NDO – Vice President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh presented appointment decisions to 16 Vietnamese ambassadors overseas for the 2019-2022 tenure, at a ceremony in Hanoi on December 6.
An international seminar, themed ‘The role of the UNESCO National Committee in preservation of cultural and natural heritages for the sustainable development”, was held at Bai Dinh Pagoda in Ninh Binh province.
Winners of the propaganda painting contest were honoured at an awards ceremony held at the Vietnam Military History Museum in Hanoi. The event aimed to mark the 30th All-People National Defense Festive Day and 75th founding anniversary of Vietnam People’s Army (December 22).
The Truong Sa (Spratly) calendar application on the Apps Store and Google Play platform (called the Spratly Calendar App) was officially launched on December 5, 2019 in Hanoi. The programme was jointly organised by the Liaison Committee of Truong Sa Soldiers, the Truong Sa Fund and Hoang Truong Media.
The Mekong Delta province of An Giang is estimated to meet and exceed all of 13 socio-economic targets in 2019, according to Vice Chairman of the provincial People's Committee Le Van Nung at the 18th Provincial Party Executive Committee Meeting on December 5.
Typhoon Kammuri, the seventh tropical storm to hit this year, has weakened into a tropical depression, according the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting. As of 10am on December 5, the tropical typhoon was located around 14.0 degrees north latitude, 114.1 degrees east longitude, bringing winds of 60-75kph.
On December 5, the People's Committee of the central city of Da Nang held a workshop to discuss solutions to develop tourism in the city up to 2030. The event was attended by experts, delegates who are investors, businesses, units operating in the field of tourism and representatives of related departments and agencies of the city.