Society Police recover VNĐ5.31 trillion in “Mr Pips” fraud case At the ministry’s press conference on Monday, Lieut. Gen. Nguyễn Thanh Tùng, Director of the Hà Nội Department of Public Security, said that 44 individuals have been prosecuted in connection with the case. 3 hours ago | Vietnam news Đông Giao: the village where wood comes to life 4 hours ago | Vietnam news Khánh Hoà diversifies its fruits to enhance farmers’ income 5 hours ago | Vietnam news Public order crime drops 22.55 per cent in first half 07/07/2025 21:56 | Vietnam news 1 VietnamPlus | 02/19/2024 14:45 PM requests expansion of visa exemption policy to more countries Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has requested the Ministry of Public Security (MPS) consider expanding the coverage of the visa exemption policy. 2 Vietnam news | 02/19/2024 12:15 Domestic airlines serve over 1.5 mln passengers during Tết Airlines in the country served more than 1.5 million passengers, including 748,600 international and 762,400 domestic, during the recent Lunar New Year 2024 from February 8-14 3 VietnamPlus | 02/19/2024 11:01 Vietnamese naval ship joins multilateral naval exercise in India Ship 20 of Naval Region 3’s Brigade 172 arrived in the Indian port city of Visakhapatnam on February 18 to participate in the 12th Multilateral Naval Exercise 2024 (MILAN 2024), according to the Quan doi Nhan dan newspaper. 4 VietnamPlus | 02/19/2024 10:11 Over 1.4 million people benefit from HCM City’s Tet assistance Ho Chi Minh City delivered assistance worth nearly 1.3 trillion VND (53 million USD) to over 1.41 million people on the occasion of the Lunar New Year (Tet) festival, its Department of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs reported. 5 VietnamPlus | 02/19/2024 09:56 Airlines serve over 1.5 mln passengers during Lunar New Year 2024 Airlines in the country served more than 1.5 million passengers, including 748,600 international and 762,400 domestic, during the recent Lunar New Year 2024 from February 8-14, the Vietnam Aviation Administration (VAA) has reported. 6 VietnamPlus | 02/19/2024 09:34 Overseas Vietnamese in Australia celebrate Tet The Vietnamese Consulate General in Sydney on February 18 held a “Xuan que huong” (Homeland Spring) programme that provided overseas Vietnamese in Australia an opportunity to experience the Lunar New Year (Tet) celebration in the style of people in three different regions in Vietnam. 7 VietnamPlus | 02/19/2024 09:23 Phu Quoc island regains lustre Vietnam’s pearl island – Phu Quoc off the coast of the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang has recorded a surge in the number of visitors since late last year following a brewing tourism crisis. 8 VietnamPlus | 02/19/2024 08:49 Voluntary social insurance participants up 305 folds in 16 years: VSS The number of voluntary social insurance participants has risen 305 folds to 1.83 million since the policy was put in place in 2008, according to the Vietnam Social Security (VSS). 9 VietnamPlus | 02/19/2024 08:48 Planting a billion trees on the path to success Millions of trees are expected to be planted across the country as part of the post-Lunar New Year tree planting festival, contributing significantly to the project of planting one billion trees by 2025. 10 VietnamPlus | 02/19/2024 08:47 Kien Giang fishermen urged to keep IUU fishing fight A working group from the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development and the Rach Gia City Fisheries Association in the southern province of Kien Giang on February 18 visited local fishermen before their first voyage in the Lunar New Year 2024. 11 VietnamPlus | 02/19/2024 08:42 Hoi An among world’s top Honeymoon Destinations of 2024 The ancient city of Hoi An in the central province of Quang Nam has been named among the world’s top 25 Honeymoon Destinations of 2024 on Tripadvisor 2023 Travelers' Choice Best of the Best Awards. 12 Vietnam news | 02/19/2024 07:42 Sowing a billion trees on the path to success According to the Forestry Department, nearly 770 million trees have been planted nationwide in 2021-23 period, reaching 121 per cent of the plan. 13 Vietnam news | 02/18/2024 23:14 Vietnamese Intellectual Society in UK vows to contribute to Việt Nam’s strategic policies The Vietnamese Intellectual Society in the UK and Ireland (VIS) will contribute to the building of Vietnam's strategic policies while actively strengthening bilateral relations, and attracting the UK Government-funded projects in the fields of research and science-technology 14 Vietnam news | 02/18/2024 23:05 President attends pen-brush opening ceremony at Nguyễn Trãi memorial site President Võ Văn Thưởng on February 18 offered incense and attended the Lunar New Year pen-brush opening ceremony at a memorial area dedicated to national hero and world cultural eminent personality Nguyễn Trãi in Nhị Khê commune 15 VietnamPlus | 02/18/2024 16:56 President attends pen-brush opening ceremony at Nguyen Trai memorial site President Vo Van Thuong on February 18 offered incense and attended the Lunar New Year pen-brush opening ceremony at a memorial area dedicated to national hero and world cultural eminent personality Nguyen Trai in Nhi Khe commune in Hanoi’s outlying district of Thuong Tin. 16 Vietnam news | 02/18/2024 16:43 HCM City affirms role as pillar of Việt Nam’s tourism industry As a hub of tourism linking with numerous provinces and cities, HCM City’s robust acceleration of tourism has positively impacted the overall development of localities in the southeastern region and beyond. 17 Vietnam news | 02/18/2024 14:42 Pink Spring blood donation festival 2024 kicked off With the message "Donate blood in spring – Multiply happiness", the festival hopes that all people with sufficient health condition will be eager to donate their blood. 18 Vietnam news | 02/18/2024 13:08 Vạn Thịnh Phát fraud trial to begin next month in HCM City The trial of Trương Mỹ Lan, chairwoman of property developer Vạn Thịnh Phát accused of bribery, violating bank regulations and embezzlement at the Saigon Commercial Joint Stock Bank (SCB) will begin on March 5 at HCM City People’s Court. 19 Vietnam news | 02/18/2024 11:13 Vietnamese, Chinese localities work to promote cooperation Lạng Sơn shares a 231.7km borderline with China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. It is also an important gateway in exchange activities between Vietnam and China 20 Vietnam news | 02/18/2024 10:45 New vitality in border land of Cao Bằng after 1979 northern border defence war The 1979 northern border defence war ended a long time ago but the memory of this event has never faded in the minds of locals and veterans 227 228 229 230 231