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Last update 01:28 | 02/09/2018 Photos recall August Revolution, foundation of Vietnam On September 2, 1945, then President Ho Chi Minh read the Declaration of Independence, proclaiming the establishment of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam, now the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. On August 14, 1945, the Ba To Guerilla Unit moved to Quang Ngai town in the central region to join local people to rise up to seize power  People in Saigon, now Ho Chi Minh City, took to the streets to respond to the call for general uprising launched by the Party Central Committee and President Ho Chi Minh in August 1945  On August 19, 1945, tens of thousands of people of Hanoi and neighbouring provinces moved to the square in front of the Hanoi Opera House to show the support for the general uprising to seize power from the Japanese fascists and their puppets People gathered in front of the Hanoi Opera House to support the August Revolution in 1945  Hanoians went on a march and … [Read more...] about Photos recall August Revolution, foundation of Vietnam

For the first time in Vietnam, specialists from the Vietnam Institute of Geosciences and Mineral Resources have discovered a cemetery of fossilised coral reef more than 5,000 years old on Quang Ngai province’s Ly Son Island. The unprecedented and unique discovery opens up new interpretations of the earth dating back to 5,000 years ago. The ancient coral reef complex called “Cemetery of coral” located in Ly Son Island District was found in January by the Vietnam Institute of Geosciences and Mineral Resources. The population of paleontological coral reefs covering on an area of around 20,000 sq.meter features ancient corals with a wide variety of colors, shapes and sizes. The place is a boat basin where local fishermen dock their ships to avoid the storm, said the chairwoman of the People’s Committee of Ly Son district Pham Thi Huong. Scientists and experts have called for urgent action to preserve the “Cemetery of coral” and prevent them being … [Read more...] about Unique five-thousand year old fossil reef found in Vietnam

International support is of great importance to Vietnam’s national liberation struggle and development. Don Tuan Phong, Vice Chairman of the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organizations Foreign funding and experience in socio-economic development, poverty reduction, disaster response, and environmental protection have contributed to Vietnam’s evolution into a modern industrial country.  In the last more than three decades of renewal and international integration, Vietnam has gained numerous socio-economic achievements and become a lower middle income country.  This success is attributed to the assistance of foreign non-governmental organizations (NGOs), who continued to offer funding to Vietnam even though it is no longer on the priority list for international aid at the time it became a lower middle income country.   Effective assistance in the new period According to Don Tuan Phong, Vice Chairman of the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organizations, … [Read more...] about International support important to Vietnam’s development

Phu Quoc Island off Kien Giang Province in December will host the third edition of Epizode, which is Vietnam's biggest underground dance music festival. Carl Cox performs on New Year’s Eve 2017 at Epizode 2  Epizode 3 will kick off on December 28, 2018 and run through January 8, 2019, according to the Vietnam News Agency.   Participants will be treated to 11 days of world-class electronic music and art, all taking place on the beautiful beaches of the island in the southern province of Kien Giang. The last two editions in 2016 and last year received positive feedback for bringing a lineup of world-renowned electronic music artists including Carl Cox, Marcel Dettmann and Ricardo Villalobos. The event’s organizer, Moscow-based Sagrado Corp, said: “Last year, Epizode 2 attracted thousands of people from all over the world, who enjoyed non-stop dancing, arts, sculptures and entertainment.  Epizode 3 will continue to invest in the growth of the local … [Read more...] about Phu Quoc to host Vietnam’s biggest electronic music festival

The park is supposed to be the largest in Vietnam with the presence of thousands of rose species. The rose park will open in September 2. A park in Hanoi spanning an area of 22 hectares, in which a five-hectare plot was used merely for rose planting made debut on July 18 and is scheduled to officially open for visitors on September 2. Located in Thach Ban ward, Long Bien District, the park is about ten kilometers from Hanoi city's center and two kilometers from bridges of Vinh Tuy and Thanh Tri.  As planned, there will be 150,000 roses of over 715 species that come from varied sources, some of which have presented in Vietnam for more than a century like the velvety rose from provinces like Sapa, Hue or pink rose from Hai Phong, etc. Nguyen Thanh Trung, vice general director of Dio Land Company, the project’s operator said that there are currently 209 species of rose that originate from Bulgaria among 715 in total. “Some roses that have their roots in England and … [Read more...] about Vietnam’s largest rose park to open in Hanoi