☕ Afternoon briefing on August 24
Hanoi (VNA) – The following is a brief review of the day’s events as reported by the Vietnam News Agency on August 24. – Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on August 24 requested thorough consideration...
View ArticleDaily Covid-19 infections continue rising in Vietnam
Vietnam has continued reporting a slight increase in the daily Covid-19 caseload with 3,591 new infections confirmed on Wednesday, an increase of 396 cases against yesterday’s figure, the Ministry of...
View ArticleCambodia agrees to border casino inspections
Cambodia and Vietnam are co-operating on border casino inspections following the escape of 42 trafficked Vietnamese workers. Director of An Giang Province Police Department, Dinh Van Noi An Giang...
View ArticleHanoi promotes gene sequencing for detection of Covid-19 variants
The move is taken when the number of new Covid-19 infection cases has risen again in the capital city. The Hanoi Department of Health has issued an official dispatch requesting the municipal Center...
View ArticleVietnamese, Thai associations help to boost people-to-people exchange
At the joint meeting of the friendship associations. (Photo: VNA) Bangkok (VNA) – The 11th annual joint meeting of the Vietnam-Thailand Friendship Association (VTFA) and the Thailand -Vietnam...
View ArticleAdditional 3,342 new Covid-19 cases confirmed on Thursday
Vietnam has reported an additional 3,342 new Covid-19 infections on Thursday, according to the Ministry of Health. Illustrative photo According to the ministry’s report, the national caseload has so...
View ArticleBao Ngoc to represent Vietnam at Miss Intercontinental 2022
Bao Ngoc, the first runner-up of Miss World Vietnam 2022, will represent the country at the Miss Intercontinental pageant which will take place in Egypt this October. Bao Ngoc will represent Vietnam...
View ArticleFDI inflows continue to decrease in the first eight months
According to the Ministry of Planning and Investment ‘s Foreign Investment Agency, Vietnam counted total FDI inflows of about $16.8 billion in the first eight months of the year, equivalent to 87.7...
View ArticleHaiphong reaps sweet fruit from investment promotion event in South Korea
On August 23-24, Haiphong People’s Committee and the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry jointly organised a conference on investment promotion with South Korean enterprises in Seoul and Gyeonggi...
View ArticleCambodia to repatriate 25 tricked Vietnamese workers
Among the 25, 11 were tricked into working for the Golden Phoenix Entertainment casino in Cambodia’s Kandal Province, including one person who was recaptured while trying to escape last week, foreign...
View ArticleNational men’s football team remains in FIFA’s Top 100
The national men’s football team of Vietnam maintains its 97th position in FIFA’s August rankings, according to the Vietnam Football Federation. National men’s football team (Photo: VNA) With this...
View ArticleVietnam spent $50 billion importing computers, electronic products, and...
According to the General Department of Customs, in the first seven months of the year, the turnover of these goods was reported at over $50.1 billion, up 25.2 per cent compared to the figure of last...
View ArticleSkyrocketing airfare disappoints Vietnamese students returning to China
After 2.5 years of Covid-19-induced border restrictions, China has allowed international students to return starting Aug.24. In Ho Chi Minh City, Linh was excited thinking that her dream of studying...
View ArticleTop legislator hosts U.S. and Canadian Ambassadors to Vietnam
* The NA leader said the U.S. is one of the most important partners of Vietnam not only bilaterally but also regionally and globally. He affirmed that Vietnam wants to promote relations with the U.S....
View ArticleHo Chi Minh City bracing for dual epidemics
Director of Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health Tang Chi Thuong speaks at the meeting. At the meeting, Deputy Director of Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health Nguyen Van Vinh Chau reported that the...
View ArticleVietnam lacks agricultural engineers
Students majoring agriculture learn how to take care a sheep The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development’s strategy of sustainable agricultural and rural development from 2021 to 2030 with the...
View ArticleXoan singing a valuable cultural heritage in Phu Tho
A Xoan singing performance. (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Xoan singing is a valuable intangible cultural heritage of the ancestor land of Phu Tho. This heritage has links to the worship of Hung Kings, a...
View ArticleVietnamese assaulted to death outside casino in Cambodia
A Vietnamese man was beaten to death by a mob outside a casino in the Cambodian city of Bavet on early Friday morning, local police said. The victim is 34-year-old Duong Minteang, a Vietnamese chef,...
View ArticleCovid-19 caseload rises to over 11.40 million in Vietnam
Vietnam confirmed an additional 2,197 new Covid-19 infections on Saturday, raising the national tally to over 11.40 million, according to the Ministry of Health. Illustrative photo According to the...
View ArticleDaily life gets colorful in outdoor exhibition
Huynh Thanh Huy’s capture of Saigonese braving the rain to watch the 2018 ASIAD semifinal game between Vietnam and South Korea broadcast live on Nguyen Hue pedestrian street in HCMC’s District 1. A...
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