The High-level People's Court in Hanoi rejected the appeal and upheld the sentence of life imprisonment handed down at the first-instance trial for three defendants in the case of “repatriation flights” on December 27 during an appeal trial that began on December 25.

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The Ministry of Home Affairs’ decision to recognise the “Hoi thanh Phuc am Toan ven Vietnam” (Vietnam Full Gospel Church) as a religious organisation was announced at a ceremony in Ho Chi Minh City on December 27.

A conference seeking ways to promote resources of overseas Vietnamese (OVs) and connect localities and businesses was held in the northern port city of Hai Phong on December 27.

A ceremony was held on December 27 in Xaysomboun province, Laos, to inaugurate and hand over the upgraded Xaysomboun hospital – a gift from the Government of Vietnam to Laos.

2023 is a successful year for tourism sector with a large number of visitors and enhanced reputation in the world arena, according to insiders.

Hanoi is planning to build two tourism routes on the theme of exploring the Nam Thang Long heritage road with an aim to develop tourism associated with heritage, relic sites and craft villages.

The rates of stunting and underweight among children aged under five in ethnic groups in Vietnam remain at 31.4% and 21% respectively, according to the National Institute of Nutrition.

If approved, the Airports Corporation of Vietnam will invest and put in place equipment and software solutions for chip-based ID card and biometric authentication at Phú Bài, Cát Bi and Điện Biên airports within Q1-2024.

Lê Anh Dũng, 63, of Tứ Liên Ward, Tây Hồ District, said recently he has been working very hard at his garden every day to take care of the bonsai kumquat trees in order to meet the demand of people during the Tết holidays.

Many individuals and organisations have conducted self-declared circulation of plant varieties that do not belong to the main plant species under State management.

Measures had been taken to help more people get jobs overseas. In 2023, over 150,000 workers were employed abroad, up nearly 9 per cent year-on-year.

HCM City authorities on Tuesday organised a four-day cyber security drill in an effort to enhance its cyber security readiness amid the growing sophistication of cyber attacks throughout the country.

President of the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations (VUFO) Phan Anh Son lauded contributions of foreign non-governmental organisations (NGOs) to Vietnam’s development in 2023, at a meeting in Hanoi on December 26.

President Vo Van Thuong on December 26 signed a decision to present the Bravery Order to Pham Quoc Viet, head of FAS Angel, a volunteer rescue team in Hanoi, who risked his life to save people and property in a deadly fire in the capital city in September.

The Vietnam National Authority of Tourism (VNAT) under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on December 26 organised a workshop on ASEAN festival tourism.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs was required to direct the Vietnamese Embassies in Malaysia, Indonesia, and Thailand to actively and promptly collect and provide information about fishing vessels and fishermen arrested and handled by foreign countries.

Despite belt tightening as a result of gloomy global economic situation, French could not give up their travel temptation. Vietnam, along with Japan and Thailand, was the top choice for French vacationers during Christmas holiday, according to French daily Le Figaro.

The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) on December 25 issued a written report to the Ministry of Transport asking for its approval of the Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV)’s proposal to continue applying biometric authentication for air passengers.

The Fred Hollows Vietnam (FHFVN, Australia) has provided a 3.6-billion-VND (nearly 150,000 USD) aid package for the Eye Hospital of the southern province of Ba Ria – Vung Tau to improve the quality of refraction services in the locality.