Memorial service held for US peace activist Merle Evelyn Ratner

Hanoi: The Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations (VUFO) on February 16 held a memorial service in Hanoi for US peace activist Merle Evelyn Ratner, a close friend of Vietnam, who passed away earlier this month.

The event was connected with many si…

Hanoi to play host to lunar New Year Concert 2024

Hanoi: A lunar New Year Gala concert 2024 is due to be held at the Ho Guom Opera House in Hanoi on February 17, the eighth day in the first lunar month.

Attendees will have the chance to see a range of outstanding performances put on by the Vietnam N…

PM urges prompt resumption of work after Tet holiday

Hanoi: Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has signed a directive urging ministries, sectors, localities, and state employees to promptly implement key tasks after the Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday.

This year, state employees had seven days off for Tet, th…

Vietnamese community in Thailand’s Udon Thani celebrate Tet

Bangkok: Overseas Vietnamese (OVs) living, working and studying in Udon Thani province of Thailand gathered in a get-together on February 15 to celebrate the Lunar New Year (Tet) Festival.

The event was held by the management board of the Ho Chi Minh…

Numerous spring festivals kick-off in northern region

Hanoi: A series of large-scale spring festivals kicked off on February 15 (the sixth day of the first lunar month) in many northern localities.

Thousands of Buddhist followers and tourists nationwide flocked to the Huong Son landscape complex in Huon…

Andrei Stenin international press photo contest now accepting entries

MOSCOW: The 10th annual Andrei Stenin International Press Photo Contest, an annual competition in honor of Rossiya Segodnya international media group photojournalist Andrei Stenin, who was killed on duty in Donbas, Ukraine in 2014, is already open for…

Gingoog City heightens alert as bomb threat scares school

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY: A bomb threat in a public school here was confirmed to be false, police and local government officials of Gingoog City in Misamis Oriental confirmed Friday.

Nevertheless, Mayor Erick Cañosa gathered law enforcement units and depa…