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Ha Giang hosts Tay Con Linh Challenge Off-Road tournament

Forty terrain motorbike and car racing teams from Japan, the Republic of Korea and Vietnam join the Tay Con Linh Challenge Off-Road, which take place in Vinh Quang town, Hoang Su Phi district, the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang, from September 20-22.

The event, among the activities held within the “Through the legacy of Hoang Su Phi terraced fields” culture week, features a 40-kilometre race to conquer Tay Con Linh mountain range and Po Lung bunker.

In the framework of the culture week was a paragliding event themed “Flying over the golden terraced fields”, which attracted 35 participants from four domestic and foreign groups.

Partakers at the event had a chance to enjoy the gorgeous terraced fields and ripening rice of Hoang Su Phi district.

The activities aimed to popularise the beauty of Hoang Su Phi terraced field complex, which was recognised as a national heritage in 2011, and uphold traditional cultural values of the local ethnic groups.
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Tireless efforts made to restore the names of fallen soldiers

Tireless efforts made to restore the names of fallen soldiers

In the central province of Quang Ngai, one of the localities with the largest number of unidentified war martyrs' graves, hundreds of officers, soldiers and specialists are pressing ahead with the nationwide 500-day campaign to collect biological samples and digitise grave records for DNA analysis, with the hope of restoring the names of those who sacrificed their lives for the nation.

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