HANOI cheap nike react element 87 womens , Aug. 3 (Xinhua) -- Reinforcing and bolstering the friendly and cooperative relations between Vietnam and China in a sound, stable manner are in line with principal and long-term benefits of the two peoples, Vietnamese deputy prime minister said here on Thursday.


It is also beneficial to peace, stability and development of the region as well as the world, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Pham Binh Minh said when addressing the national congress of the Vietnam-China Friendship Association for the 2017-2022 tenure.


"Vietnam treasures the development of friendly and cooperative relations with China, always considering that a strategic choice and a leading priority in Vietnam's foreign policy," the deputy prime minister stated.


Friendly exchanges among Vietnamese and Chinese people strengthen the bilateral ties cheap nike react element 87 mens black , playing an important part in enhancing mutual trust and understanding, he said.


According to the deputy prime minister, to further develop Vietnam-China ties in a more practical and a more comprehensive way, the Vietnam-China Friendship Association should focus on strengthening friendly exchanges, actively contributing to their closer cooperation in various fields, and improving the association's organizational quality and operations.


At the congress, Chinese Ambassador to Vietnam Hong Xiaoyong stated that preserving and promoting China-Vietnam friendship are glorious historical responsibility of the two peoples cheap nike react element 87 mens , and it should be brought into full play.


China and Vietnam will intensify strategic exchanges and enhance mutual political trust through high-ranking visits and contacts, bolster win-win cooperation through facilitating strategic linkages such as "Belt and Road" initiative, and the "Two Corridors and One Economic Circle" plan, and effectively manage differences through friendly consultations, the Chinese ambassador said.


The congress reelected Nguyen Xuan Thang, member of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee, and Director of Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics www.cheapreactelement87.com , as president of the Vietnam-China Friendship Association.


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HO CHI MINH CITY, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- The Ghost Festival, also known as the Hungry Ghost Festival in modern days, is a traditional Buddhist festival held in many Asian countries in lunar July.


In Vietnam, it is viewed as the time for the pardoning of condemned souls who are then released from hell. The "homeless" souls should be"fed" and appeased with offerings of food. Merits for the living are also earned by the release of birds and fish.


The lunar July in which the festival takes place is colloquially known as Thang Co Hon (month of lonely spirits) and believed to be haunted and particularly unlucky. However, with social development,that belief has been changed with time.


Ha Thi Kim cheap nike react element 87 sail , a 92-year-old resident in capital Hanoi, told Xinhua that she has practiced the worship in the ghost month for many years.


"When I was about 10 years old, I joined my mother in arranging the offerings for the ghosts, during which my mother explained to me every details relating to the worship. In all, it is one of our traditional rituals done to bring us a peace in mind, so I continue to follow that practice until now even when I am old and will hand it over to my daughter-in-law," she said.


Traditionally cheap nike react element 87 , there are three ceremonies to be done in the ghost month. It starts with a worship for the family's ancestors and deceased members held at noon time and with offerings of delicious food, fruits, votive clothes and money, and incense joss- sticks.


On the same day in the evening, another ceremony is held with vegetarian food, rice porridge, cakes and candies cheap air max 270 coral stardust , and fruits, along with votive paper clothes and money, and incense joss-sticks. This is done for the worship of the homeless souls.


"Days before, my mother and I cut tinny clothes, about 20 sets, from old newspapers and dyed them in different colors, all for worship of the homeless souls. We also made tiny household utensils with cardboards cheap air max 270 triple white , and burnt them altogether, along with our best wishes to the wandering souls," the elderly woman said.


The third ceremony and also the most important event is held in the pagoda, normally in the evening of July 14 or 15, where a crowd of participants attend with utmost respect and devotion.


Xinhua reporters attended this kind of ceremony in Lien Phai Pagoda in Hanoi recently and witnessed the mixture between traditional rituals and those in a modern life through the organization of the event and the attendants' behavior. Influenced by Buddhism, it is like the Ullambana, or Vu Lan in the Vietnamese transliteration.


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