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Defense Minister Ngo Xuan Lich: In spite of the development of the COVID-19 pandemic throughout the year of 2020, the Ministry of National Defense successfully hosted 25 face-to-face and virtual defense and military events, including the ASEAN Defense Ministers’ Retreat, the 17th ASEAN Chiefs of Defense Force Meeting, the 14th ASEAN Defense Ministers’ Meeting and the 7th ASEAN Defense Ministers’ Meeting Plus, within the framework of the ASEAN Chairmanship Year 2020. Furthermore, the four most important meetings all issued joint statements. ASEAN countries and international opinions highly valued the careful preparations and leadership of Vietnam as the Chair of ASEAN in 2020.  … [Read more...] about The image of Uncle Ho’s Soldier shining in peacetime

Ha Long People's Committee said they had read a complaint from Facebooker Linh Mai about poor service at OYO Hai Anh VIP Hotel. Mai said the hotel cancelled her booking without notification and there were signs that Hai Anh 10 cruise had increased prices illegally. On May 19, Mai's family booked two rooms from May 29 to 31. However, on May 29, Mai called the hotel and suddenly was told that her booking has been cancelled and no one wanted to take responsibility. On the following day, the family visited Ha Long Bay on the Hai An 10 cruise but complained that the prices were too high and the tour time had been cut short by an hour. They only had 30 minutes to visit Dau Go Cave. Vu Hong Son, vice chairman of Ha Long People's Committee, said after receiving the news, they had asked the Department of Culture and Information to work with the city police and related agency to investigate the accusations and report back by June 6. According to Son, even though Mai said they had reached an … [Read more...] about Ha Long authorities vow to punish cheating tour operators

The project built and installed two 220/110/22kV-125MVA transformers. The substation is expected to meet power demand for areas in Son La province while transmitting electricity from small hydroelectricity plants in the province to the national grid. The substation will also help reduce the load on the 220kV Son La substation, increase system connectivity and enhance safety on the regional power grid. … [Read more...] about 220kV Muong La substation energised and put into operation

Under the ministry’s instruction, the people’s committees of Hanoi and HCM City need to ask Vingroup to set out pilot runs, including technical safety and environmental standards. Earlier, Vingroup proposed a plan to open 10 electric bus routes with a total of 150-200 buses in Hanoi and five routes of the same kind in HCM City. In May, VinGroup set up the VinBus subsidiary specialising in transport services. VinBus is scheduled to provide its public transport services in five major cities of Vietnam, including Hanoi, Haiphong, Danang, Ho Chi Minh City and Can Tho. … [Read more...] about Transport ministry agrees electric bus operation in Hanoi, HCM City

Due to the high travel demand of passengers in the end of the year, there are five bus routes of Ben Thanh- Cho Lon, Ben Thanh- Nha Be, An Suong- Cu Chi, Binh Khanh- Can Thanh Ferry, Eastern Bus Station-An Suong Bus Station operating by 5PM on the December 30 of lunar calendar.  In addition, the city's public transport industry is likely to increase by nearly 400 buses for routes linking Dam Sen Culture Park, Suoi Tien Cultural Tourism Park, Saigon Zoo and Botanical Garden to serve people during Tet holiday.  By Hoang Nhan- Translated by Huyen Huong … [Read more...] about HCMC buses to operate during Tet holiday