The Communist Review – the magazine of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) - on June 20 held a ceremony to make debut a thematic magazine and a Spanish language news version. Participants at the ceremony (Photo: hanoimoi.com.vn) Prominent among the participants were Politburo member and permanent member of the Secretariat of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central...

Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan will lead a delegation of Vietnam to attend the upcoming Global Summit of Women 2022 (GSW 2022) in Bangkok, Thailand under the theme: “Women: Creating Opportunities in the New Reality.” Illustration. (Photo: VNA) It will be a good opportunity for Vietnam to put forward more ideas and initiatives for the stronger empowerment of...

Experts in a recent TV talk show underscored the significance of the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) and Vietnam’s engagement in this deal. Illustrative image (Photo: VNA) The talk show was held by the Party Central Committee’s Information and Education Commission and the National Assembly Television on June 18 on the occasion of...

As many as 1.1 million people have so far used Mobile Money service, including nearly 660,000 in rural, mountainous, remote, border and island areas. 1.1 million people use Mobile Money service nationwide - Illustrative image (Photo: VNA) Ngo Dien Hy, Deputy General Director of the Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group (VNPT), said Mobile Money is an extension arm of...

A total of 815 Japanese candidates attended the fifth Vietnamese-language proficiency test held by the Japan College of Foreign Languages (JCFL) in Tokyo on June 19, the highest number to date. Inside an examination room of the Vietnamese-language proficiency test. (Photo: VNA) President of this year’s jury Fujino Masayoshi said although the COVID-19 pandemic has just subsided in Japan,...

All the 28 coastal provinces have made efforts to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing and reaped positive outcomes. Illustrative photo (Source: VNA) Accordingly, the percentage of fishing vessels with a length of 15m or more that have installed vessel monitoring systems (VMS) equipment and have signals on related tracking system reached 90.87 percent, an increase of 0.61...

The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) has confirmed that through local media of Australia, the authority has learnt about a case in which nine Vietnamese flight attendants were questioned by Australian authorities after they were found carrying a lot of cash. Illustrative image (Photo: VNA) CAAV Director Dinh Viet Thang said on June 18 that the authority has...

Two people, both in Hanoi, have been jailed after spreading distorted information about the Party’s guidelines and policies on the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. Illustrative image (Source: VNA) An Thi Mai Tram, 61, from Tho Quan ward, Dong Da district, received 42 months in prison and Nguyen Trong Bang, 50, from Dai Kim ward, Hoang Bai district, got...

The Ho Chi Minh City Union of Friendship Organisations (HUFO) on June 17 held a ceremony to celebrate the 96th birthday anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II of the UK and the Platinum Jubilee marking her 70-year reign. At the Platinum Jubilee marking the 70-year reign of Queen Elizabeth II of the UK in London on June 2 (Photo: AFP/VNA)...

Leaders of Co To (Quang Ninh province) and Bach Long Vy (Hai Phong city) have agreed to propose competent agencies establish a sea route connecting the two island districts. Bach Long Vy island district in Hai Phong city (Photo: VNA) The move aims to boost their trade, tourism and services, and to spur their socio-economic development, as the...