In 968, Dinh Bo Linh put down the anarchy of the 12 warlords to become king under the name Dinh Tien Hoang. He named the country Dai Co Viet - the first centralized feudal state heralded a new era for Vietnam after a millennium under the rule of dynasties from the north.

Vietnam News Today (Jun 25): Vietnam reports 653 new Covid-19 cases, over 9,350 recoveries on June 24; Made-in-Vietnam goods filling Vietnamese consumers’ shopping baskets; Vietnamese, Lao, Thai provinces strengthen multifaceted cooperation; Stamps issued to mark the anniversary of Vietnam-Cambodia diplomatic ties.

Two sets of stamps under the theme “Joining hands to prevent and combat COVID-19” were issued Tuesday by the Ministries of Information and Communications and Health and Vietnam Post Corporation, in a bid to send a supportive message to front-line fighters, and raise citizens’ knowledge, responsibility, determination amidst the straining COVID-19 combat.