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Hanoi (VNA) – Minister of Transport Dinh La Thang praised Vietnam Airlines for its prominent outcomes in 2015 at a conference in Hanoi on December 30, affirming that the firm’s good performance significantly contributes to the transport sector’s achievements in the year. Reports presented at the conference showed that the national flag carrier conducted over 127,500 safe flights in 2015, representing a year-on-year increase of 3.5 percent. It transported more than 17.4 million passengers during the year, earning 69.3 trillion VND (3.08 billion USD) in revenue and 1.4 trillion VND (62.2 million USD) in pre-tax profit, 129 percent higher than the set target. Even though it faced numerous challenges due to fluctuating foreign exchange rates and poor domestic airport infrastructure, the firm fulfilled its key objectives and created breakthroughs in reforming its fleet and improving service quality. The airline made progress in restructuring and equitisisation. After … [Read more...] about Bản in : Vietnam Airlines makes impressive performance in 2015

Tuesday, January 26, 2016 - 8:52:40 (VOVworld) – People who visit Khmer villages in the Mekong Delta are impressed by the high towers and curved roofs surrounded by palm trees of the pagodas. The 600 Khmer pagodas in the Mekong Delta constitute a unique cultural space of Vietnam’s southern region. Khmer pagodas are religious centers and also places for community festivals and places where people come to study. Ly Let, a member of the Vietnam Fine Arts Association, talks about the architecture of the Khmer pagodas. “The main worship hall is elaborately decorated. They mainly worship the Bodhisattva. There are statues of cobras with 3, 5, or 7 heads. The pagoda tower has three roofs engraved with images of dragons.” Many of the 600 Khmer pagodas in the Mekong Delta were built hundreds of years ago and have been recognized as national historical and cultural relic sites. Soc Trang province has the largest Khmer population in the Mekong Delta and the most Khmer … [Read more...] about Typical architecture of Khmer pagodas Colorful Vietnam-Vietnam’s 54 ethnic groups

Monday, February 15, 2016 - 16:47:04 (VOvworld) - Chol Chnam Thmay is the New Year celebration of the Khmer. Their biggest festival of the year marks the end of the dry season and the beginning of a new year and new crops. The 3-day Chol Chnam Thmay festival takes place in the middle of April. In April the Khmer in Vietnam's southern region have finished the harvest and have leisure time. It's the end of the dry season and the beginning of the rainy season. Rain brings vitality to nature and trees begin to bud. 2 weeks before the Chol Chnam Thmay festival, the Khmer clean their houses, prepare new clothes, and make various dishes. Danh Thị Lan of Soc Trang says: "My siblings return home to visit our parents. We have a meal together and talk about our families. We clean the altar, decorate the house, and prepare offerings for our ancestors and an offering to bring to the pagoda." Most activities during the 3-day Chol Chnam Thmay festival occur at the pagoda. On the first day, … [Read more...] about Chol Chnam Thmay festival of the Khmer Colorful Vietnam-Vietnam’s 54 ethnic groups

The relations between Vietnam and France as well as Europe since the signing of the 1954 Geneva Agreement on the restoration of peace in Vietnam is the focus of an ongoing international workshop in Paris. The three-day event, which began in January 16, is jointly held by Paris I Pantheon-Sorbone University of France, Vietnam’s University of Social Sciences and Humanities, and several other partners. As part of activities within the framework of the “2013-2014 Vietnam-France, France-Vietnam Year”, the workshop also aims to mark the 40 th anniversary of diplomatic ties between the two countries. Following the Dien Bien Phu victory in 1954 that ended the invasion war waged by French colonialists, the Vietnam-France relations underwent a difficult period. However, the bilateral ties have entered a new chapter since the two countries established their diplomatic relations in 1973. Over the past four decades, both sides have made every effort to cultivate the … [Read more...] about Bản in : 40 years of Vietnam-France in review