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State President Vo Van Thuong and his wife took a photo with Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen and his wife at the meeting. Photo: VNA Vietnam follows a foreign policy of independence, self-reliance, diversification, and multilateralization. Our goal is to be a friend, a reliable partner of all countries, and a responsible member of the international community. President Vo Van Thuong emphasized this policy during his official visit to Austria, state visit to Italy, and the Vatican. The visit was successful and exceeded expectations, receiving appreciation and warm reception from the leaders of these countries. New Path of Vietnam-Austria Cooperation President Vo Van Thuong’s visit to Vienna marks the first visit to Austria by a President of Vietnam in the past 15 years. It carries an important mission to implement the foreign policy of the 13th Party Congress and promote and deepen bilateral cooperation with Austria. The visit also aims to strengthen Vietnam-...

Minh Thanh Pagoda – one of the biggest and most beautiful pagodas in Pleiku city – is located on the hill of South West Pleiku City. It has a unique, Japanese and Chinese-style architecture with exquisite carvings and a beautiful green campus, creating a peaceful space. Photo: Tran Viet Duc The pagoda is located at 348 Nguyen Viet Xuan Street, Phu Hoi Ward, Pleiku city, Gia Lai Province. About 2km from the center of the city of Pleiku, Minh Thanh Pagoda has a unique, Japanese and Chinese-style architecture with exquisite carvings and a beautiful green campus, creating a peaceful space. In 1964, the pagoda began to be built by Venerable Thich Giac Dao. Since then, the pagoda has become a place of worship and incense offering of Buddhist in the region. Experiencing the changes of history, the architecture of the pagoda began deteriorating. Thus, in 1997, the pagoda was started to be restored and constructed new sections. The 72m-high tower is painted gold and is on...

Cua Van Floating Village, in UNESCO world heritage site Ha Long Bay, has been named one of the 16 most beautiful coastal towns by readers of the U.S. magazine Travel+Leisure . Photo: paradisecruise.com “This little village is completely composed of floating homes,” Travel+Leisure wrote. “About 700 people, traditionally fishermen, live in anchored houseboats, with kids attending a floating school.” Located to the south of Ha Long Town, not far from Ha Long Bay , Cua Van Fishing Village is surrounded by limestone karst mountains. Photo: @travelwithanza The floating village has become a popular tourist attraction in recent years as visitors flock there to see this unique way of life. A majority of villagers have moved ashore, but several have chosen to maintain their livelihood in the floating village during the daytime because the boats are their lifeline. In 2015, the village was named the world’s most charming little town by Huffington Post, also based in th...