Seven foreign non-governmental organisations (NGOs) on December 22 were granted the Vietnamese Prime Minister’s certificates of merit for their contributions to the country’s socio-economic development as well as its COVID-19 prevention and control in the 2020-2022 period. Seven foreign NGOs are awarded the Prime Minister’s certificates of merit. (Photo: VNA) They are The Clinton Health Access Initiative, Inc. (CHAI/the...

Navy Region 4 ships carrying officers, soldiers, journalists as well as New Year gifts departed from Cam Ranh military port in the central province of Khanh Hoa on December 21 for Truong Sa (Spratly). Transporting goods to islands (Photo: VNA) As scheduled, the vessels will dock at islands and islets in the district, delivering supplies and gifts to people...

About 18.8 million disadvantaged people have received support from the Vietnam Red Cross Society (VRC) in 2022 with a total funding of 4.7 trillion VND (over 198 million USD), heard a conference in Hanoi on December 21. Illustrative image (Photo: VNA) Addressing the second meeting of the VRC Central Committee in the 2022-2027 tenure, Vice Chairman of the...

Offering disadvantaged workers a warm, happy Tet and reuniting their families on the holiday, Vietjet and HD SAISON will give two free flights to bring workers back home to enjoy the Lunar New Year 2023. Vietjet offers workers two free flights to come back home to enjoy Tet. - Illustrative image (Photo: Vietjetair.com) These “surprise gifts” for disadvantaged workers...

Nine authors of four breakthrough science and technology achievements generating “Reviving and Reshaping” to humanity were among those awarded the 2022 VinFuture Prize at a ceremony in Hanoi on December 20. Chairman of the National Assembly Vuong Dinh Hue speaks at the 2022 VinFuture Prize award ceremony in Hanoi on December 20. (Photo: VNA) Five scientists won the VinFuture...

The Vietnamese fishery sector has taken strict measures to fight illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing over the past five years since the European Commission (EC) issued a “yellow card” warning against Vietnamese seafood. A Vietnamese fishing vessel (Photo: VNA) However, to date, the "yellow card" has yet to be removed, and the sector and local authorities still have...

President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee Do Van Chien has sent a letter of congratulations to Catholic and Protestant dignitaries, priests and followers nationwide, wishing them a warm and merry Christmas. Head of the Party Central Committee’s Commission of Mass Mobilisation Bui Thi Minh Hoai congratulates Evangelical Church of Vietnam (North) (Photo: VNA) In the...

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc met with a delegation from the liaison board of war veterans from the air defence-missile force and Division 361, in Hanoi on December 20 on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of “Hanoi – Dien Bien Phu in the Air” victory. President Nguyen Xuan Phuc meets war veterans (Photo: VNA) Founded on May 19, 1965...

On the morning of December 20, the Propaganda and Education Commission of Provincial Party Committee held a conference to review the science and education work in 2022 and announce the tasks in 2023. Attending the conference were representatives of departments, sectors and units in the science and education block. The leader of Propaganda and Education Commission of Provincial Party...

The air raids with the mobilisation of B-52 strategic bombers by the US on Hanoi at the end of 1972 was a mistake, said Dr. Andrew Wells-Dang from the US Institute of Peace (USIP). Kham Thien street in Hanoi after the airstrikes by the US (Photo: VNA) In a recent interview granted to the Vietnam News Agency, he said...