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April 26-May 2: NA Standing Committee convenes 55th session
Monday, 2021-05-03 09:44:02
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NA Standing Committee convenes 55th session
National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue chaired the 55th session of the 14th NA’s Standing Committee, which was held in Hanoi on April 27 to review the outcomes of the 11th meeting of the 14th NA and give initial opinions on the preparations for the 15th legislature’s first session.
Participants discussed and made decisions on issues related to establishing and adjusting administrative boundaries in the capital city of Hanoi, and the provinces of Thanh Hoa, Dong Nai and Tuyen Quang; the boundary adjustment to expand Hue City of Thua Thien-Hue Province and arrangement of wards in Hue City.
The ceremony to hand over and repatriate Vietnamese martyrs remains in Vientiane on April 29 (Photo: vov.vn)
Vientiane (VNA) – A ceremony was held in Vientiane
capital of Laos on April 29 to hand over and repatriate three sets of remains
of Vietnam’s volunteer soldiers and experts who laid down their lives while
performing the international duties in Laos.
The event was attended by Maj. Gen. Siphone Chansomevong,
Political Commissar of the Vientiane capital Military Command; Sen. Lt. Col. Ha
Duc Hung, head of Ha Tinh province’s team for searching remains of Vietnam’s
volunteer soldiers and experts; and Lao officials.
Quang Tri bomb collectors kindle memories of Vietnam War
By Hoang Tao April 13, 2021 | 02:58 pm GMT+7
From the former battleground of the Vietnam War, Chuc has been salvaging bomb and ammunition husks to remind future generations of the horrors of war and the value of peace.
Tran Cong Chuc stands next to the bomb husks, remnants of the Vietnam War, he collected in Quang Tri Province. Photo by VnExpress/Hoang Tao.
In Tran Cong Chuc s childhood memories, planes whirred above the sky and bombs crashed down onto the earth in front of his house beside the Ben Hai River. From 1954 to 1972, the Hien Luong River in his central Quang Tri Province hometown was the temporary dividing line separating Vietnam into North and South.
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03/03/2021 15:00 GMT+7
Buffaloes in Hoi An do not work on farms, but are made-up and perfumed to bring good fortune for their owners. They are just one example of a number of strange possessions of local Vietnamese.
Buffalo used for tourism in Hoi An. (Photo: Dan Tri)
In 2010, Mr. Tran Van Khoa, a travel company CEO, invested hundreds of millions dong in making buffalo bamboo carts and cart stops to encourage people in Hoi An town to develop buffalo tourism.