Highlights of the week (from March 13th to March19th)

Two Vietnamese beaches have been named among the Top 25 beaches in Asia in 2017 by the famous travel website TripAdvisor.

Requiem ceremony for heroic martyrs organized in Poland

A great requiem ceremony for 64 heroic martyrs sacrificed in the fight to protect Vietnam’s sovereignty over Truong Sa Island was organized by the Vietnamese Buddhist Association in Warsaw, Poland, on March 12th.

Ho Chi Minh city, EU cooperate on investment promotion

Nguyen Thanh Phong, Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh city People’s Committee, on March 15th held a reception for Ambassador Bruno Angelet, Head of Delegation of the European Union to Vietnam, in which some cooperative programs between the EU and Ho Chi Minh city were discussed.

Quan Ho singing connects Vietnamese community in Czech Republic

The Kinh Bac Fellow Countrymen Association in the Czech Republic organized a music night to mark five years since its establishment, with the participation of nearly 500 people, those loving “Quan Ho” singing from provinces and cities of the Czech Republic, and representatives of organizations and associations of the Vietnamese community in Prague on March 12th.

China urged to respect Vietnam’s sovereignty, international law

Foreign Ministry spokesman Le Hai Binh has urged China to respect Vietnam’s sovereignty and international law in response to reporters’ question relating to recent actions by China in Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelago.

Solutions to develop waterway tourism in Northwestern region

(CPV) - The Northern mountainous region has great value in natural resources, ecology and environment, however, tourism in the region has not developed and the number of arrivals is still modest.

U.S Secretary of State to visit Asia

United States Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will make his first trip to Asia, in cluding Japan, the Republic of Korea (RoK) and China, from March 15th./.