The Hanoi People’s Court on January 12 sentenced former Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long to 18 years in prison for taking bribes in the COVID-19 test kit case involving in the Viet A Technology JSC.

More than 1.5 million units of blood were donated nationwide in 2023, with 99% of which came from voluntary blood givers who account for 1.5% of the total population, heard a conference to review the voluntary blood donation work in Hanoi on January 12.

Captain Đức managed to divert the Su-22 aircraft away from residential areas before safely parachuting out.

Sixty international cruise ships with a total of some 80,000 passengers aboard have registered to dock at Ha Long International Port in the northeastern province of Quang Ninh this year, according to the provincial Department of Tourism.

The Sóc Sơn racecourse is expected to become an international sports centre and to host the Asiad or Olympics in the future.

Vietjet opens a direct route between Hanoi and Dien Bien, shortening travel time for people and tourists between the two localities, expanding trade and tourism opportunities between the Northwest region and the capital city Hanoi, as well as Northern delta provinces.

HCM City will continue to pay attention to improving the spiritual and material lives of ethnic minorities in the city, vice chairman of the municipal People's Committee Ngô Minh Châu said at a conference on Wednesday (January 10).

A delegation from the Indonesian Travel Agents Association (ASTINDO) is visiting the central city of Da Nang from January 8-12, aiming to scope out the local tourism market.

The mobilisation of private resources for education has also been stepped up while curricular and extracurricular activities reformed to include contents related to child care and protection such as life skills, HIV/AIDS prevention, and childhood accident prevention.

Ha Long Bay in the northern province of Quang Ninh and Sa Pa township in the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai have been listed among the world’s trending destinations by the renowned travel site TripAdvisor.

Now Luận Văn pomelos have made a name for themselves nationwide and can be found in supermarkets in big cities.

Recruiting doctors to work in commune health centres and district hospitals in mountainous regions has become more successful.

Agencies had to develop measurable assessment criteria when implementing the goals at the regional and local levels, and in many important sectors of health, education, and labour, providing correct solutions.

The plan would help turn the province into a nexus of the north-south economic and traffic corridor, and the East-West Economic Corridor connecting Laos, Thailand, Myanmar and Việt Nam.

The embassy and the honorary consul office in Dublin are working with police in Dublin to verify the identities of the stowaways and ensure that they are treated humanely and lawfully. 

Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan visited and presented gifts to social policy beneficiary households and disadvantaged labourers residing in the northern province of Thai Binh’s Vu Thu district on January 11.

A delegation from the Development Department under the Cambodian Ministry of National Defence led by Lieut. Gen. Ouk Hoeunpisey visited and extended Lunar New Year wishes to the authorities of Vinh Long province in the Mekong Delta region on January 11.

As soon as receiving information that three out of 14 migrants found inside a refrigerated shipping container at Rosslare port of Ireland on January 8 are believed to be Vietnamese, the Vietnamese Embassy in the UK and the Honorary Consul Office of Vietnam in Dublin, Ireland contacted Irish authorities to inquire into the case.

The Vietnamese Consulate General in Hong Kong and Macau (China) set the stage for Lunar New Year festivities with a gathering on January 10, attracting nearly 500 guests.

According to the latest information provided by the Vietnamese Embassy in the UK that is also in charge of Ireland, Irish authorities have announced that three out of 14 migrants found inside a refrigerated shipping container in the southeastern port of Rosslare, Ireland on January 8 are believed to come from Vietnam, spokeswoman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Pham Thu Hang said.