In his speech, Provincial Party Secretary Le Thanh Quang stressed the Party’s tasks in the near future which will focus on Party building. At a similar event in Binh Phuoc province, outstanding Party Secretaries were honored. They are praised for their high sense of responsibility, dynamism, creativity, and devotion at work. A delegation of the Vietnam Buddhist Shanga in Hanoi led by Venerable Thich Bao Nghiem and a delegation of the Committee for Vietnam Catholic Solidarity led by Priest Duong Phu Oanh visited and congratulated the Hanoi Municipal Party Committee on the occasion of the Party’s 88th founding anniversary and New Lunar Year. 22 young Party members were honored at a program to mark the event in Nghe An province. A meeting to mark the Party’s 88th founding anniversary was held in Moscow. Speaking at the event, Vietnamese Ambassador Ngo Duc Manh reviewed the development of the Party over the past 88 years. He proposed measures to boost bilateral ties between Vietnam and Russia. The Vietnamese Embassy in Algeria organized a seminar to celebrate 88 years of the Communist Party of Vietnam and 50 years of the 1968 General Offensive and Uprising. Delegates discussed President Ho Chi Minh’s role and the Party’s leadership in national liberation struggle and development.
PANO – Various activities have been organized across the country to mark the 86th founding anniversary of the Communist Party of Vietnam which falls on February 3rd. * On February 2nd, Radar Station 29 under Regiment 290 of Division 375 of the Air Defence-Air Force Service held a program with interesting traditional activities, such as a Banh Chung (a square traditional Vietnamese rice cake made from glutinous rice, mung beans, pork and other ingredients) making festival, a contest to write new year parallel sentences, folk games, and an artistic program. The event aimed to promote troops’ and youths’ understanding of…... [read more]
Hundreds of artworks were showcased at galleries across the Central Highland city of Da Lat on November 27-28 to mark the 120th founding anniversary of the "flower city". At the Dao Nguyen gallery, an exhibition entitled "Da Lat Nostalgia" featured 40 oil and acrylic paintings by three artists Dinh Cuong from the US, Than Ngoc Minh from Hue city and Phan Ngoc Minh from Quang Nam province. Through the paintings depicting familiar faces and landscapes in Da Lat, the artists showed their love and nostalgia for the land and people in the city. Another exhibition on the artistic offerings drew…... [read more]
The Ministry of Information and Communications has worked with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and other related agencies to organize a series of cultural activities marking the 40th founding anniversary of ASEAN (Jun.8). 100 photos, 100 stamp collections, handicrafts and specific traditional clothes from ASEAN countries are on display at an exhibition entitled "ASEAN colour" which opened at 29 Hang Bai street on August 3rd. Especially, Vietnam is displaying works of fine arts which will compete for the ASEN prize at a competition to be held in December in Bangkok, Thailand. A special arts program will be broadcast live on…... [read more]
PANO – An array of programs took place in all military units on occasion of the 71st founding anniversary of the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA). * On December 20th, the Liaison Board of former Division 1 of the South Vietnam Liberation Army held a get-together for its members to celebrate the division’s 50th tradition day and 50 years of Pleime Victory. General Phung Quang Thanh, Defence Minister, and General Do Ba Ty, Chief of the VPA’s General Staff and Deputy Defence Minister, sent congratulations and flowers to the meeting. In order to respond to the US-waged strategy of "special warfare"…... [read more]
Diversified cultural activities to celebrate the 40th founding anniversary of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) will be jointly held in Vietnam by the ASEAN Cultural and Information Committee and relevant ministries and services. Opening these activities will be an exhibition of stamp collections as part of the ASEAN Stamp Collecting Contest for young people and children jointly held in May by the Vietnam Stamp Association and the Vietnam Cultural and Art Exhibition Centre. The radio Voice of Vietnam (VOV) will launch a quiz on ASEAN. People's Committees and cultural and information services of provinces and cities will be…... [read more]
