Director of the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) Dinh Viet Thang has issued a directive, asking airports, air traffic service suppliers, airlines and aviation service providers to adopt Level-1 aviation security measures during the Lunar New Year (Tet) Festival from February 6-16. Passengers at Hanoi-based Noi Bai International Airport. (Photo: VNA) Anticipating a surge in both flight frequency...

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha on January 23 signed a decision approving a national strategy to protect, care for and improve people's health to 2030, with a vision to 2045, which targets everyone to enjoy quality healthcare services. Providing free medicine for war veteran in Bac Giang province (Photo: VNA) Under the strategy, Vietnam also strives to ensure...

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on January 23 issued an official dispatch instructing local administrations of northern and north central localities and relevant ministries to take measure to urgently deal with the prolonged and severe cold wave that is affecting people and agricultural production. Ice seen on plants at O Quy Ho peak in Tam Duong district, Lai...

The Command of Naval Region 4 reported on January 24 that its Naval Ship 471 had successfully completed a rescue operation for five fishermen aboard a fishing boat from the central province of Binh Dinh. Fishermen are brought aboard (Photo: VNA) The boat succumbed to the relentless onslaught of waves and eventually sank within the Truong Sa (Spratly)...

Border guards from Quan Lan and Ngoc Vung Border Guard Stations in the northern province of Quang Ninh on January 22 night rescued two Chinese sailors in distress in the waters to the east of Quan Lan island. Staff from Quan Lan Border Guard Station assess the damage of the Chinese vessel. (Photo published by VNA) According to...

The Vietnam Social Security (VSS) and the France-Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCIFV) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on strategic cooperation in optimising the medical and pharmaceutical systems to care for people's health. At the signing ceremony of the MoU (Photo: VSS) According to French Ambassador to Vietnam Olivier Brochet, the French Embassy in Vietnam has...

Seventeen provinces across the country will be provided with nearly 15,500 tonnes of rice to allocate for local residents during the upcoming Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday and the between-crop period in early 2024, said Deputy Director of the General Department of State Reserves (GDSR) Nguyen Thi Pho Giang at a press conference held on January 22. Illustrative...

There is nearly one month left until the 2024 Lunar New Year. At this time, Lang Son city is urgently implementing many urban beautification activities, creating a spacious, clean and beautiful appearance, contributing to people welcoming the new spring with joy and excitement. The construction unit poured concrete on the sidewalk of Quang Trung street, Chi Lang ward In...

French Ambassador to Vietnam Olivier Brochet has suggested the two countries enhance ties in medical research, saying health care is among outstanding pillars of bilateral cooperation. An elderly receives care at a medical establishment of Vietnam. (Photo: VNA) He made the remarks while addressing a workshop held in Hanoi on January 22 to discuss how to improve the...

Ten protected areas in Vietnam have participated in The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN)’s Green List of Protected and Conserved Areas (IUCN Green List) which is a set of global standards on successful conservation. Van Long Wetland Nature Reserve is the first protected area in Southeast Asia to receive Green List certification. (Photo: thiennhienmoitruong.vn) The...