Festivals playing role as tourism booster in Dien Bien

Hanoi: Home to 19 ethnic groups with various cultural festivals, the northwestern province of Dien Bien is tapping its strengths in this regard to lure more tourists.

Ethnic minority groups accounting for up to 83% of the local population have mainta…

Vietnam, Belgium promote cooperation on physical training, sports

Hanoi: Dang Ha Viet, Director of the General Department of Sports and Physical Training (GDSPT) under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, on March 19 held a working session with Alain Goudsmet, Chairman of Mentally Fit Global of Belgium to di…

An Giang, Cambodian province boost cooperation activities

An Giang: The People’s Committee of the southern province of An Giang held a conference on March 19 to review its cooperation with Cambodia’s Kandal province in 2023 and set out directions for the first half of 2024.

The two sides agreed to continue …

Vietnam makes imprints on Francophone community

Hanoi: The International Francophone Day (March 20) offers an opportunity for the Francophone community to honour its common values and the desire shared by French-speaking people to live and cooperate in cultural diversity.

Over the past years, Viet…

Afternoon briefing on March 20

Hanoi: The following is a brief review of the day’s events as reported by the Vietnam News Agency.

– The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) must join hands with competent agencies to fully and effectively implement timely measures to stabilise the gold mark…

An Giang officials applaud Party chief’s speech on personnel affairs

An Giang: Officials and Party members in the Mekong Delta province of An Giang are paying great attention to and showing their support for Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong’s speech at the recent meeting of the sub-committee for personnel affai…

Vietnam, Laos bolster defence cooperation

Hanoi: The fourth Vietnam – Laos ministerial-level defence policy dialogue was held in the northwestern province of Dien Bien on March 20 under the chair of Deputy Defence Minister Sen. Lieut. Gen. Hoang Xuan Chien and his Lao counterpart Vongkham Pho…