Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Đặng Hoàng Giang meets UN Population Fund (UNFPA) Representative in Việt Nam Naomi Kitahara. —Photo baoquocte.vn HÀ NỘI — Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Đặng Hoàng Giang on Thursday held separate talks with Resident Representative of the UN Development Programme (UNDP) in Việt Nam Caitlin Wiesen, and the UN Population …
Read More »University of Đà Nẵng to upgrade to national university
ĐÀ NẴNG — Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính has approved the proposal to upgrade the University of Đà Nẵng to National Đà Nẵng University, placing it in the triangle strategic development system including Hà Nội and HCM City. The Đà Nẵng-based university will be one of three high-quality human resource education centres in the country …
Read More »Aviation authority approves increase of flight frequency at Tân Sơn Nhất Int’l Airport amid high demand
Passengers at Tân Sơn Nhất International Airport, HCM City. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo Tiến Lực HÀ NỘI — The Civil Aviation Authority of Việt Nam (CAAV) has decided to increase the landing and takeoff frequency at Tân Sơn Nhất International Airport in HCM City based on the transport needs of …
Read More »Minister urges Mekong Delta to develop agricultural economy mindset
Farmers harvest the 2021 autumn – winter rice crop in Thanh Bình District in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Đồng Tháp. – VNA/VnExpress News Photo Nguyễn Văn Trí HCM CITY – The agriculture sector in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta’s 12 provinces and Cần Thơ City should change …
Read More »Việt Nam breaks daily record again with 26,032 COVID-cases on Thursday
First graders of Đa Tốn Primary School in Hà Nội start their first day at school on Thursday after a long period of online learning due to COVID-19. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam reported another record daily tally of COVID-19 infections on Thursday, with new cases hitting …
Read More »Việt Nam confirms 26,032 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday
Among the new infections, nine were imported with the rest locally transmitted. The local cases were found in Hà Nội (2,887), Nghệ An (1,749), Hải Phòng (1,366), Hải Dương (1,329), Nam Định (1,189), Bắc Ninh (1,079), Hòa Bình (1,073), Thanh Hóa (996), Đà Nẵng (939), Bắc Giang (876), Vĩnh Phúc …
Read More »Hà Nội welcomes back students of grade 1 to 6
First graders of Thịnh Liệt Primary School in Thanh Trì District on the first day at school after a long time of online learning due to COVID-19. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo HÀ NỘI — Pupils from the first to sixth graders in 17 suburban districts and towns of Hà …
Read More »PM calls for tougher traffic measures following fatal crash
Khuất Việt Hùng, Vice Chairman of the National Traffic Safety Committee at the scene of accident on Wednesday. Photo laodong.vn HÀ NỘI Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính has asked Gia Lai Provincial People’s Committee to offer support to the families of six people killed in a road accident on …
Read More »Suspected Vietnamese people smuggler arrested and charged in the UK
The arrest was part of an investigation into the smuggling of Vietnamese migrants into the UK in the backs of lorries. — File photo courtesy of the National Crime Agency. BIRMINGHAM — Mai Van Nguyen, an alleged high-ranking member of a Vietnamese people smuggling network, has been arrested and charged in the UK. …
Read More »Labour demand up in the south after Tết
Some textile factories in HCM City have seen 100 per cent of workers returning to work after Tết. VNA/VnExpress News Photo by Hoàng Tuyết HCM CITY — Demand for workers has been high and rising in HCM City and neighbouring provinces since the Tết (the Lunar New Year) holidays ended. The HCM City Centre for …
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