Rescue workers are battling to save a construction worker trapped for more than a day inside a water-logged hydropower tunnel in Nam Bo district, the northern mountainous province of Dien Bien. At the scene (Photo: VNA) The man and his three co-workers were swept into the 260m tunnel by rain-triggered floods while working at the construction site of a...

A range of cultural and art activities will be held to mark the 55th anniversary of diplomatic ties between Vietnam and Cambodia and their friendship year in 2022. An art performance celebrating Vietnam-Cambodia ties (Photo: VNA) Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Ta Quang Dong has signed Decision No. 1520/QD-BVHTTDL approving a project on the organisation of...

The Presidential Office in coordination with relevant ministries and agencies held an international press conference in Hanoi on July 4 to announce the President’s amnesty decision on the occasion of National Day (September 2). At the press conference (Photo: VNA) The beneficiaries include those who are serving their fixed-term sentences in jail, those who have life sentences reduced and...

The Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Committee of Ho Chi Minh City held a meeting with the representative committee of the local Muslim community on July 4 on the occasion of Raya Aidil Adha – a major holiday on the Islamic calendar. President of the VFF Committee of HCM City To Thi Bich Chau (fourth from left) presents flowers to...

The Overseas Vietnamese Association in Wilthen - Bautzen and surrounding areas in Germany held a get-together on July 3 on the occasion of the 35th anniversary of Vietnam - Germany labour cooperation. Vietnamese people who travelled to Germany in the labour cooperation programme 35 years ago (Photo: VNA) More than 120 Vietnamese people from many parts of Germany,...

Deputy Minister of Transport Le Anh Tuan has asked the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) to promptly tackle flight delays and cancellations after latest data shows that up to 5,602 flights by domestic carriers were delayed in June (May 19 – Jun 18), accounting for 18.2%. Illustration. (Photo: VNA) The figure was 15.9 percentage points higher than the...

The recently-approved master plan for the Mekong Delta region in the 2021-2030 period with a vision to 2050 is expected to create new values and changes towards sustainable and green growth, and long-term prosperity for the region. Cai Rang floating market in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho (Photo: VNA) According to Carolyn Turk, Country Director for...

Along with a surge in the number of mobile phone users accessing the Internet, there has been an increase in the number of mobile malware targeting Vietnamese users, according to the global cybersecurity company Kaspersky. Mobile malware in Vietnam increased by nearly 46.9% in 2021. (Photo courtesy of Kaspersky) According to the Digital 2022 report conducted by We...

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has ordered faster administration of the third and fourth doses of COVID-19 vaccine as part of measures against the unpredictable pandemic situation, especially when the sub-variant BA.5 has appeared in Vietnam and raised the risk of a new wave of coronavirus infections. Students get vaccinated against COVID-19. (Photo: VNA) According to the Government...

The Pacific Partnership 2022 (PP22) concluded on July 3 on USNS Mercy, a hospital ship of the US Military Sealift Command anchored at Vung Ro Port in Dong Hoa town, the central province of Phu Yen. USNS Mercy, a hospital ship of the US Military Sealift Command (Photo: VNA) The event saw the attendance of representatives from Vietnam, the...