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In late autumn and early winter, the grassy area on the top of Phoenix hill (also known as Ba Floor mountain, belonging to 12 Khe village, Bac Son ward, Uong Bi city, Quang Ninh province) turns bright yellow and is adorned with green pine trees, creating a poetic scene that attracts countless tourists In the spring and summer (around March to August), Phoenix Hill stands out with fresh green grass, full of vitality, from October to November next year, this place “puts on itself a burnt yellow mantle,” making the hill stand out from the gorgeous Quang Ninh countryside. The poetic scene of Phoenix Hill. Photo: Congthuong.vn With each season, Phuong Hoang hill has its own beauty. It attracts the most visitors in the fall and winter when the grasslands turn a burnt yellow highlighting the green pine trees. These elements create a scene as beautiful as the wild grasslands in Africa that visitors can only see through movies. This hill has an altitude of nearly 500m. Visitors ...

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Pham Quang Hieu held online talks with Namibian Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Jenelly Matundu on October 24, affirming that Vietnam always attaches importance to the friendship and cooperation with the African nation . Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Pham Quang Hieu (upper, left) and Namibian Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Jenelly Matundu (upper, right) hold talks via videoconference on October 24. Photo: VNA According to VNA, Deputy Minister Hieu valued the two countries’ cooperation at multilateral forums, especially the United Nations, and thanked Namibia for backing Vietnam’s candidacy for a seat in the UN Human Rights Council for 2023 -2025. Speaking highly of bilateral relations, Matundu underlined her country’s consistent support for Vietnam’s struggle for national liberation in the past as well as national development efforts at present. She also asked Vietnam to share...

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee (CPVCC) Nguyen Phu Trong will pay an official visit to China on October 30, VNA reported. General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong. Photo: VNA The visit is made at the invitation of the General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and President of China Xi Jinping, who announced the CPVCC’s Commission for External Relations on October 25. Earlier, on October 23, General Secretary Trong offered congratulations to Xi Jinping on his re-election as General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee. In his message, the Vietnamese leader also congratulated the 20th CPC National Congress on its success, especially the creative development in continuously perfecting the theoretical system of socialism with Chinese characteristics in the new era, as well as strategic visions and important goals and tasks set by the congress for the long-te...

Volunteers from Isarel’s Heroes for Life take a group photo with students from Sa Pa Town Primary School. Photo: Israli embassy A group of volunteers from arrived at the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai on October 24 and started to teach English to local children and conduct other activities in the locality, VNA reported. The 22-member group will team up with 20 students of the Thai Nguyen University’s branch in Lao Cai in teaching English and other subjects in English for more than 1,000 primary and secondary students until November 3. The volunteers will take part in extracurricular activities with local students as well as painting, repairing, renovating facilities to meet the schools’ demands. Israeli Ambassador to Vietnam Yaron Mayer exercises with students of Sa Pa Town Primary School. Photo: VNA Israeli Ambassador to Vietnam Yaron Mayer said the activity offers a chance to popularise Vietnam’s potential tourist destinations to people in his. It...

“The VFF and the head coach of the Vietnamese men’s football team, Park Hang Seo, have reached a consensus on the termination of the contract between the two sides on January 31, 2023,” the country’s football governing body said in its announcement. The decision means that the 2022 AFF Mitsubishi Electric Cup, set to take place between December and January, will be Park’s last tournament as the head coach of the team. Park, a South Korean national, signed his first contract with the VFF in late 2017 before renewing it for three more years in late 2019. The VFF recognizes that during his tenure as the head coach of the Vietnamese national team from October 2017 to date, Park and Vietnamese football have achieved many historic achievements, helping the country become highly recognized in the Asian football arena. Under his spell, the U23 Vietnamese team became the runners-up at the 2018 AFC U23 Championship, finished fourth at the 2018 Asian Games, and claimed the men’s football gold...

President of the Cambodian Senate Samdech Say Chhum and a Cambodian high-ranking delegation have arrived in Hanoi to start a three-day official visit to Vietnam from October 24-26 at the invitation of National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue, VNA reported Monday. President of the Cambodian Senate Samdech Say Chhum starts official visit to Vietnam. Source: daibieunhandan.vn This is an important political activity between the Vietnamese National Assembly (NA) and the Cambodian Senate in 2022 – also the “Vietnam – Cambodia, Cambodia – Vietnam Friendship Year”, on the occasion of the 55th anniversary of the establishment of bilateral diplomatic relations (June 24, 1967). It aims to contribute to strengthening the close relations and political trust between the two Parties, States, and legislatures. Cambodian Senate Samdech Say Chhum is currently Vice President of the ruling Cambodian People’s Party (CPP). The Cambodian Senate leader’s visit after the Vietnam one by Presid...

At the fifth Viet Vo Dao Vovinam Ambassador Championship. Photo: VNA The fifth Viet Vo Dao Vovinam Ambassador Championship concluded in Algiers, the capital city of Algeria on October 22, with the first prize for a team coming to the Association sportive de la Surete Nationale Club, VNA reported. This is a traditional championship held by the Vietnamese Embassy in Algeria and the Vovinam Federation of Algeria every two years, aiming to encourage the practice of Vietnamese martial art in the north African country and strengthen cultural exchange between the two countries. This year’s tournament is part of activities to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the two countries’ diplomatic relations (October 28, 1962 – 2022). The event was launched on October 21 with the competition of more than 200 martial artists across Algeria. Vovinam is the most popular style of martial art in Vietnam, as well as around the world. The Vietnam Vovinam Federation confirmed there were more th...