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Phillips’ goal of visiting Vietnam was to reconnect with memories of his father, who died when he was just six months old.  The trip was coordinated by Le Cong Tien, deputy head of the Americas Department under the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Dean Phillips (R) shakes hands with Le Cong Tien, deputy head of the Americas Department under the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, after landing at Pleiku Airport in the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai. Photo: Nguyen Khanh / Tuoi Tre So far, Phillips and his team have spent time cycling and exploring Vietnam’s northern provinces where they have had a chance to experience the extreme warmth, friendliness, and hospitality of the local people. Following his time in the north, Phillips visited Pleiku City in the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai to learn more about his father, a U.S. Marine named Atur Pfefer, who died on the city’s Ham Rong Mountain on July 25, 1969. Though Phillips never h...

Governor of Santa Fe Omar Ángel Perotti (2nd from R) awards the title of Honorary Guest to National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue. Photo: VNA The Argentina visit by National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue drew great attention from the South American country’s media with many positive assessments, VNA reported Thursday. Argentine national news agency Telam has ran an article highlighting the sound relations between Vietnam and Argentina. It noted that during their meeting, NA Chairman Hue and Argentine President Alberto Fernandez reaffirmed the determination to strengthen bilateral trade and investment partnership. The article said the two leaders underlined the great potential in diversifying goods for exchange and agreed to promote partnership in investment, science and technology. It said that after her meeting with the Vietnamese NA leader, Argentine Vice President Cristina Fernandez shared on her Twitter a photo with Hue, showing her special sentiments towards...

OVs visit the Hung Kings Temple relic site. Photo: Pham Ly They offered incense to the Hung Kings at their temples on April 25, and planted trees at the Den Gieng (Gieng Temple). They prayed for a prosperous Vietnam with an increasing position in the international arena and solidarity among the Vietnamese communities abroad. The OVs offer incense to the Hung Kings. Photo: Pham Ly Hieu said the incense-offering program is held annually by the COVA and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in conjunction with the provincial People’s Committee, noting it has received a warm response from Vietnamese abroad. It is intended to raise their pride of national traditions, pay tribute to the nation, and strengthen the great national unity bloc. Also on April 25, the delegation had a meeting with representatives of the provincial People’s Committee. They also commemorated the legendary ancestors of Vietnam, Father Lac Long Quan, and Mother Au Co. The OVs plant trees ...

Participants at the event will discuss the current situation and various solutions for the sustainable development of conical hats in the locality. The event will therefore provide a chance for craftsmen to meet and exchange information about the craft of conical hat making. Advertising Hue conical hats and seeking measures aimed at improving vocational training for local practitioners are set to be hot topics during the conference. The international conference is jointly organised by the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom (FNF) Vietnam and the Hue Conical Hat Association, and is expected to attract plenty of domestic and foreign intellectuals and craftsmen. The craft of conical hat making has been practiced in Thua Thien-Hue for centuries. It is still well preserved today in Tay Ho village of Phu Ho commune, My Lam village of Phu My commune, and the villages of Phu Cam, Phuoc Vinh, Doc So, Trieu Tay, and Huong So in Hue. Craftsmen residing in the village sell ...

School students compete in a writing and painting contest to promote Japan-Vietnam friendship , celebrating the 50th anniversary of diplomatic ties between the two countries in the central city from March 30 to May 30. The contest is titled ‘Da Nang school students joining hands in strengthening the Japan-Vietnam friendship’. Children join an outdoor reading session at the Japanese-styled Sakura Kindergarten in Da Nang. Photo: VNA It will feature around 10,000 students from primary, secondary and high school who will send their paintings and essays to Japan for selection on June 5-30. As part of a series of activities to celebrate the 50th founding anniversary of the Viet Nam – Japan diplomatic ties (September 21), the contest aims to contribute to enhancing understanding, friendship and cooperation between Da Nang and Japanese people, thereby facilitating local pupils, especially senior high school pupils, to learn about the 50-year history of establishing diplomatic ...

Visitors need to register in advance with the municipal Department of Tourism between April 22 and 26 for the tours from 8:00 am to 12:00 pm and from 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm on April 29 and 30. They will spend 35 minutes in the building, learning about its history, architectural highlights, and function of each room during the one-hour tour, which also features a walk around the President Ho Chi Minh Monument Park, located just in front of the hall. A part of the painting on the ceiling inside the office building of the People’s Committee of Ho Chi Minh City in District 1. Photo: N. Binh / Tuoi Tre This is part of the city’s efforts to showcase national monuments to foreign tourists to promote its image as a friendly and open city. The building, located at 86 Le Thanh Ton Street in District 1, was designed by French architect Femand Gardes. Its construction started in 1889 and finished in 1909. In 2020, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism recognized it as a national...