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Dien Bien province’s tourism expected to take off

Dien Bien: With its potential and advantages, the northwestern province of Dien Bien is striving to turn tourism into an economic spearhead.

According a resolution adopted at the provincial Party Congress for 2020-2025, Dien Bien’s tourism developmen…

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Overseas Vietnamese celebrate Tet festival

Hanoi: The Vietnamese Embassy in Singapore on January 27 evening held a get-together for Vietnamese in the country on the occasion of the Tet (Lunar New Year) festival.

Ambassador Mai Phuoc Dung briefed the participants on the situation at home, as w…

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Diplomats in Hanoi call for conservation of Big Cats

Hanoi: The Embassy of Saudi Arabia organised a programme in Hanoi on January 28 in response to Catwalk 2024, a global outdoor walk dedicated to raising awareness of the Big Cats.

The campaign is a celebration of this magnificent, yet critically endan…

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Northeast monsoon continues to affect the countryDeputy PM pays pre-Tet visit to Dien Bien province

MANILA: The country will continue to experience the cold effect of the northeast monsoon or ‘amihan’ throughout the day, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said Sunday.

In its 4 a.m. bulletin, th…