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Officials of the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho had a working session with a delegation of the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) to discuss the implementation of a sustainable tourism development project funded by the Swiss Government in Vietnam in 2023-2027, VNA reported. Participants at the working session. Photo: VNA Katrin Ochsenbein, deputy head of the Cooperation and Development Division at the Embassy of Switzerland in Vietnam, who led the delegation, said SECO is currently in charge of the Economic Development and Cooperation Programme of Switzerland in Vietnam. SECO’s strategy for Vietnam in 2021-2024 aims to support the Southeast Asian nation to achieve sustainable growth, she noted. According to Ochsenbein, Switzerland has been supporting Can Tho in public finance management, sustainable urban development and tourism. The Swiss Tourism for Sustainable Development Project (ST4SD) in Vietnam for the 2023-2027 period aims to contribute to a mor...

At the event. Photo: VNA The Vietnam-Wales education cooperation workshop took place in Cardiff, Wales, gathering representatives of the Vietnamese Ministry of Education and Training (MoET), the Global Wales program, the British Council, eight universities from Wales, and 30 from Vietnam, VNA reported. As an activity marking the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam-UK diplomatic relations, the workshop focused on the internationalization of education, educational cooperation and training, and the exchange of lecturers and students between the universities of Vietnam and Wales via programs that the two sides are implementing. The programs include the MoET’s Project 89 on capacity building for lecturers and managers of higher education institutions to meet the requirements of the sector’s fundamental and comprehensive renovation for 2019-2030 and the Taith program established with a EUR 65 million (about USD 70.1 million) investment from the Welsh Government with a commitment...

At the event. Source: TG&VN Vietnamese Ambassador to the Netherlands Pham Viet Anh has chaired a meeting of the Asian-Australian Ambassadors to the European country, during which the diplomats discuss measures to strengthen cultural connections among the nations, VNA reported Friday. Dewi van de Weerd, Ambassador for International Cultural Cooperation at the Netherlands’ Ministry of Foreign Affairs, briefed participants on the international cultural policies of her country. The Netherlands aims to not only promote its culture abroad but also support artists and creative workers to operate in other countries to make the Dutch culture stronger, she said. She highlighted the priority regions in the Netherlands’ international culture policy, affirming that cultural heritage is an important factor to connect cultures, including the linkages between Vietnam and the Netherlands in particular and between Asian and European countries in general. Like the Netherlands, a num...

Banners and national flags are hung around Ba Dinh Square. Many main streets across Hanoi such as Chu Van An, Dien Bien Phu, and Hung Vuong are full of decorations to mark President Ho Chi Minh’s 133rd birthday. The view on Hoang Dieu street Various activities are also being held across the capital in a bid to celebrate the event. An image of President Ho Chi Minh is hung in front of the headquarters of a police office in Ba Dinh district. Le Hong Phong street prepares for President Ho Chi Minh’s birthday celebration. A large poster featuring an image of President Ho Chi Minh is hung at the crossroads of Cua Nam and Trang Thi. The scene at the crossroads of Hang Bai and Trang Tien in Hoan Kiem district Decorations are put up in front of the headquarters of the State Bank of Vietnam on the occasion of President Ho Chi Minh’s 133rd birthday. The post Hanoi str...

Ho Chi Minh was always interested in culture, education, and respect for talent. Although he was swamped with work as a president, he visited Van Mieu-Quoc Tu Giam, an icon of Vietnamese intelligentsia, three times (1945, 1960 and 1962). The photo was taken during his visit on January 26, 1960. The inscription of the examination held in 1442 reads: “Virtuous and talented men are the original vitality of a state”. President Ho Chi Minh inherited the tradition of honoring talented people in the nation’s history and developed new conditions for treating talents. During his lifetime, he often said, “We must cultivate talented people” because “nation-building needs talented people”. President Ho Chi Minh inspired many talented people to participate in the liberation and reconstruction of the country. The exhibition showcases more than 200 documents and objects about the founder of modern Vietnam, highlighting revolutionary milestones related to the president that took place in the city,...