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Early voting held for officers, soldiers in Bac Lieu

19/05/2021

Thirty-seven officers and soldiers working at sea off the coast of southern Bac Lieu province cast their votes to elect deputies to the 15th National Assembly (NA) and People’s Councils at all levels on May 19, four days ahead of the scheduled date for the national elections.

The officers and soldiers are working aboard Coast Guard Ship 3001 and Van Hoa Ship 792 of Naval Region 5. Their early voting was approved by the National Election Council earlier.

The voting took place in line with legal regulation within one hour.

Voters nationwide will go to the poll to select 500 deputies to the 15th NA from 868 candidates on May 23.

VNA/VNP

Cultures of the World Festival closes with celebration of global unity

13/10/2025
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Held from October 10–12, the festival was of an unprecedented scale, featuring 48 countries and international organisations, 45 cultural spaces, 34 international culinary booths, 23 art troupes from Vietnam and abroad, 12 publishing and book exhibition units, and 22 countries joining the international film screenings. This made the largest cultural diplomacy event in Vietnam’s history.