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Part of their work is checking the status border landmarks planted on the border between Vietnam and Cambodia. The guards say this is a sacred task they undertake every day. Long An borders SvayRieng and PrayVeng provinces of Cambodia, with a total length of 133km, of which two thirds lie on land. Long An has Binh Hiep international border gate, My Quy Tay national border gate, three auxiliary border gates, along with a number of trails and open crossings with Cambodia. The Long An Border Guard Command dispatches teams patrolling along the border every day. In addition to patrolling the border, local border guards create the best possible conditions for people to across the border for trade exchanges and relatives visits. They pay special attention to entry and exit procedures at border gates to ensure security along the border. Inspection has been enhanced, especially during the Tet holiday. The border gu

This also marks the first time that the space of Tet Book Street festival has been held on Le Loi street, stretching from Nguyen Hue to Quach Thi Trang roundabout in District 1. Upon addressing the opening ceremony, Lam Dinh Thang, director of the Department of Information and Communications of Ho Chi Minh City, emphpasised that this year’s Tet Book Street consists of three main areas with a range of diverse activities, adding that there was the largest number of publishing units participating the event after 13 years of organisation. On display at the festival were a range of books on topics relating to late President Ho Chi Minh, the 135th birthday of President Ton Duc Thang, and the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Paris Agreement. This year has seen Tet Book Street organise a space dedicated to Vietnamese book art, introducing limited edition books of art and history, including the Taber Dictionary, published in 1838 in Calcutta. Most notably, visitors have the chanc

During this time of the year, nature has brought us many extraordinarily different types of flowers blooming everywhere. If you have the opportunity to set foot in a new land in the right flower season, you will surely have a great time and experience beautiful natural beauty for the most unique Instagram pictures. It is not just for the wonderful photography, but these flower fields also leave a memorable trait in the visitor’s hearts. Here are the types of flowers that you will easily find in the spring, and enjoy your journey with your friends and family in this New Year holiday. Get lost in the white plum forest in Moc Chau Photo: Gia Han Moc Chau is the widest and dreamiest plateau of the Northern mountainous region located in Son La Province which is far about 200 kilometers from Hanoi to the west. Moc Chau entices visitors with its magnificent traditional villages of Vietnamese minor tribes, its many gorgeous flowers ranging from plum flowers to cherry blossoms, a

Armenian Ambassador to Vietnam Vahram Kazhoyan. Armenian Ambassador to Vietnam Vahram Kazhoyan: Interesting and profound Vietnamese Tet In 2023, I welcome the third Lunar New Year in Vietnam. Every year before Tet, I go to the flower market to buy kumquat trees, apricot trees, and peach flowers. The kumquat tree I bought in my first year in Hanoi is still grown in my yard. For me, the Hanoi flower market is full of Tet atmosphere. The familiar streets and corners are bustling every day thanks to hundreds of blooming flowers. On Tet holiday, my family visited Tran Quoc Pagoda, an ancient pagoda with beautiful architecture, located on the east side of West Lake. We come here, listening to the monk preaching the sutras, and feel the peace and purity. To me, Tet has two biggest meanings: the beginning of a new year and the occasion for family reunion. This is similar to new year in our country. In Armenia, new year is held from the evening of December 31 to January 1 as an