Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Việt Nam Lê Thị Thu Hằng. — Photo from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs HÀ NỘI — The ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Retreat, originally scheduled for January 18-19 in Siem Reap, Cambodia, was suspended mostly due to concerns over the risks posed by …
Read More »Việt Nam to recognise vaccine passport from more countries, repatriate Vietnamese citizens for Tết
Việt Nam has organised more than 800 flights to repatriate nearly 200,000 Vietnamese citizens from more than 60 countries and territories. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam is seeking to recognise vaccine passports and certificate from more countries and will work harder to repatriate Vietnamese citizens …
Read More »Gov’t tell ministries to work on easing entry of foreigners, overseas Vietnamese and relatives
Foreign nationals from Japan arrived at Nội Bài International Airport, Hà Nội, on January 1, 2022. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo Huy Hùng HÀ NỘI — Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Phạm Bình Minh has given in-principle approval on entry procedures for foreigners, as well as overseas Vietnamese and their relatives. …
Read More »PM directs roadmap to welcome foreign visitors
Foreign tourists on a tour to Hội An City, Quảng Nam Province. — Photo courtesy of the Quảng Nam Province’s Department of Culture, Sports, and Tourism HÀ NỘI — The Government Office has issued a dispatch on the Prime Minister’s directions on building a roadmap to open the door to …
Read More »AstraZeneca to slash vaccine prices for Việt Nam, transfer production technology
Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính (right) had talks with Nitin Kapoor, President for Asia Area Frontier Markets at AstraZeneca, and Chairman and General Director of AstraZeneca Việt Nam, on Wednesday in Hà Nội. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo Dương Giang HÀ NỘI — Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính hosted a …
Read More »With high vaccination rate, it’s time to safely open schools: Education minister
A 9th grade class in Hà Nội. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo HÀ NỘI — Education minister Nguyễn Kim Sơn said yesterday that thanks to high COVID-19 vaccination rates in the country it’s time to adjust policies for the safe reopening of schools. He was speaking during a conference on COVID-19 safe …
Read More »Service held to remember fallen Vietnamese peacekeeper
A memorial service was held for Lieutenant Colonel Đỗ Anh, who died while on a UN peacekeeping mission, on Wednesday. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo HÀ NỘI — A memorial service was held for Lieutenant Colonel Đỗ Anh, who died while on a UN peacekeeping mission, on Wednesday at the National Funeral Hall in Hà Nội. He …
Read More »HCM City reports three new Omicron cases, first domestic infections
COVID-19 testing at Tân Sơn Nhất International Airport, HCM City. — Photo from HCM City Centre for Disease Control HCM CITY — The HCM City health department on Wednesday announced three Omicron cases in the community, the first cluster of the highly contagious variant to be discovered in Việt Nam. …
Read More »Digital transformation way out for agricultural sector amid difficulties
A worker checking vegetables in a greenhouse of Vineco – Tam Đảo Agricultural Investment Development and Production LLC. VnExpress News Photo Đoàn Tùng HÀ NỘI — Fast digital transformation is considered the best way for the Vietnamese agricultural sector to overcome difficulties to recover and develop in the post-pandemic period, …
Read More »PM asks education ministry for school reopening timeline
Grade 12 students at Đỗ Công Tường High School, Cao Lãnh City, along with students of the same grade in the Mekong Delta Province of Đồng Tháp, returned for in-person learning on January 17, 2022. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo Nhựt An HÀ NỘI — Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính has …
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