YBO - Located in northern part Yen Bai province, Van Yen district spans 139,000 hectares, of which 75 percent are arable land. The Van Yen cinnamon growing area dates backs years ago and is part of local Dao people’s life.

Vietnam has reiterated its support for a comprehensive, fair and long-term solution to the conflict between Palestine and Israel reached through dialogues and negotiations, and the realisation of undeniable legal rights of Palestinians.

YBO - Over the last five years, nearly 282,000 local members of the Ho Chi Minh Vanguard Children’s Union (HVCU) have registered to take part in the HVCU member training programme. Among them, more than 168,000 have received programme completion certificates, and over 270,000 have been granted with the “Uncle Ho’s Good Children” title.

YBO - The Department of Education and Training of Yen Bai province held a ceremony on July 6 to honour teachers and students who made outstanding performance during the 2015-2020 period.

YBO - After a decade of implementing the national target programme on building new-style rural areas, all eight communes of Yen Bai city have fulfilled all 19 criteria of the standard and obtained the recognition.

YBO - Ambassador Le Van Bang, the first Vietnamese Ambassador to the US, tells Vietnam News Agency that he believes the Vietnam-US relationship will continue to grow.

Vietnam could expect the strong growth of recent years to return next year, and will likely see its position as an offshoring location reinforced once the global economy begins to recover, assessed the Mckinsey & Company, a global management consulting firm.

The People’s Committee of Yen Bai province, the European Plastics Window Company Ltd (Eurowindow Holding) and the T&M Vietnam Investment JSC held a groundbreaking ceremony for the Melinh Plaza Yen Bai project in Yen Bai city on June 29.

The Embassy of Indonesia in Vietnam and the Embassy of Vietnam in Indonesia on June 30 officially launched together a logo competition to celebrate the 65th founding anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two nations (December 30).

The northern province of Yen Bai held a ceremony on June 30 to mark the 120th anniversary of its establishment and receive the Independence Order, first class.

The 36th ASEAN Summit offers an opportunity for the regional countries to further enhance intra-bloc cooperation to repel challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said on June 26.

The Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) in Ho Chi Minh City hosted a seminar on June 11 to discuss solutions to develop and finance rooftop solar power installations in the country’s southern hub.

The Political Bureau on June 5 issued a conclusion on ways to address impact of the COVID-19 for national economic recovery and development.

Reuters news agency has run an article featuring stadiums in Vietnam with thousands of fans on June 5, as the country resumed top-flight football matches without social distancing measures or curbs on crowd sizes.

Tram Tau district in the northern province of Yen Bai has been implementing an agriculture restructuring project to create products with high economic value.

On these days, Mu Cang Chai district in Yen Bai province has made all preparations to ensure this year’s “mua nuoc do” (Pouring Water Season) festival takes place safely and leaves deep impressions on locals and tourists.

In his blog published on the World Bank website in late May, Jacques Morisset, World Bank Lead Economist and Program Leader for Vietnam, has called the country ‘a bright star in the COVID-19 dark sky’.

YBO - Charity markets, operated in 12 different models, took place across all nine towns and cities of Yen Bai province from May 5 to 19, with a hope of helping more than 1,500 needy people.

Foreign officials and scholars have expressed their admiration for President Ho Chi Minh on the occasion of his 130th birthday.

YBO - On the occasion of the 130th birthday of President Ho Chi Minh, Yen Bai province’s oficials offered incense in commemoration of the late leader at the national historical site at the Yen Bai city stadium, and paid tribute to heroic martyrs at the provincial martyr cemetery.

Party and State leaders and National Assembly (NA) deputies paid homage to President Ho Chi Minh to mark the late leader’s 130th birthday on May 19, one day ahead of the 14th parliament’s ninth session.

Vice Chairman of the Yen Bai province People’s Committee Duong Van Tien on May 8 signed Document No.1031 allowing the organisation of tourism, culture, arts and sport activities in the new normal.

Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Do Duc Duy has signed into promulgation Decision 907/QD-UBND on a legal support programme for small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Yen Bai during 2020-2025.

YBO - The Women’s Union of Yen Bai province together with the Investment and Trade Consulting Ltd. Co. (Intraco) and the Korea Carbon Management Company (KCM) on May 7 handed over 5,000 energy efficient stoves to members of the union in Luc Yen district.

Technology to make a Covid-19 test kit developed by the Vietnam Military Medical University will be transferred to Cuba, according to the defense ministry.