Hanoi (VNA) - Over 350 Vietnamese citizens were flown home from Japan on a flight of national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines on September 30 as a joint effort of competent authorities of both nations. Illustrative image (Photo: VNA) The passengers included children under 18, the elderly, people with illnesses, pregnant women, workers whose contracts have expired, students without accommodation...

Hanoi (VNA) - The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs and the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) co-hosted an event on September 24 to release the independent Review of Ten Years of Implementing the Law on Gender Equality. Illustrative image (Photo: VNA) In her remarks, Deputy Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Nguyen Thi Ha said Vietnam has...

HCM City (VNA) - The People’s Court of HCM City on September 21 opened a trial of 17 suspects - who are members of “Trieu dai Viet” (Viet Dynasty) - charged with “terrorism to oppose the people’s administration” in line with Article 113 of the 2015 Penal Code. Defendant Nguyen Khanh (Source: VNA) The mastermind, 56-year-old Nguyen Khanh from...

HCM City (VNA) - Training of personnel who will operate and manage Ho Chi Minh City’s metro line No 1 has begun, according to the HCM City Urban Railway Company Ltd No 1 (HURC 1). Trainees visit a construction site on the Ben Thanh - Suoi Tien metro line No. 1 in HCM City. (Photo: nhandan.com.vn) Construction of the...

Hanoi (VNA) – Those entering Vietnam from September 1 have to pay costs of their quarantine at concentrated facilities, as Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc recently agreed with the Finance Ministry’s proposal related to this issue. Transporting people entering Vietnam to concentrated quarantine facilities (Source: VNA) Accordingly, the quarantine stay at military bases or other facilities designated by authorised...

(LSO) - On September 16, Mr. Nguyen Long Hai, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee inspected the preparation for the 17th Provincial Party Congress at Department of Information and Communications. Attending the inspection session were the representatives of the Propaganda Commission of the Provincial Party Committee, the Office of the Provincial Party Committee, some provincial departments, sectors, and...

Hanoi (VNA) – Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on September 16 issued a notice, asking relevant ministries, agencies and localities to keep a close eye on the development of Storm Noul and put forth specific tasks. People’s Committees of cities and provinces need to ensure safety of activities at sea, coordinate with concerned forces to control the operation of...

Hanoi (VNA) - The week-long first-instance trial of suspects charged with “murder” or “resisting on-duty officers” over a deadly incident in Dong Tam commune in Hanoi’s My Duc district has concluded, with the majority of defendants accepting the sentences they were given. Le Dinh Chuc, one of the defendants in the Dong Tam case, at the court (Photo: VNA)...

Hanoi (VNA) – A total of 2.4 million jobs have been lost in Vietnam in the first two quarters this year, the biggest reduction for the period in the past decade, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Deputy Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Le Van Thanh. Illustrative image (Photo: VNA) Speaking at a thematic conference...

Jakarta (VNA) – President Director of Indonesia’s Antara News Agency Meidyatama Suryodiningrat has said he is very confident that the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) will continue to be at the forefront of providing correct information not only for the Vietnamese, but for the people of ASEAN as a whole. President Director of Indonesia’s Antara News Agency Meidyatama Suryodiningrat...