- On March 5, at Binh Xa commune, Dinh Lap district, the Provincial Youth Union, the Vietnam Youth Union of Lang Son province held a program to kick off the Youth Month and the March border journey at the provincial level in 2022. The program has the participation of Bac Giang Provincial Youth Union, Lang Son Provincial Young...

About 800 Vietnamese people have been safely evacuated to Romania from Ukraine as of March 6 morning, according to incomplete data. Vietnamese citizens from Ukraine arrive at a station in Bucarest, the capital of Romania. (Photo: VNA) However, the actual number may be higher because many people do not contact the Vietnamese Embassy or Vietnamese associations in Romania. Earlier...

National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines will operate a third flight from Romania to Hanoi to bring back Vietnamese who fled from conflicts in Ucraine, per request of the Consular Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) on increasing such flights, Deputy Director of the Civil Aviation of Vietnam (CAAV) Dinh Viet Son said on March 6. An aircraft...

Vietnam recorded an additional 142,136 COVID-19 infections, including eight imported cases, in the past 24 hours to 4pm on March 6, the Ministry of Health announced. Collecting sample for COVID-19 testing (Photo: VNA) The capital city of Hanoi continued to log the highest number of infections with 29,578. It was followed by northern Bac Ninh and central Nghe An...

New air Vaccinated Travel Lanes (VTL) involving Malaysia, Thailand and Cambodia will begin on March 15, 2022 as part of joint efforts to reopen international borders. Illustrative image (Photo: Xinhua/VNA) Malaysian Transport Minister Wee Ka Siong said fully vaccinated travellers will be allowed to travel the designated routes without being required to quarantine upon arrival. These routes are expected...

Many concerted and drastic measures have been taken by the Mekong Delta province of Tien Giang since the beginning of 2021 to promote offshore fishing, prevent illegal seafood exploitation, and sustainably develop the fisheries industry, according to a local official. Illustrative image (Photo: VNA) Deputy Director of the provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development Tran Hoang Nhat Nam...

The Ministry of Health has reached agreement with Pfizer to set out an estimate and a bidding plan, with the aim to bring 7 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines for children to Vietnam within this month, and the remaining 14.9 million in the fourth quarter, Deputy Minister Do Xuan Tuyen said on March 3. Deputy Minister of Health Do...

A total 118,790 cases of COVID-19 were recorded in the past 24 hours from 4pm March 2 to 4pm March 3, including 10 imported cases, according to the Ministry of Health. Collecting samples for COVID-19 testing (Photo: VNA) Hanoi continued to report the highest number of infections on the day with 18,861 cases, followed by Nghe An with 6,152...

Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang informed the press on Vietnam’s policy on visa and mutual recognition of vaccine passport during a regular press conference of the ministry held online on March 3. Customs officers check passengers' documents at Noi Bai airport. (Photo: VNA) Foreigners, overseas Vietnamese and their family members holding eligible documents...

An appraisal council with representatives of several ministries and agencies has been established to evaluate the development plan for press, radio and television, electronic information and publishing networks for 2021-2030 period, with a vision to 2050. Illustrative image. (Photo: Baochinhphu.vn) The appraisal council will be headed by Nguyen Manh Hung, Minister of Information and Communications and Pham Anh Tuan,...