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President Ho Chi Minh temples in Mekong Delta region

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Local authorities and people offer incense and lay a wreath at the President Ho Chi Minh Temple in Soc Trang province to celebrate his 133rd birthday this year. Ca Mau City has up to seven  President Ho Chi Minh Temples, with the one in Ward 1 considered the largest of its kind. Many locals and tourists visit the site each year to express gratitude to the late president. The President Ho Chi Minh Temple in Ngoc Hien district was built on September 10, 1969, eight days after his death. It is the first built in Ca Mau City. State leaders and people visit the site each year to pay their respect to the late president.  In the picture is the Ho Chi Minh Temple in Tra Vinh province A model of President Ho Chi Minh’s stilt house has been set up in Tra Vinh province in tribute to the late president. Local women pay visits to the site in Tra Vinh to celebrate Vietnam’s National Day on September 2 each year. ...

Two Vietnamese representatives to attend Cannes festival's film market

Vo Thi Phuong Linh of QDICOM Agency and Nguyen Tuan Linh of CJ HK Entertainment Co. Ltd have duly been selected to join the event. QDICOM Agency have carried out a series of social media campaigns for several films, including “Ròm” which is a 2019 Vietnamese film on the topic of crime and violence and “Tiệc trăng máu” (Blood Moon Party) which was the first Vietnamese movie to gross VND155 billion in just four weeks after its release in 2020. CJ HK Entertainment Co. Ltd is the publisher of “Nhà bà nữ” (The House of No Man) which grossed VND421.2 billion after 23 days in cinemas this year, thereby becoming the highest-grossing Vietnamese film of all time. The Marché du Film de Cannes is one of the largest film markets in the world. First established back in 1959, the occasion is held annually in conjunction with the Cannes Film Festival. The main purpose of the market is to bring together various players from the audiovisual industry in order to make connectio...

Photo exhibition shows Uncle Ho’s love for Hanoi

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Ho Chi Minh was always interested in culture, education, and respect for talent. Although he was swamped with work as a president, he visited Van Mieu-Quoc Tu Giam, an icon of Vietnamese intelligentsia, three times (1945, 1960 and 1962). The photo was taken during his visit on January 26, 1960. The inscription of the examination held in 1442 reads: “Virtuous and talented men are the original vitality of a state”. President Ho Chi Minh inherited the tradition of honoring talented people in the nation’s history and developed new conditions for treating talents. During his lifetime, he often said, “We must cultivate talented people” because “nation-building needs talented people”. President Ho Chi Minh inspired many talented people to participate in the liberation and reconstruction of the country. The exhibition showcases more than 200 documents and objects about the founder of modern Vietnam, highlighting revolutionary milestones related to the president that took place in the city,...