(VOVWORLD) - Russian President Vladimir Putin has visited the city formerly known as Stalingrad to participate in celebrations of the 75th anniversary of victory in one of the bloodiest battles of World War II.

(VOVWORLD) - The Ho Chi Minh City Liaison Committee of Political Prisoners organized a meeting on Saturday to mark the 50th anniversary of the 1968 General Offensive and Uprising.

(VOVWORLD) - The Vietnam Journalists’ Association organized a Tet program for Agent Orange/dioxin victims in Hanoi on Friday.

(VOVWORLD) - National Assembly Vice Chairwoman Tong Thi Phong on Friday paid a pre-Tet visit to workers of the Hanoi Urban and Environment Company (URENCO).

(VOVWORLD) - National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan on Saturday visited and presented Tet gifts to social beneficiaries, disadvantaged children, and poor people in Long An province.

(VOVWORLD) - A delegation of national leaders on Saturday paid tribute to President Ho Chi Minh at his mausoleum and laid wreaths at the Heroic Martyrs’ Monument in Hanoi on the occasion of the 88th founding anniversary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV).

(VOVWORLD) - Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and President Tran Dai Quang visited former Party General Secretary Do Muoi in his own home on Friday.

(VOVWORLD) - An exhibition entitled “50 years from Spring 1968 – unfading memories’ opened in Ho Chi Minh City Museum on Friday.

(VOVWORLD) -Thai Binh province hosted a ceremony on Friday to mark the 110th birthday of Nguyen Duc Canh, a staunch Communist who sacrificed his life for the revolution of the Party and people.

(VOVWORLD) -President Tran Dai Quang paid a Lunar New Year (Tet) visit to Kon Tum province on Friday as part of his Central Highlands tour to mark the 88th anniversary of the Communist Party of Vietnam and the 50th anniversary of the Spring 1968 General Offensive.