In his speech, President Phuc said forest planting and protection play an increasingly important role. It is an urgent task of strategic significance to people’s lives and sustainable national development.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc at the launch ceremony.

He asked for seriously following Directive No.13-CT/TW of the Party Central Committee's Secretariat on strengthening the Party leadership on forest management, protection and development and forestry laws. Departments and agencies were urged to launch tree planting emulation campaigns, especially the planting of protective forests in border, coastal and island areas.

The President called for further attention to using advanced technology in the effort, developing forest environment services and ecological tourism, preserving biodiversity to stay self-sufficient with over 80 percent of raw wood materials being used for export, thus turning Vietnam into a hub for timber production and export.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc plants a tree at the relic site.

According to him, Vietnam will plant 204.5 million trees each year on average from 2022-2025. He also took the occasion to urge the entire people to contribute to the 1 billion tree growing programme during 2021-2025.

The leader also asked Phu Tho to plant at least 2 million green trees as scheduled this year.

Following the launch ceremony, President Phuc, together with leaders of several ministries, agencies and localities and people, planted trees at the relic site.

Elegant hobbies during Tet holiday

Contemplating flowers and ornamental trees and admiring paintings are among elegant hobbies during the Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday.

Tet celebration of H’mong ethnic people in Co Ma

Three months after she arrived in Son La Province to work as Nhan Dan Newspaper’s correspondent in the province, Linh Trang joined a delegation of local leaders to pay a visit to the H’mong ethnic community in Co Ma Commune, Thuan Chau District, ahead of the Lunar New Year (Tet) festival. The visit helped her explore the traditional Tet celebration of the H’mong ethnic people.

Vietnam to open up further after Tet

Vietnam, which has been resuming aviation, tourism and education activities after nearly two years of restrictions due to Covid-19, is set to lift more restrictions after Tet.

Chilean ambassador impressed with Vietnam’s Tet traditions

Ambassador of Chile to Vietnam Patricio Becker has shared his feelings about the first time he has welcomed a Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday in the country, saying despite changes in society, traditional cultural values of the Vietnamese people have still been upheld and brought into play.

More Tet celebrations held among Vietnamese expats worldwide

In the festive atmosphere of the Lunar New Year (Tet), Vietnamese communities in Sri Lanka, Vanuatu, Cuba, the Czech Republic and France have cheerfully celebrated the important traditional festival of their home nation.

Source: NDO/VNA