Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong visited and extended Lunar New Year (Tet) greetings to the Party organisation, administration, and people of northern Bac Ninh province on January 24.
As a member of the UNESCO Executive Board, Vietnam will continue bringing into play its role as a dynamic and responsible member actively helping build and shape this organisation, Ambassador Le Thi Hong Van said.
Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong on November 24 underlined the need to continue building, preserving and developing an advanced culture deeply imbued with national identity, making it a spiritual foundation and a growth motivation lighting the people's path ahead.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc suggested Hanoi should pay more attention to developing satellite cities and expand the capital to both the north and the west, while continuing to build a green and clean city, during a working session on March 28 with key officials of the capital city.
The Mekong Delta city of Can Tho has launched a project on green tourism at the Cai Rang Floating Market, one of the most-visited destinations in the region.
Through thousands of years of changes in fashion, ao dai, the Vietnamese traditional long dress, has retained its proud position. Carrying the cultural traits through ages, ao dai has become a cultural symbol showing the Vietnamese identity.
Preserving heritage is now the top priority of UNESCO and countries having globally-recognised heritage, including Vietnam.
The 10th National Party Congress took place from April 18 to 25 in Hanoi. The congress held that after 20 years of renewal, Vietnam has achieved great achievements of historical significance.
The ninth National Party Congress convened in Hanoi from April 19-22, 2001. The event reviewed 15 years of renewal and drew lessons from the process, thus drawing up and perfecting guidelines and defining national development strategies for the first two decades of the 21st century.