Warm spring on Indian Ocean

Warm spring on Indian Ocean

PANO - Thousands of nautical miles from home, the warmth of spring still filled the deck of Ship 17, reflected in every glance, every smile, and the proud heartbeats of Vietnamese naval troops carrying out military and defense diplomacy missions at sea.

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Spring at border post

PANO - The Lunar New Year (Tet) 2026 has arrived across the country’s border regions.

Sacred New Year flag-raising ceremony in Southwestern waters


PANO - Amidst the vast waters bordering Vietnam, Thailand, and Malaysia, the New Year’s flag-raising ceremony aboard Coast Guard Ship 8005 of Flotilla 42 under the Coast Guard Region 4 Command was held in a solemn atmosphere as spring arrived.
In search of green bamboo - the final piece of Vietnamese Tet in Central Africa

PANO - Can bamboo, a symbol of the Vietnamese spirit, survive in the sun-scorched red soil of the Central African Republic? That question found an unexpected answer during our journey to seek the soul of Vietnamese Tet in Bangui, where members of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) were preparing to welcome the Lunar New Year far from home.

Tet in far, far Central Africa


PANO - For the Vietnamese people, Tet (lunar New Year) is a time to return home. Yet for the Vietnamese blue berets serving at the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA), this year’s journey of love does not pass through Noi Bai or Tan Son Nhat airports. Instead, it stretches across the red-dust roads of Bangui, shaping a special spring reunion where comradeship, solidarity, and the mission of peacekeeping blend into a steady heartbeat far from home.
General Nguyen Trong Nghia pays Tet visits to agencies and units

PANO – Chief of the General Department of Political Affairs (GDP) General Nguyen Trong Nghia paid a Tet visit to the family of General Vo Nguyen Giap and extended New Year greetings to agencies and units of the Vietnam People’s Army on February 16 (the last day of the twelfth lunar month).

PM commends units for constructing pontoon bridge to serve Tet travel demand


Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on February 16 sent a letter commending the determination and strong sense of responsibility of agencies and units in urgently building a pontoon bridge across the Lo river in Phu Tho province to promptly serve people’s travel demand during the Lunar New Year (Tet) 2026.
Memories of Tet celebrations in border

PANO - During my years of military service, I celebrated four Lunar New Year (Tet) festivals on the frontline, and every one of them was spent close to the enemy. Each Tet came with a chill in the air and was marked by combat; not a single one passed in peace. Those were the Tets I experienced in the narrow line between our forces and the enemy.

Two bombs and one artillery warhead safely detonated Dak Lak


PANO – On February 7, the Engineering Board of the Dak Lak Provincial Military Command reported that its functional forces successfully coordinated to safely dispose of and detonate two bombs and one artillery warhead discovered by local residents in Ea Ning commune and Thanh Nhat ward, in the western area of Dak Lak province.
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