Vietnam Week in US helps promote Vietnamese cultural heritage

The Vietnam Week 2024 has been held in Washington D.C, the US, from October 4-12, aiming to honour the country’s rich cultural heritage, enrich Vietnamese-American people’s identity and commend the achievements of the Vietnamese-American community. Attendees were treated to a display of the Nguyen Dynasty’s royal costumes, learned about woodblock prints of ‘Truyen Kieu’ (The … Read more

Shrimp exports bring home nearly 2.8 billion USD in nine months

Vietnam’s shrimp export turnover is estimated at nearly 2.8 billion USD in the first nine months of this year – the highest among aquatic products, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP). The figure represented a surge of 10.5% compared to that of the same period last year, the association reported. … Read more

Thai experts support sustainable community-based tourism development in Ben Tre

The Thailand International Cooperation Agency (TICA), under the country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Thailand, on October 15 officially handed over a project on sustainable coastal community development through ecotourism and the application of the sufficiency economy philosophy to Binh Dai district in Vietnam’s southern province of Ben Tre. Piloted in 2024, then maintained and … Read more

Vietnam, Argentina strengthen exchanges

Vietnamese Ambassador to Argentina Ngo Minh Nguyet had a meeting on October 14 with Justicialist Party (PJ)’s International Relations Department head, former Minister of Defence and Foreign Relations of Argentina Jorge Taiana. The same day, Ambassador Nguyet, who also covers Uruguay and Paraguay, joined Ambassadors to Vietnam of Argentina Marcos Antonio Bednarski, Brazil Marco Farani, … Read more

NA Chairman celebrates female lawmakers’ contributions

National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man met with a group of full-time female lawmakers and high-ranking female officials from the NA Office and the Institute of Legislative Studies in Hanoi on October 15, ahead of the 94th founding anniversary of the Vietnam Women’s Union and Vietnamese Women’s Day (October 20). With nearly 50 million women … Read more

Top leader offers incense at Quang Tri Ancient Citadel

Party General Secretary, State President To Lam paid a visit to the Quang Tri Ancient Citadel special relic site on October 15 as part of his working visit to the central province. He led a working delegation to offer incense and pay floral tribute at the special relic site, the memorial site dedicated to late … Read more