National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan (R) and President of the Council of State and Council of Ministers of Cuba Miguel Mario Diaz Canel Bermudez (Source: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan on November 9 stated that Vietnam always treasures the development of special friendship, solidarity and cooperation with Cuba. During a reception in Hanoi for President of the Council of State and Council of Ministers of Cuba Miguel Mario Diaz Canel Bermudez, the top legislator congratulated Cuba on the success of the election of its ninth National Assembly, believing that the new leadership will continue effectively implementing the policy worked out by the Communist Party of Cuba (seventh tenure) in July 2016, including successfully building the new Constitution. She affirmed that the Vietnamese legislature and people always support the revolutionary cause of fraternal Cuban people. Bermudez, for his part, stated that Cuba highly … [Read more...] about NA Chairwoman: Vietnam treasures friendship with Cuba
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Giant solar flare detonated mines during Vietnam War
Magnetic radiation from giant solar storms caused the sudden and nearly instantaneous detonation of dozens of sea mines in Vietnam in the 1970s, research has confirmed. At the time of the mysterious explosions, the US Navy attributed to the event to "magnetic perturbations of solar storms" - an attribution which scientists from the University of Colorado have confirmed.In their paper, published in the journal Space Weather, the team established that the mine detonations - alongside widespread electric and communication-grid disturbances seen in North America, were due to an enormous solar flare which burst towards Earth.Towards the end of the Vietnam War in 1972, the US military deployed 11,000 sea mines south of Hai Phong in northern Vietnam to blockade naval supply routes which were vital to the Vietcong and the North Vietnamese Regular Army.However, on 4 August, a few months after these sea mines had been sewn throughout those waters - dozens of them apparently spontaneously and … [Read more...] about Giant solar flare detonated mines during Vietnam War
Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia boost border patrol cooperation
Before the patrol, delegates joined a border landmark saluting ceremony and planted trees of friendship at the landmark. At the border landmark saluting ceremony Participants in the joint patrol were troops from the Border Post of Bo Y International Border Gate (Kontum province, Vietnam), Border Protection Company No.541 (Attapeu, Laos), and Kontuneo Border Police Post (Ratanakiri, Cambodia). The trilateral patrol team checked border landmarks, exchanged related information, and finalized measures to ensure local social order and security. The joint activities were an opportunity for the three countries’ border guard forces to consolidate solidarity, credibility, trust, and cooperation during their task performance. Over the past time, the three countries have reached and effectively implemented a number of agreements and memorandums of understanding on border cooperation. Translated by Van Hieu … [Read more...] about Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia boost border patrol cooperation
Vietnam, U.S. complete environmental remediation at Da Nang airport
This is the third and last portion of land to be turned over for expansion of the Da Nang International Airport. The ceremony also marked the completion of the six-year, US$ 110 million Environmental Remediation of Dioxin Contamination at Da Nang Airport Project, jointly implemented by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Vietnamese Ministry of National Defense (MND). Launched in August 2012, USAID’s Environmental Remediation of Dioxin Contamination at Da Nang Airport Project serves as an important milestone in the bilateral relationship between the two governments and will result in a cleaner, safer environment for the people of Da Nang. Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Chi Vinh addressing the event The project has successfully treated over 90,000 cubic meters of contaminated soil and sediment through thermal desorption and safely contained an additional 50,000 cubic meters of low concentration, dioxin-contaminated material. … [Read more...] about Vietnam, U.S. complete environmental remediation at Da Nang airport
Vietnam, Cambodia step up friendship, cooperation
President of the Vietnam-Cambodia Friendship Association Vu Mao speaks at the event (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – The Vietnam-Cambodia Friendship Association held a ceremony in Hanoi on November 9 to mark the 65th Independence Day of Cambodia (November 9, 1953 - 2018). President of the association Vu Mao congratulated Cambodian people on their attainments across the board and expressed his belief that the new Cambodian Government will guide Cambodia to new achievements. He said Vietnam and Cambodia have enjoyed the time-honoured solidarity, friendship and cooperation fostered by their people and generations of leaders and their relations have been growing across fields. The two countries successfully organized the Vietnam-Cambodia Friendship Year 2017 with many significant activities held across localities, he said. The Vietnam-Cambodia Friendship Association has over the past 40 years played as a bridge connecting people of the two countries and worked closely with relevant … [Read more...] about Vietnam, Cambodia step up friendship, cooperation