Posts Tagged ‘ War Martyrs ’

Pilot project employs psychics in searching for MIAs 

July 12, 2011
Pilot project employs psychics in searching for MIAs 

Soldiers from the Kon Tum Province Military Unit collect the remains of a Vietnamese war martyr found during construction of a house in the eponymous town. The Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs has said in a statement that it will put a growing number of psychic corpse finders to the test. The [...]

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Flower Street, Tet fest to welcome Year of the Cat 

January 22, 2011
Flower Street, Tet fest to welcome Year of the Cat 

A simulated design of a pair of cats at the entrance of Nguyen Hue Flower Street 2011. The annual transformation of Nguyen Hue Boulevard in Ho Chi Minh City into a Flower Street for Tet, the Lunar New Year festival, will celebrate a happy coincidence this year. The first day of the Lunar New Year [...]

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POLITICS IN BRIEF 2/9

September 2, 2009
POLITICS IN BRIEF 2/9

Numerous events mark National Day; DPRK’s National Day observed in Hanoi; PM visits legendary general Vo Nguyen Giap; Vietnam’s August Revolution and National Day celebrated all over SEA Numerous events mark National Day  Across the country a range of diverse activities, such as paying tribute to war martyrs, decorating the streets and holding concerts to [...]

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War veterans on mission to recover MIA

August 2, 2009
War veterans on mission to recover MIA

The country celebrates the Day for War Martyrs and Invalids annually on July 27. Many efforts are being made all over the country to help families of war martyrs find remains of their family members. Soldiers of Kon Tum Province and family members of war martyrs search for the remains of fallen soldiers.LookAtVietnam – The [...]

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Ceremonies held nationwide to commemorate war martyrs

July 27, 2009
Ceremonies held nationwide to commemorate war martyrs

Overseas Vietnamese youth burn incense for war martyrs at the Road 9 Cemetery in Quang Tri Province. The famous poem war veteran Le Ba Duong wrote about his fallen comrades in the Vietnam War moved thousands in Quang Tri Province yesterday during a ceremony commemorating the 62nd War Invalids and Martyrs Day: Boats on the [...]

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SOCIAL IN BRIEF 21/7

July 21, 2009
SOCIAL IN BRIEF 21/7

Seminar discusses A/H1N1 prevention in the workplace; 345 remains of Vietnamese soldiers reburied; US helps isolated communities increase incomes; Database gives people access to legal documents; Vietnam prepares human resources for nuclear power plant; Mandela Day marked in Vietnam Seminar discusses A/H1N1 prevention in the workplace  A seminar was held in Hanoi on July 21 [...]

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POLITICS IN BRIEF 11/7

July 11, 2009
POLITICS IN BRIEF 11/7

Vietnam wants to increase trade ties with Spain; Israel, Switzerland offer visa exemptions for diplomatic passport holders; Paying debt of gratitude to war martyrs; State auditors urged to improve operational efficiency; Vietnam, Russia hold new strategic dialogue Vietnam wants to increase trade ties with SpainVietnam will do its utmost to boost cooperation with Spain, especially [...]

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Two officials implicated in gratuity embezzlement case

May 8, 2009

Police in Ca Mau Province will investigate an embezzlement case relating to distributing gratuities to war martyrs’ families in Dam Doi District’s Tan Thuan Commune, a police source said Thursday. Earlier, inspectors from the province’s Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs found two commune officials had forged documents of war martyrs’ families to siphon [...]

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SOCIAL IN BRIEF 29/4

April 29, 2009
SOCIAL IN BRIEF 29/4

Hanoi reduces jail terms for 244 prisoners; Ebay comes to Vietnam; Rest area opens on HCMC-Da Lat highway; Second cholera case reported in capital; Donor blood saves pregnant woman; Coach accident kills three, injures six VND6bil donated for Bell Tower to commemorate war martyrs  Up to now, around VND6 billion (around US $350,000) have been [...]

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Vietnam, Cuba foreign ministries to bolster ties

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Vietnam’s top diplomat has affirmed that the Foreign Ministry will closely cooperate with its Cuban counterpart to implement the agreements reached by the two...