(BGO) - For more than 20 years, an over-3-hectare hill owned by the family of Nguyen Van Truong in Bieng hamlet, Nam Duong commune, Luc Ngan district, the northern province of Bac Giang, has been inhabited by tens of thousands of storks. Truong’s love for and efforts to protect the stork flocks in particular and the environment, in general, was recognised as he received two environment awards bestowed by the Chairpersons of the provincial People's Committee.
The Vietnamese community in India and Nepal convened its first congress at the Vietnamese Embassy in India on June 18 to discuss establishing a General Association of Vietnamese in the two southern Asian nations.
The Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee on June 19 launched the 13th Press Award for the Cause of Great National Unity 2017- 2018 and the debut of its Front Electronic Journal, in commemoration of the 92nd anniversary of Vietnam Revolutionary Press Day (June 21, 1925-2017).
(BGO) – The Vietnam-Russia Friendship Association launched a
writing contest on “memorable memories of Russia and the friendship between
Vietnam and Russia” during its 11th national conference reviewing
the first-half operation and initiating the second-half activities at the Bac
Giang Provincial Conventional Hall on June 17.
Nearly 160,000 residents of eight Red River Delta provinces benefited from a programme for rural water supply and sanitation during the past four years.
Vietnam will begin the third and final phase of a national plan to change the local dialling codes for landline numbers from June 17, with the work set to be completed by the end of August.
The Prime Minister has decided to establish a National Committee for Children which will help the Government and the PM deal with child-related issues and the implementation of children’s rights.
