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Modern Vietnamese military weapons exhibited at defence expo

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Anti-radiation and anti-chemical poison mobile vehicles can be used as kitchens. A Scud-B ballistic missile which stands at 11.25 metres in length, 0.88 metres in width, 5.9 tonnes in launch weight, and has a range of 300km, is put on display. Vietnam is the only country in Southeast Asia to own Scud-B ballistic missiles. The ZSU-23-4 self-propelled, radar-guided anti-aircraft weapon system is showcased at the event. A close up of the radar-guided anti-aircraft weapon developed by Vietnam The Vietnam Air Force’s SPYDER-MR medium range mobile air defence system is put on display. The SPYDER (Surface-to-air Python and Derby) is a short and medium range mobile air defence system developed in Israel. There are two variants of the SPYDER, including the SPYDER-SR (short range) and the SPYDER-MR (medium range). On display are a range of vehicles used by military forces. ...

Vietnam International Travel Mart kicks off in Da Nang

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The travel mart is one of the most significant functions for businesses and tourism associations, allowing them to exchange and introduce their products, whilst seeking business partners and boosting market expansion. Upon addressing the opening ceremony, Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Doan Van Viet noted that in order to improve the competitiveness and position of Vietnamese tourism in the region, localities and businesses  need to cooperate with each other. It is essential to build new tourism products, exchange visitors between localities and destinations, as well as improving the tourism workforce, he emphasizes. A series of workshops are also scheduled to be held as part of the event, including one seeking ways to develop sea-based tourism in central Vietnam, one on leisure tourism properties, and another on digital transformation in tourism. Between March 31 and April 3 the VITM was organised in Hanoi, drawing the p...

Important milestones in Vietnam-Luxembourg relations

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Exhibition recalls 12-day-and-night memories of Dien Bien Phu in the air

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Visitors have the chance to see photos and items which reflect the losses and sacrifices suffered by Vietnamese soldiers and civilians during the course of the battle to resist the US’ carpet bombing airstrikes. The “fiery day” section recalls the fighting spirit shown by both the Northern army and people in the last days of December, 1972, when the US imperialists sent B52 bombers to attack Hanoi. Meanwhile, the “behind the prison walls” section recalls the images of imprisoned American pilots at Hoa Lo Prison and their feelings as they look back on the war, life, and the Vietnamese people. Pictured is a blood pressure monitor and stethoscope used by Do Doan Dai, former director of Bach Mai Hospital, to examine the victims after the bombings. Bowls, chopsticks, and razors used by American pilots during their time in the prison. Thomas Eugene Wilber snaps a photo next to the image of his father Walter Eugene Wilber, who was a US pil...