Hanoi (VNA) – Carrying out search and repatriation of 1,500-2,000 sets of remains of Vietnamese soldiers who laid down their lives in Laos and Cambodia during wartime is a key task of the national steering committee on search, repatriation and identification of remains of fallen soldiers (Steering Committee 515) in 2020. At the conference of the national steering committee...

Prague (VNA) – Vietnamese communities in the Czech Republic and Angola recently held various ceremonies to mark the arrival of the New Year and turn their hearts to the homeland. Vietnamese people enjoy traditional foods to welcome the New Year at the Vietnamese Embassy in Angola. (Photo: VNA) Ceremonies in the Central European country were held by many...

Hai Phong (VNS/VNA) – Customs officers in the northern port city of Hai Phong have seized more than two tonnes of ivory tusks and pangolin scales, Radio The Voice of Vietnam (VOV) has reported. The ivory and pangolin scales confiscated in the northern port city of Hai Phong. (Photo: vov.vn) Up to 330kg of ivory and 1.7 tonnes of...

Bac Ninh (VNA) – Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam presented gifts to families on social welfare, poor households and victims of Agent Orange (AO)/dioxin in the northern province of Bac Ninh on December 29 ahead of the Tet (Lunar New Year) festival. Gift packages are presented to heroic mothers, families covered by social welfare policies, poor households and...

Hanoi (VNA) – The numbers of traffic accidents, traffic-related deaths and injuries in the country all decreased in 2019, as compared to the previous year, heard a national teleconference held on December 28. Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh states eight core missions that competent ministries, sectors, branches and localities must complete in 2020 to ensure traffic safety. (Photo:...

Hanoi (VNA) – A working delegation from Brigade 146, High Command of Naval Zone 4, and reporters visited and presented gifts to soldiers and residents on Song Tu Tay island, Truong Sa district, the central province of Khanh Hoa on December 24, ahead of the upcoming Lunar New Year (Tet) festival. At the event (Photo: sggp) They also...

Hanoi (VNA) – The labour, invalids and social sector made significant contributions to the socio-economic development of the country in 2019, said National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan. At the teleconference (Source: VNA) Addressing a teleconference in Hanoi on December 25, the top legislator praised the sector for its achievements in the year, especially in building institutions, improving...

Hanoi (VNA) – The National Fund for the Poor and Social Welfare raised over 13.9 trillion VND (600.7 million USD) during 2017-2019, Vice President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee Truong Thi Ngoc Anh told a teleconference in Hanoi on December 23. Illustrative image (Photo: VNA) Anh said over 2 trillion VND were spent on social...

Hanoi (VNA) – More models on education, vocational training, employment and resettlement support, and community integration will be carried out in areas contaminated with unexploded ordnance (UXO) as part of efforts to create sustainable livelihoods for Vietnamese victims of bombs and mines. Illustrative image (Photo: VNA) Chairman of the Vietnam Bombs and Mines Action Support Association (VBMASA) Lieut....

A delegation of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF)’s chapter in Lang Son province and local political and social organisations on December 23 visited the Bishop’s Office of the Lang Son-Cao Bang Diocese, and the Cua Nam Parish in Lang Son city on the occasion of the Christmas holiday. The officials lauded contributions of local Catholic dignitaries and followers to...