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At the 45th session of the World Heritage Committee in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, UNESCO officially announced the inclusion of the Vietnamese site to its list of world heritage sites. The announcement was made at 9:39 pm (Vietnam time) on the same day. The Ha Long Bay – Cat Ba Archipelago is an exceptional world heritage site, recognized by UNESCO as Vietnam’s first inter-provincial destination. The Cat Ba Archipelago, located in Hai Phong, a prominent port city in northern Vietnam, is renowned for being the largest limestone archipelago in the country. With over 360 islands, it encompasses Cat Ba Island, situated to the south of Ha Long Bay. According to a report from the government news site baochinhphu.vn, the archipelago has previously been designated as a world biosphere reserve by UNESCO. Ha Long Bay, situated in the adjacent Quang Ninh Province, has been granted the prestigious status of being a world heritage site not once, but twice, by UNESCO in the years 1994 and 2000. ...

Cua Van fishing village (Ha Long, Quang Ninh) Photo: @travelwwithhanza Earlier this year, Cua Van was spotlighted by some international travel sites, claiming its irresistible charm. This fishing village was selected by the travel advice website Travel and Leisure as one of the 10 most beautiful coastal destinations in the world, also voted in the list of beautiful villages and small towns around the world by the Huffington Post. It is also included by travel website Journeyetc as 1 of the 16 most beautiful ancient villages in the world. Don’t miss out on any of these activities to make sure you enjoy your Cua Van trip to the fullest: (Photo: baoquangninh) Swimming Tourists’ favorite thing to enjoy in Cua Van is swimming in the clear sea. Although located in Ha Long. – Vietnam’s most popular destination, Cua Van fishing village is still a hidden gem that still retains its natural, primitive, and very clean beauty. The water welcomes you with the feeling of re...

A “non” dance performance at the ceremony held at UNEFA on May 26. Photo: VNA The Vietnamese Embassy in Venezuela and the National Experimental Polytechnic University of the Armed Forces (UNEFA) of the Latin American country held a ceremony on May 26 to wrap up a cooking class and a “non la” (Vietnamese conical hat) dance class at the school, VNA reported. In his remarks, Vietnamese Ambassador Vu Trung My thanked the Venezuelan Ministry of Defence and UNEFA for opening the cooking and “non la” dance classes. Presenting the certificate and emphasising the significance of the course at the closing ceremony, the ambassador emphasised that this is a meaningful activity in the series of celebrating the 133rd birthday of President Ho Chi Minh. He congratulated the learners on completing the courses and expressed his hope that they will help introduce the typical dishes and the iconic “non la” dance of Vietnam to Venezuelan people. The Vietnamese ambassador presents t...

Sen. Lt. Gen. Hoang Xuan Chien hands over the decisions to the officers. Photo: VNA The President’s decisions to send seven additional military officers to UN peacekeeping missions were handed over to the officers during a ceremony held by the Ministry of National Defence on February 7, VNA reported, VNS reported. Among those officers, two are sent to the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), four to the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA), and one will serve at the UN mission in Central Africa, replacing their predecessors who have completed their term. At the ceremony, four officials who successfully completed their tasks at UN peacekeeping missions were welcomed back. “Today, seven officers received the State President’s Decision and the Decision of the Ministry of Defence to go on duty at the United Nations Peacekeeping Mission in the Central African Republic, South Sudan and the Abyei Area,” said Major General Hoang Kim Phung. “To pr...