Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong on Sunday offered incense in tribute to President Ho Chi Minh at House 67 in the Presidential Palace complex ahead of the Lunar New Year Festival (Tet), the biggest and longest festival in Vietnam. House 67, where President Ho Chi Minh lived, worked and breathed his last, still keeps…
Italian President Sergio Mattarella was re-elected for a second term on Saturday. At the eighth round of balloting among more than 1,000 lawmakers and regional delegates in the Chamber of Deputies, loud applause broke out when Mattarella passed the 505 votes needed for election. Speaking at the Presidential Palace shortly after being elected, Mattarella renewed…
Business activities in Vietnam continued to recover this month, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO). More than 19,000 businesses resumed operation in January, up 350% against the previous month. Average registered capital of a newly established business rose 5.8% compared to December 2021. Since the beginning of the year, registered foreign investment in Vietnam…
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Nguyen Hue Flower Street in Ho Chi Minh City opened on Saturday as Tet (the Lunar New Year Festival) approaches. The flower street, which will run until February 4, aims to pay tribute to frontliners in the city’s fight against COVID-19, especially medical workers. Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Duong Anh Duc said the street…
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The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has proposed the full resumption of international travel activities from the end of March instead of early May as previously planned. In a proposal submitted to the Prime Minister, the Ministry said the end of March will be an appropriate time to fully reopen the tourism market as…
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North Korea fired an unidentified projectile toward its eastern waters on Sunday, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said. The South Korean military was monitoring the relevant situations and maintaining readiness posture to prepare for a possible additional launch, the JCS said. South Korean President Moon Jae-in was to convene a National Security Council (NSC)…
National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue visited poor and near-poor households and social policy beneficiaries in Nghi Loc and Hung Nguyen districts in the central province of Nghe An, on the occasion of the Lunar New Year Festival (Tet). He handed over 400 gift packages and granted funding to build 10 houses for households living…
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