Authorities of Ho Chi Minh City hosted a banquet on August 29 evening to celebrate the 79th anniversary of Vietnam’s National Day (September 2, 1945 – 2024). The event saw the attendance of representatives from consulates general, international organ…
Day: August 29, 2024
Art tourism map of Da Lat makes debut
An art tourism map of Da Lat, a resort city in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong, was launched on August 29 to serve visitors and local residents’ demand. With a vivid and understandable design, it features typical historical, cultural, and …
Lao officials congratulate Vietnam on 79th National Day
Delegations of Lao central agencies visited the Vietnamese Embassy in Vientiane on August 28 and 29 to congratulate Vietnam on the 79th anniversary of its National Day (September 2). Leaders of Lao central agencies, including the Ministry of Foreign …
Da Nang, RoK’s Seoul fortify startup community connections
A scientific workshop titled “Connecting Innovation Spaces: Da Nang – Seoul” was held in the central beach city of Da Nang on August 29. The event, part of the Da Nang Innovation Startup Festival (SURF 2024), was organised by the municipal Department…
Vietnam, Spain seek to enhance cooperation in cadre training
Politburo member, President of the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics (HCMA) Nguyen Xuan Thang received new Spanish Ambassador to Vietnam Carmen Cano de Lasala in Hanoi on August 29. Thang, who is also Chairman of the Central Theory Council, em…
Five Vietnamese students bag medals at Int’l Astronomy, Astrophysics Olympiad
All five members of the Vietnamese team brought home medals from the 17th International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics (IOAA), according to the Hanoi Department of Education and Training. All the students are from the Hanoi-Amsterdam High Sch…
Vietnam-Singapore renewable energy project reaches new milestone
The Petrovietnam Technical Services Corporation (PTSC) and its Singaporean partner Sembcorp Utilities Pte Ltd held in Singapore on August 28 a ceremony of the hand-over of contract packages on wind and hydrological measurements and geological surveys…
Vietnam bolsters business cooperation with North African countries
The Vietnamese Trade Office in Algeria and Tunisia chaired a conference to connect Vietnamese businesses and their peers in Algeria, Tunisia, and Lybia. The event drew 40 businesses, associations, and chambers of commerce of the three North African c…
Quang Ninh welcomes group of 4,500 Indian tourists
The first nearly 1,400 of a group of 4,500 Indian tourists visited Ha Long Bay, a UNESCO-recognised World Natural Heritage Site, in the northern province of Quang Ninh on August 29. According to Vietravel, the travel agency responsible for guiding th…