The first ladies visit Hàng Lược flower market. — VNA/VNS Photo Minh Đức HÀ NỘI — President Võ Văn Thưởng’s spouse Phan Thị Thanh Tâm guided Mme. Louise Araneta Marcos, the spouse of visiting Philippine President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos Jr, in a tour around the Hà Nội Old Quarter and …
Read More »Việt Nam celebrates first successful delivery after foetal heart surgery
The baby, weighing 2.9kg, was born at 9:17am on Tuesday. VNA/VNS Photo HCM CITY In a historic medical breakthrough, Việt Nam witnessed the first successful delivery of a baby over three weeks after having undergone foetal heart surgery. At 9:17am yesterday, the baby was delivered via Caesarean section, evoking emotional responses …
Read More »Việt Nam receives 1.5mln international arrivals in first month of 2024
HCM City’s tourism department welcomed the arrival of the first international guests on a flight to the southern city in 2024. — VNA/VNS Photo Mỹ Phương HÀ NỘI — The number of international visitors to Việt Nam in the first month of 2024 reached over 1.5 million, an increase of …
Read More »Many air, rail tickets sold out for Tết, road transport still available
Coaches pick up passengers at the Giáp Bát Terminal in Hà Nội. — VNA/VNS Photo Hoàng Hiếu HÀ NỘI — The peak travel season of Lunar New Year is fast approaching. Tickets for many key air and rail routes have already been sold out, while road transport providers still have …
Read More »Sufficient food supplies, stable prices ensured for Tết holiday
Nguyễn Văn Dũng, deputy chairman of the HCM City People’s Committee, checks the supply of goods and their prices and food safety at the Bình Điền wholesale market on January 25. VNS Photo Thu Hằng HCM CITY — An inspection team in HCM City led by People’s Committee deputy chairman Nguyễn …
Read More »Enthusiastic, bustling working atmosphere at construction sites, factories before Tết
Despite the extremely challenging weather, workers of Hà Nội Housing Development and Investment JSC (HANDICO) remain enthusiastic in their work, aiming to successfully accomplish their tasks. VNA/VNS Photo Minh Nghĩa HÀ NỘI – Despite the extremely cold weather, with temperatures below 10 degrees Celsius in recent days, workers at Hà …
Read More »HCM City braces for traffic congestion around airport amid Tết rush
Traffic snarl on streets leading to Tân Sơn Nhất International Airport in HCM City. VNA Photo HCM CITY – HCM City and aviation authorities have taken a number of measures to ensure security and ease congestion at Tân Sơn Nhất International Airport before, during and after the Tết (Lunar …
Read More »Speed limit on 4-lane expressways to increase to 90km per hour
Some highways will be allowed to increase the maximum speed to 90km per hour. VNA/VNS Photo HÀ NỘI – The Directorate for Roads of Việt Nam (DRVN) has proposed the Ministry of Transport increase the maximum speed on 4-lane expressways to 90km per hour from 80km per hour. Roads …
Read More »Overseas Vietnamese join Tết celebrations around the world
Vietnamese people join the event “Wrapping green chưng cake, welcome spring as you wish” on Sunday afternoon in Brussels, Belgium. — VNA/VNS Photo Hương Giang HÀ NỘI — Thu Hằng, who has lived in Brussels, Belgium for 13 years, is enthusiastically helping Belgian-Vietnamese children and Belgian people to wrap chưng …
Read More »Bình Phước strengthens vocational education
Workers at an industrial zone in Bình Phước Province. — Photo dangcongsan.vn BÌNH PHƯỚC — Bình Phước has set up a plan to promote vocational education to meet the requirements of the new era, said deputy chairwoman of the provincial people’s committee Trần Tuyết Minh. By 2025, the province expects …
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