pass, visitors will surely feel surprised by the peaceful and poetic beauty of Lang Co Bay. Lying on the most beautiful curve of the country, Lang Co has almost everything that the nature can offer. (Photo: VNA) This is the 3rd bay in Vietnam, after Halong Bay and Nha Trang Bay named in the list of 30 … [Read more...] about The beauty of Lang Co Bay
Vietnamese PE teacher dreams of teaching 1 million kids to swim
Huynh Duc Linh, a Vietnamese physical education teacher, is pursuing his dream of teaching swimming to one million kids in Vietnam, spending the last six years teaching over 10,000 students. In 2019, Linh was informed of nine students from Nghia Ha Middle School in central Quang Ngai Province dying in a tragic drowning incident. Since then, Linh and his colleagues have tried to teach swimming skills to children, reaching their target of running courses for over 10,000 kids after six years. Recently, the government has called for far more actions to prevent drowning , making Linh and his team decide to pursue a bigger dream: teaching up to one million kids to swim. More than 2,000 under-16-year-old children drown a year in Vietnam, the World Health Organization cited an estimate in 2020. It’s not a rosy path Linh is the founder of Sapaga Company in Da Nang, a coastal city in central Vietnam, specializing in building swimming pools. Since he started the company, he … [Read more...] about Vietnamese PE teacher dreams of teaching 1 million kids to swim
SEA Games 31: ticket sold out, no room near stadium before men’s football final
Three fans from Thanh Hoa are finding a room near the stadium (Photo: SGGP) On the way, two groups of fans with nearly 10 people were caught asking locals about renting hotels and accommodation. However, they hardly found a hotel room near the stadium where the match will take place, so they then drove the car to continue searching. Mr. Quan – a fan from Thanh Hoa Province who has just arrived in Viet Tri City after 5 hours of driving - said that he took his family members to Phu Tho to watch U23 Vietnam play the semi-finals. Because it is still early, he wanted to rent a hotel or motel room to rest. He moaned no more rooms near the stadium as he wanted a room near the yard to walk to the stadium. He planned when the match finished, he and his family members went back to the hotel for sleeping and in the next day, they will visit some places before returning to Thanh Hoa. Mr. Quan bought a few glasses of sugarcane juice to fuel up before continuing to search for a hotel to … [Read more...] about SEA Games 31: ticket sold out, no room near stadium before men’s football final