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In May, many streets in Hanoi are brightly decorated with flags, flowers, posters and banners, aiming to celebrate the 134th birthday of beloved Uncle Ho (May 19).

(CPV) - Standing at an altitude of over 2,000 meters, gazing at the Northwest mountains and forests from Rong May glass bridge, the highest of Vietnam, is a truly impressive experience for every first-time visitor to Tam Duong district, Lai Chau province.

Facilitative visa policies and attractive tourism stimulus programmes have proven effective in attracting a high number of international visitors to Vietnam compared to the same period last year.

All the roads and streets in Dien Bien Phu City have been lined with colorful flags, flowers, banners and posters to celebrate the 70th anniversary of Dien Bien Phu victory. This is also the location for the anniversary ceremony which will be held on May 7.

The art exhibition commemorating the 70th anniversary of the victory of Dien Bien Phu introduces 70 paintings and statues by 57 artists and sculptors on Dien Bien Phu victory - the pinnacle of the resistance war against the French colonialists. The highlight of the exhibition is the bronze statue Uncle Ho with Dien Bien Phu campaign by Nguyen Phu Cuong.

With a desire to preserve and promote the cultural values of traditional outfits, youngsters from the Department of Journalism and Writing at the University of Hanoi Culture organised an arts programme reviving the clothing of the later Le Dynasty, attracting students from various universities around the capital.

The Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang is among localities significantly impacted by climate change, particularly drought and saltwater intrusion. In response to these pressing issues, it has prioritised agricultural production with a focus on resilience, developing various production models tailored to its circumstances.

Forty-nine years since Reunification Day (April 30, 1975 - 2024), Vietnam has recorded significant progress in its socio-economic development and quality of life for its citizens has continually improved. The scale of its GDP has consistently expanded, reaching approximately 430 billion USD in 2023, making it the fifth-largest economy in ASEAN and 35th among the world’s largest 40 economies.

Before the holiday of April 30 - May 1 and the 70th Anniversary of the Dien Bien Phu victory, every day, the northwestern province of Dien Bien greets about 5,000 visitors.

With 180 hectares of purple onion near the beach surrounded by volcanoes and coral reefs, Binh Hai commune is known as the purple onion capital on the mainland.

Visitors at the 11th Southern Traditional Cake Festival in Can Tho city were pleasantly surprised to witness 15 chefs come together to make a giant sizzling rice crepe with a diameter of up to 3 metres. The crepe was hailed as the largest ever seen in the Mekong Delta.

“Ben trong vo ken vang” (Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell) by Vietnamese director Pham Thien An has won the best feature film award at the 21st Asian Film Festival held in Rome.

Lai Chau province is one of the unique and attractive destinations in Northwest Vietnam with an average altitude of more than 1,200m above sea level. It not only has a fresh and cool climate with many breathtakingly beautiful scenes, but also the unique cultural features of the local ethnic groups.

(CPV) - Located in the west of Hyderabad city in Telengana state, Southern India, Golconda Fort is an interesting destination for tourists to learn about ancient architecture of India.

The approved healthcare network plan provides localities with principled guidance to develop healthcare facilities in their area.

The Dien Bien Phu Victory Museum is located on Vo Nguyen Giap Street in Muong Thanh ward, Dien Bien Phu city, in Dien Bien province, serving as a repository for thousands of documents and artefacts associated with the historic Dien Bien Phu Victory, which shook the world in 1954.

The Al-Joud Fair for Embassies has been held in Kuwait. This is an event initiated by the Women's Diplomatic Corps Association in Kuwait, with the participation of embassies from more than 50 countries, including the Vietnamese Embassy, and many local businesses.

For Vietnamese people, Tet (the Lunar New Year) is the biggest holiday of the year and associated with customs imbued with national cultural identity.

(CPV) - Before the 2024 Lunar New Year (Tet), the Ambassadors and Charge d'Affaires of the G4 countries in Vietnam, including New Zealand, Canada, Norway and Switzerland, spent time meeting and wishing Tet to a number of female workers in Hanoi.

Flower growers in Phu Mau commune, one of the largest flower gardens in the central Thua Thien-Hue province, are busy going to the fields in the days near the Lunar New Year (Tet) to take care of the harvest. Many tourists also come to the commune buy flowers and take photos.

As spring is knocking and Tet (the Vietnamese Lunar New Year) is approaching, Ambassador of Norway to Vietnam, Hilde Solbakken, together with her husband and daughter, spent an afternoon in Duong Lam ancient village outside Hanoi to explore the beauty of the Vietnamese traditional culture.

The "Happy Tet 2024" Program, held at Thang Long Imperial Citadel in Hanoi, introduced local people, domestic and foreign visitors to the traditional Vietnamese Tet holiday.

Among 4 million tourist arrivals to Hoi An city in the central coastal province of Quang Nam in 2023, foreign tourists numbered 3 million.

A tourism promotion program themed “Vietnamese Tet” will be held in Duong Lam ancient village, Son Tay Town, on January 20-21 to promote the value of traditional Tet.

Prime Minister of the Lao People's Democratic Republic Sonexay Siphandone, his spouse and the high-ranking delegation respectfully offered flowers and paid tribute to President Ho Chi Minh at his mausoleum.

Notre Dame Cathedral in District 1 is the largest gathering place for people to have fun and celebrate Christmas in Ho Chi Minh City. Although it is being restored, this Christmas, Notre Dame Cathedral still sparkles thanks to its "new clothes".

(CPV) - Vietnam's new visa policies for foreigners are expected to be a "leverage" to attract a large number of international visitors for the tourism industry.

Vietnam’s trade surplus hit a record 24.61 billion USD in the first 10 months of this year, 2.6-fold higher than the surplus of 9.56 billion USD posted in the same period of 2022.

On the morning of October 23, before the opening of the 6th session of the 15th-tenure National Assembly (NA), leaders of the Party, State, Vietnam Fatherland Front and NA deputies laid wreaths and paid tribute to President Ho Chi Minh at his Mausoleum.

Vietnam’s tra fish exports to the US are expecting a better outlook in the remaining months of this year after getting some good news.