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On August 28, in Thanh Hoa Province, State President Nguyen Xuan Phuc burned incense to commemorate President Ho Chi Minh at the Uncle Ho memorial cultural area.

Vietnam eyes the wood processing industry to be a major economic sector by 2030.

On August 24, within the framework of a working visit to Vietnam, the delegation of the Indian Society for Cultural Co-operation and Friendship (ISCUF) led by Mr. Agasti Kanugo, Vice President of ISCUF, paid tribute to President Ho Chi Minh at the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum.

Vietnam has set basic targets in digital transformation to 2025, towards the development of digital government, digital economy, and digital society.

Seven maritime economic clusters will be formed by 2030, serving to turn Vietnam into a strong marine country.

The central city of Da Nang topped the Digital Transformation Index (DTI) rankings for 2021, according to the Ministry of Information and Communications.

In Quy Hoa valley (Quy Nhon City, the central Binh Dinh Province), the International Center for Interdisciplinary Science and Education (ICISE) is a unique scientific complex in Vietnam, with the world's most advanced equipment and technology.

Vietnam has launched large scale COVID-19 vaccination drives. As of August 4, more than 247 million doses had been administered, making Vietnam into the list of countries with high vaccination coverage in the world.

Although he was busy with national affairs, Uncle Ho’s deep and immense love for children was incomparable. It was both the sentiment of an outstanding revolutionary leader and that of the dear Uncle Ho who was very close to the children.

In the first seven months of this year, Vietnam’s total investment abroad neared 358.76 million USD, or about 63% against the figure in the same period of 2021.

The July consumer price index (CPI) grew 0.4% from the previous month, contributing to the year-on-year growth of 2.54% in the first seven months of 2022, the General Statistics Office (GSO) said on July 29.

After a period of stagnation due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the increased price of oil, the coastal villages in the central region has been bustling again, with high capacity vessels setting out the Spratly and Paracel Islands.

On July 31, over 5,000 cadres, official, labourers, armed forces and students walked for Agent Orange victims.

Visiting Ha Long Bay of Quang Ninh province is a must when travelling to Vietnam, according to The Travel site for travel tips. Ha Long Bay boasts spectacular landscapes with natural forest ecosystem and coastlines.

(CPV) – The exhibition “75 years of payment of gratitude” is being held on July 24-27 to mark the 75th year of the Day for Wounded Soldiers and Martyrs (July 27).

(CPV) - Dong Chau Beach is 35 kilometers from Thai Binh City, Thai Binh Province. Visitors can enjoy the fresh air of the windy sea, watch the clam fields under the sunset or learn about the long-standing cultural heritage.

(CPV) - Thac Ba Lake, likened to "Ha Long on the mountain" in the Northwest, is one of the three largest artificial lakes in Vietnam, formed when building Thac Ba hydropower plant. Covering nearly 20,000 hectares of surface water, including more than 1,300 large and small green islands, and a beautiful cave system hidden deep in the limestone mountains, Thac Ba Lake is a wonder of Yen Bai province.

(CPV) - Nearly 500 precious documents, photos, artifacts and books reflecting truthfully and vividly the relationship between the two countries Vietnam and Laos are being introduced at the Vietnam National Museum of History, helping the public understand more about the great friendship and special solidarity between Vietnam and Laos through historical periods.

Vietnam has a coastline of 3,260km, with 3,000 islands with widely diverse ecosystems. Due to many impacts, including the unsustainable process of living, exploiting and using the sea, the blue ocean is gradually degraded and depleted, facing many risks of pollution.

Vietnam’s agro-forestry-fishery exports hit 27.88 billion USD in the first half of 2022, up 13.9% against the same period last year. Four largest export markets of Vietnam in the period included the US, China, Japan and the Republic of Korea.

The number of newly established enterprises hit record high in the first half of 2022 to 76,233, an increase of 13.6% compared to the same period last year. Of note, since the start of the year, 40,667 firms have resumed operations.

Vietnam has about 335 industrial parks across the country together with 17 economic zones, which play an important role in investment attraction and State budget collection.

(CPV) – Sin Suoi Ho Village in Phong Tho District, Lai Chau Province, is located on a mountain at over 1,400 meters high. From a H’Mong village with many evils, it has now become a non-smoking, clean, civilized community tourism village.

Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov on July 6 laid a wreath and paid homage to President Ho Chi Minh at the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum.

Vietnam’s gross domestic product (GDP) in the first six months of 2022 expanded 6.42%, higher than the 5.74% recorded in the same period last year.

(CPV) – After 8 years of sending forces to participate in peacekeeping operations, Vietnam has spread the message of a peace-loving and dynamic country always ready to make more contributions to UN joint work for peace, security and development.

(CPV) – Although participating in UN peacekeeping activities much later than other countries, Vietnam has always been highly appreciated by the UN and other countries, including for the percentage of Vietnamese female soldiers’ participation being higher than the rate recommended by the UN.

(CPV) – Following the work of Level-2 Field Hospitals that Vietnam has successfully deployed in recent years, Level-2 Field Hospital No. 4 has officially come into operation since early May, 2022 and made many impressions, contributing to spreading the image of the peace-loving country and people of Vietnam in the eyes of international friends.

(CPV) – With a distance of more than 10,000 km through 6 countries and territories, all 184 officers and soldiers of the Engineering Unit Rotation 1 carried out the largest operation of the Vietnam People's Army to the Abyei (Africa) – marking the first time that the Vietnamese engineers have performed a noble international mission at the UN Peacekeeping Mission.

Vietnam jumped 48 spots to claim the 14th place in the COVID-19 Recovery Index by Nikkei Asia in May 2022. Vietnam is the first country in Southeast Asia to exempt foreign tourists from all testing, vaccination and quarantine requirements.