Exciting Nghinh Ong festival in full swing in Binh Thuan

Thousands of locals and tourists flocked to Phan Thiet city, in the south central province of Binh Thuan on August 25 to join the ‘Nghinh Ong xuat du’ ritual, a key part of the biennial Nghinh Ong (Whale Worship) festival. Some 1,000 people masqueraded as the nation’s legends, and processed Ong’s tablet through the streets … Read more

Foreign Minister holds talks with Chilean counterpart

Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son hosted a welcome ceremony and held talks with Chilean Minister of Foreign Affairs Alberto van Klaveren Stork in Hanoi on August 25. The Chilean diplomat is on an official visit to Vietnam from August 25 – 27. Source: Vietnam News Agency

PM on working visit to Lam Dong province

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh had a range of activities on his working visit to the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong on August 25. In the morning, he paid a visit to Vietnamese heroic mother Tran Thi Thung. In the afternoon, he attended a ceremony to receive donations for the program of eradicating temporary … Read more

Australian legislator visits Trang An complex in Ninh Binh

President of the Australian Senate Sue Lines visited the Trang An ecotourism site, part of the Trang An world cultural and natural heritage complex in Ninh Binh province on August 25, as part of her ongoing official visit to Vietnam. Source: Vietnam News Agency

NA Chairman holds talks with Australian Senate President

Chairman of the National Assembly (NA) Tran Thanh Man hosted an official welcome ceremony in Hanoi on August 25 for President of the Australian Senate Sue Lines, who is on an official visit to Vietnam from August 24 – 30. After the welcome ceremony, the two legislators held talks. Source: Vietnam News Agency