The Ministry of Health (MoH) has demanded enhancing communications along with examination and settlement of the purchase, sale, and trading of e-cigarettes and heated tobacco products, which haven’t been licensed in Vietnam. Some e-cigarette products (Photo: AFP/VNA) The MoH recently sent a document to the provincial-level People’s Committees nationwide, the Ministry of Education and Training, the Ministry of Industry...

The Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) will conduct a comprehensive inspection over TikTok's activities in Vietnam from May 15, given its continuous and regular violations, the ministry announced on May 5. Illustrative image (Photo: genk.vn) Le Quang Tu Do, head of the MIC’s Authority of Broadcasting and Electronic Information, said that the probe will last until the end...

State President Vo Van Thuong met with representatives of the Vietnamese expat community in the UK on May 4, upon his arrival in London in a trip to attend the coronation of King Charles III at the invitation of the Royal Family of the UK. State President Vo Van Thuong (centre) presents a gift to the Association of...

In order to help people easily find out information related to street names, monuments and scenic spots in the province, the Provincial People's Committee has directed the implementation of attaching QR codes on all street nameplates, relics and scenic spots in the province. In fact, not every citizen or tourist when coming to Lang Son knows about the relevant...

People in Vietnam can observe a penumbral lunar eclipse on May 5, according to President of the Vietnam Astronomy and Cosmology Association (VACA) Dang Vu Tuan Son. Illustrative photo (Photo: VNA) Son said that the eclipse will start at 10:14 pm on May 5 and end at 2:31 am on May 6. During the eclipse, skywatchers will see the...

Airports in Vietnam served nearly 37 million passengers in the first four months of this year, up 55% compared to the same period of last year, according to the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV). Passengers at Noi Bai International Airport. (Photo: VNA) Of the total, there were 9.7 million foreign and 27.2 million local passengers, marking a year-on-year...

Double-decker buses provided 127 free trips for 6,681 passengers during April 28 – May 2 holiday in the capital city of Hanoi, reported the municipal Transport Department. Illustrative image (Photo: VNA) During the period, buses across the city also ran 97,995 trips, or 99.9% of the plan and 15% higher than the same period last year, with over...

There are about 2.5 million automobiles that need mechanical checks in the next six months, according to the Vietnam Register (VR). Illustrative image. (Photo: VNA) The figure includes 800,000 with registration expiry and 1.7 million due for registration. Currently, there are 241 registration centres across the country with a maximum capacity of about 550,000 vehicles per month. According to...

The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) has requested airports and airlines to enforce the regulation on electronic identification and authentication in the aviation sector. A passenger uses her ID card to conduct e-authentication at Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi. (Source: cand.com.vn) The request was sent to the airports authorities of the northern, central and southern regions,...

As many as 498 cyberattacks targeting information networks in Vietnam were recorded and handled in April, down 5.1% from March and 46.9% compared to the same period last year, according to the Authority of Information Security under the Ministry of Information and Communications. Illustrative image (Source: vietnamnet.vn) This was the second consecutive month in 2023 that the number...