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Establishment and Development of the World Peace Council In that context, preventing the risk of war, especially the third world war and nuclear war, has become an urgent and most important task of all forces with conscience and love for peace in the world. Many mass organizations fighting for peace were established, gathering peace activists from all walks of life. Among them, the most prominent is the World Congress of Intellectuals in Defense of Peace which took place on August 6, 1948, in Wroclaw, Poland. The Conference established a Coordination Committee for Peace Operations, which plays a pivotal role in deploying activities to protect the common peace of mankind. On February 25, 1949, the Coordinating Committee for Peace Operations called on all democratic organizations working for peace and progress and individuals around the world to join hands to prevent the risk of war and participate in the World Congress of Partisans of Peace. Within less than 60 days since its laun...

The steep price decline has left some of the country’s most sought-after orchid varieties, including Co Do (Red Flag), Bao Duy, and Doi Mat Pleyku (Pleiku Eyes) orchids, virtually worthless. Even Phu Tho and Hien Oanh orchids, two varieties deemed ‘national orchids,’ now sell for just thousands of dong each. Vo Thanh Rin, a veteran orchid seller who sets up his stand each day at the Cau Trang intersection in Binh Hung Hoa A Ward, Binh Tan District, Ho Chi Minh City, has been struggling amidst the falling prices. “I’m forced to sell my mutant orchids, including five-petal white Phu Tho and Hien Oanh, for just several hundred thousand dong,” Rin explained. A bitter reality The sudden pop of Vietnam’s orchid bubble has left sellers across the country with significant debt. In mid-2020, D., a mutant orchid seller in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak, spent VND50 million (US$2,109) buying two five-petal white Phu Tho kies, one five-petal white Hien Oanh kie, and one Hong Yen T...

Hanoi, including travel agencies in the capital, keep receiving prestigious awards from many international organizations, showing the resilience of the capital’s tourism after Covid-19.  Delegates from Hanoi receive the World’s Leading City Break Destination 2022 Award. Photos: WTA The Grand Final Gala Ceremony of the 29th World Travel Awards 2022 on November 11 in Muscat, Oman, honored Hanoi as the World’s Leading City Break Destination 2022. The World Travel Awards (WTA) is considered the “Oscar of the world travel industry”, an annual search for the world’s finest travel and tourism organizations. This is an important award category in the WTA’s award system, focusing on evaluating criteria related to the attractiveness of short-term resort activities, and tourist experiences in cities around the world, according to the Hanoi Department of Tourism. Director of the municipal Department of Tourism Dang Huong Giang said the award is essential ...

At the talks between Vietnamese President Nguyen Xuan Phuc and Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-o-cha. Photo: VNA Speaking at an international press conference after their talks, PM Prayuth spotlighted the significance of President Phuc’s official visit to Thailand, saying that it ushers in a new era in the bilateral relations. Thailand and Vietnam are countries playing important economic and trade roles in the region, both in terms of scale and development potential, with a trade and investment linking system, he said, as cited by VietnamPlus . He said at the talks, the two sides agreed to strengthen close economic cooperation to promote socio-economic recovery in the two countries and the region, especially in trade, investment, transportation and digital economy development, the PM said. The two sides also agreed to coordinate in implementing a more convenient and faster form of electronic payment for goods and services between the two countries, removing trade barri...

Speaking at a press conference to announce the information on November 11, Deputy Director of the municipal Department of Culture and Sports Nguyen Thi Thanh Thuy affirmed that these will be the biggest cultural events in the southern hub to further speed up the development of cultural industry and stimulate local tourism. These events are expected to attract nearly 500,000 on-site and 10 million online visitors.  Various activities will be organised at Nguyen Hue Pedestrian Street, Thu Thiem 2 Tunnel Park in District 1 and “HOZO Metaverse” virtual platform. Director of the city centre for tourism promotion Nguyen Cam Tu said the festivals will be an important highlight to attract holiday-makers to the city, thus contributing to promoting recovery and sustainable tourism development. The post HCM City int’l music, hot air balloon festivals to take place in December appeared first on Vietexplorer.com . View more from VietExplorer: Poll shows 60% of Japanese want...