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Following the success of the first season in 2022, the Francophone University Agency (AUF), the French Embassy in Vietnam and the International Organization of La Francophonie (OIF) will co-organize the second Francophone running course entitle “Course de la Francophonie” on March 24. Accordingly, the 2024 Francophone course will officially take place on March 24 at Thong Nhat Park – Thien Quang Lake, Hanoi. More than 1,800 athletes of all ages have registered to participate in this sporting and cultural event for French speakers, French language-lovers and runners. Young athletes participate in the first Francophone Running Course 2022. This year Francophonie course was organized to celebrate Francophonie Month , with the desire to turn the event into an annual activity aimed at strengthening the spirit of solidarity of the French-speaking community in Vietnam, as well as as contributing to realizing the United Nations’ sustainable development goals. This year, the UN...

Photo: Minh Hoang In March, when the rice flower season begins to bloom all over the hillside, tourists flock to Quang Ngai to see the thick layers of clouds fill the valleys at dawn on the top of the Truong Son Dong mountain range. The sun rises to the top of the hill as a new day starts, with the clouds flowing through the valleys creating a poetic scenery you will never see in any other place. Photo: Minh Hoang In the early morning, Provincial Road 623 leads to the center of the Son Tay highland district. A lot of photographers come here to capture the perfect moments of the dawn rising above the floating clouds. From Quang Ngai City to these places about 70 km, visitors can go by car or motorbike. The time of “hunting clouds” is in the early morning or in the afternoon, from 4 pm to 5 pm. From above, the zigzag roads connecting the villages look like soft silk through the forest canopy. Photo: Minh Hoang Visitors admiring the poetic natural lan...

Indian Ambassador to Vietnam Sandeep Arya and Nguyen Phuong Nga, president of the Viet Nam Union of Friendship Organizations, performed a lamp-lighting ceremony before the event. This is also the occasion of the 75th anniversary of India’s Independence Day – also known as “Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav”, 50 years of India-Vietnam diplomatic relations, India’s G20 Presidency and International Year of Millets. Attending the event were Indian Ambassador to Vietnam Sandeep Arya, President of Viet Nam Union of Friendship Organizations, Ambassador Nguyen Phuong Nga, representatives of ministries, branches, friendship organizations, the Indian community and Vietnamese people who love Indian culture in Hanoi India Day. Video: WVR Speaking at the opening ceremony of “India Day,” Ambassador Nguyen Phuong Nga expressed her love for the rich and colorful culture that have made a united India in diversity. Nguyen Phuong Nga said the event was “a valuable contribution to tighten the fr...

March is the prime time when Hoa Gao is in full bloom. All the old leaves fall down, leaving the tree with only flowers. The trees now appear like a burning torch with hundreds of red fires. The blossoms have five big petals, and bloom in March and April when it gets warmer with drizzly conditions. The flowers stay beautiful for a few weeks before falling when summer finally comes. Then the young buds of leaves appear on bare branches. The flower can mostly be seen in the north of the country. They feature five big petals in a bright red colour that appears like a small fame. The trees are planted around ParkCity Hanoi urban area in Ha Dong district of Hanoi. The capital city has new coat in March with bombax ceiba trees. The bright red blossoms on high bare branches offer a postcard scene of Ho Guom (Sword Lake). The old tree inside the National Museum of History is thought to be nearly 100 years old....

The event was held by the Vietnam Association of Photographic Artists (VAPA) and the Department of Fine Arts, Photography and Exhibition under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism. Congratulating VAPA and photographers on their significant achievements over the last 70 years, Nguyen Trong Nghia, Chairman of the Party Central Committee’s Commission for Information and Education, said the country’s revolutionary photography has shown impressive development and made important contributions to the national reunification, construction, and defence. It has created a treasure of extremely valuable photos about the land and people of Vietnam, helping popularise the country’s fine values to the society and the world. He particularly highlighted the role of photographers during resistance wars, describing them as witnesses to history who were present on battlefields to capture glorious images of the Vietnamese army and people in the struggles for national independen...

The massacre happened on March 16, 1968, taking the lives of 504 civilians, including many children and women. Ronald L. Haeberle’s images of the incident were published on the US’s Life magazine in 1969. On March 8, the provincial People’s Committee signed an agreement with the photographer on the license to use and display photos of Son My massacre at the Son My memorial site with the caption “Photos taken by Ronald L. Haeberle”. On March 7, the US photographer and international friends returned to Son My, an area in Tinh Khe commune of Quang Ngai city, where he took 60 pictures of the mass killing by US troops 55 years ago. On March 16, 1968, US troops stormed Son My village with the aim of killing all and destroying all. Within just four hours, 504 civilians there, including 17 children and 182 women, were slaughtered. The incident went down in history as a piercing pain of people in Son My and Vietnam as a whole. The post Agreement on use of foreign photograp...

The event was attended by Ambassadors of ASEAN countries in Argentina and the Deputy Foreign Minister of the host country Pablo Tettamanti. Photo: Vietnamtimes In addition to Ambassadors and members of ASEAN embassies in Argentina, the fair was also attended by Deputy Foreign Minister of the host country Pablo Tettamanti and a large number of international friends and local people. According to the ASEAN Committee in Argentina, this event is an opportunity for countries to promote cultural exchanges and promote the image of their country and people. At the same time, it will improve understanding and further tighten the friendship and cooperation between ASEAN and Argentina. At the fair, booths displaying handicrafts and products bearing national identity and traditional dishes of ASEAN member countries attracted a large number of visitors. In particular, the cultural space of Vietnam has attracted Argentine and international friends. They enjoyed unique handicraft produ...

Vietnam’s northern coastal province of Quang Ninh will build an airport in the island district of Co To, according to the province’s aviation plan approved by the prime minister for the period 2021-2030, vision to 2050.  A corner of Co To Island District, a tourism destination in the northern province of Quang Ninh. Photo: quangninh.gov.vn The airport will cover an area of 130 hectares, including the apron, a military enclave, and a 1,800-meter runway. The commissioning of the airport and the operation of flight routes to Co To Island is expected to boost the development of the local tourism industry and contribute to the northern province’s rescue, security, and defense activities. The island district is expected to become a high-quality tourism hub in Vietnam and part of Quang Ninh’s sustainable development strategy. According to the plan, the local authority will develop a seaplane and heliport in Ha Long, Cam Pha, Van Don, Co To, Dong Trieu, Uong Bi, and pote...

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