Three tourists died after falling from Ta Gu Waterfall in Khanh Hoa Province on January 22. Ta Gu Waterfall The victims were identified as Chu Van Binh, Nguyen Duc Dinh and Nguyen Thi Hanh Phuc. The three tourists visited Ta Gu Waterfall with another friend when they slipped and fell. The remaining visitor survived but was unable to save her friends. The police in Khanh Son District was reported about the case at 3 pm on the same day and quickly arrived at the scene. However, due to the steep waterfall, they faced many difficulties while carrying out a search and rescue mission. The bodies of the tourists were found two hours later. Ta Gu is the highest waterfall in Khanh Hoa Province. It is 40 metres tall and a well-known destination for its raw and dangerous beauty. Lao Dong/Dtinews … [Read more...] about Three tourists fall to their deaths at Khanh Hoa waterfall
VN stocks rebound on bank purchases
Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — Vietnamese shares advanced on Wednesday on foreign investors’ purchases for listed commercial banks. The benchmark VN-Index on the Hồ Chí Minh Stock Exchange rose 0.18 per cent to close at 908.18 points. The southern market index fell 0.49 per cent on Tuesday. The HNX Index on the Hà Nội Stock Exchange inched up 0.13 per cent to end at 102.67 points. The northern market index bounced back from a 0.80 per cent drop on Tuesday. Foreign purchases for listed commercial banks boosted the stock market on Wednesday. Foreign investors bought total net value of VNĐ58.9 billion (US$2.53 million), focusing on Vietinbank (CTG), Sacombank (STB) and TPBank (TPB). The three bank stocks gained 3.8 per cent, 3.4 per cent and 2 per cent, respectively. The banking sector index was up 0.6 per cent, data on vietstock.vn showed. “I am optimistic the stock market will perform well in the first quarter of this year and as … [Read more...] about VN stocks rebound on bank purchases
VN calls on UN to facilitate compliance to resolutions on Middle East
Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy, head of Viet Nam's Permanent Mission to the UN Quy, Head of Viet Nam’s Permanent Mission to the UN made the remark during the UN Security Council’s quarterly open debate, themed “the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question”, on January 22 under the chair of the Dominican Republic, which is holding the rotating presidency of the council. The diplomat said despite efforts made by the UN Security Council and other UN bodies last year, the field situation seems to have gotten worse. The rampant and excessive use of violence still remains popular; civilians continue to be victims of conflict with the highest rate of casualties in five years; and the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) is facing a budget crisis, he stated. He attributed these problems to the low respect and enforcement, even violation of the UN Security Council’s resolutions, particularly … [Read more...] about VN calls on UN to facilitate compliance to resolutions on Middle East
VN signs visa waiver agreement with Lithuania
Deputy PM and FM Pham Binh Minh and Minister of the Interior of Lithuania Eimutis Misiunas sign the visa waiver agreement for diplomatic and official passport holders between the two countries - Photo: VGP This is the 85th diplomatic passport visa exemption agreement that Viet Nam has signed with countries aiming to create favorable conditions for the bilateral exchange of delegations. Viet Nam has also had visa exemption policy for flight crew members of 18 countries and territories in the principle of reciprocity, in addition to unilaterally exempting visa for citizens of 13 nations, including Russia, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Norway, Finland, Denmark, Sweden, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, Italy and Belarus, and for officials of the ASEAN Secretariat, contributing to facilitating the attraction of foreign tourists. On the occasion, Deputy PM Minh and Minister Eimutis Misiunas signed an citizen readmission agreement between the … [Read more...] about VN signs visa waiver agreement with Lithuania
Work on Sri Lanka on Hanoi Ceramic Road unveiled
The art work, which is 12 metres long and 1.6 metres high, was adapted by artists from Tan Hanoi Art Company from the outline of the Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau to ceramic material and implemented within a month. The centre of the painting is an image of the stone fortress, also known as the "lion rock" of Sri Lanka, which has been recognised as a world heritage by UNESCO. The work also features a peacock, Ceylon panther and the daily life of Sri Lanka. Speaking at the ceremony, Hasanthi U. Dissanayake, Ambassador of Sri Lanka to Vietnam, shared: “I have a special sympathy for the project of Hanoi Ceramic Road by artist Nguyen Thu Thuy. The project is highly humanistic as it brings joy and art to the public, embellishing the street space with traditional Vietnamese materials. I have fulfilled my wish after a three-and-a-half-year tenure as Ambassador of Sri Lanka to Vietnam to convey the sentiments of the Sri Lankan people to the Vietnamese people through the ceramic … [Read more...] about Work on Sri Lanka on Hanoi Ceramic Road unveiled