Hanoi (VNA) – President of the Vietnam General Confederation of Labour (VGCL) Nguyen Dinh Khang has suggested the Federation of Korea Trade Unions (FKTU) increase the sharing of experience with its Vietnamese counterpart. President of the Vietnam General Confederation of Labour Nguyen Dinh Khang (left) and President of Federation of Korea Trade Unions Juyoung Kim (Photo: VNA) The two...

Son La (VNA) – As many as 88 Lao nationals currently residing in the north-western province of Son La were granted Vietnamese citizenship during a ceremony held in the province on September 18. The citizenship recipients at the ceremony (Photo: VNA) In pursuant to Decision No. 1372 dated August 14, 2019 of President Nguyen Phu Trong, the Vietnamese...

Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnamese authorities have handed over to US representatives two sets of remains of US servicemen found by joint search teams during the 136th Joint Field Activities from July to September 2019. At the handover ceremony (Photo: VOV) The handover ceremony was held at Da Nang International Airport with the participation of representatives from the Board...

(LSO) - The People’s Committee of Lang Son province on September 18 held a ceremony to honour outstanding organisations which recorded major achievements in 116T Project. The event was attended by Vice Secretary of the provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee, and head of the Anti-Crime Steering Committee (Steering Committee 138) of the locality Pham...

Lang Son (VNA) – Police in the northern border province of Lang Son have arrested a suspect allegedly trafficking 60 bricks (about 21 kilogrammes) of heroin. Le Hong Phong and the siezed heroin at the police station (Photo: VNA) Le Hong Phong, born in 1963 and residing in Chieng Son commune, Moc Chau district of Son La province, was...

Tra Vinh (VNA) – PhD Nguyen Thanh My, who was once Chairman of the Overseas Vietnamese Business Association, and his spouse Bui Thi Nhan were honoured for their contributions to promoting the “Vietnamese prioritise Vietnamese goods” campaign overseas. PhD Nguyen Thanh My (fifth from left) and his spouse Bui Thi Nhan are honoured for their contributions to promoting the...

Hanoi (VNA) – The Vietnam General Confederation of Labour (VGCL) has recommended cutting weekly working hours to 44 from the current 48, saying it would improve workers’ wellbeing, family life and relationship. A worker at a garment and textile firm in Vietnam (Photo: VNA) At a press conference held in Hanoi on September 17, Deputy Head of VGCL’s Department...

Hanoi (VNA) – The Vietnam – US Society (VUS) and Peace Trees Vietnam (PTVN) held a gathering in Hanoi on September 16 with Vietnamese and American war veterans, on the occasion of the 74th anniversary of National Day (September 2) and the VUS (October 17), and the 25th anniversary of the normalisation of the Vietnam – US ties....

Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam has carried out comprehensive measures as recommended by the European Commission (EC) to remove a “yellow card” warning from the commission on Vietnamese seafood, according to Deputy General Director of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development’s Directorate of Fisheries Nguyen Quang Hung. A fishing vessel of Vietnam in Ha Tien sea (Photo: VNA)...

Hanoi (VNA) – More than 17 million schoolchildren and students nationwide have joined health insurance so far, accounting for 95.3 percent of the total, according to the Vietnam Social Security (VSS). Illustrative image (Photo: VNA) Deputy Director of the VSS Pham Luong Son said more parents have become aware of the necessity of buying health insurance for their...