Society 1 Vietnam news | 12/23/2021 15:49 'Dad, I’m sorry' wins Best Feature Film at Golden Kite Awards Vietnamese record-breaker, 'Bố Già' (Dad, I’m Sorry), has been honoured as the Best Feature Film at Golden Kite Awards 2020. 2 Vietnam news | 12/23/2021 15:22 Organic agriculture still faces barriers Organic agriculture production and consumption in Việt Nam is facing many challenges from modest size, output, and capital shortage to consumer doubt over quality and origin 3 Vietnam news | 12/23/2021 15:16 PM calls for faster investigation into COVID-19 test kit overcharging Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính has requested the Ministry of Public Security to further investigate Việt Á Technology, which is suspected of overcharging for COVID-19 testing kits, and colluding with managers of hospitals and centres to use its test kits. 4 Vietnam news | 12/23/2021 15:00 Deputy PM urges resumption of pilot international flight plan Standing Deputy Prime Minister Phạm Bình Minh has requested ministries to urgently perform their assigned tasks to carry out a pilot plan that will resume international flights on January 1, 2022. 5 VietnamPlus | 12/23/2021 14:59 President congratulates Hanoi Archdiocese ahead of Christmas President Nguyen Xuan Phuc visited and presented gifts to the Hanoi Archdiocese and the Committee for Solidarity of Vietnamese Catholics (CSVC) in the capital city on December 23, on the occasion of the upcoming Christmas season. 6 Vietnam news | 12/23/2021 14:14 Việt Nam targets clean water for all by 2045 A national strategy on clean water supply and sanitation in rural areas by 2030 was announced on Tuesday 7 VietnamPlus | 12/23/2021 11:28 Quang Ninh to reopen to int’l tourists in first week of next year The northern province of Quang Ninh plans to reopen to international tourists from the first week of next year. 8 Vietnam news | 12/23/2021 11:15 Quảng Ninh will open to international visitors in the first week of 2022 9 Vietnam news | 12/23/2021 11:01 Third COVID booster shot given to adults three months after second dose in HCM City A third COVID-19 vaccine booster dose for people aged 18 and over is being administered in HCM City three months after the second dose instead of the previous interval of six months, following national guidelines. 10 Vietnam news | 12/23/2021 10:29 Quảng Ninh taps its precious pearl potential Blessed with clear waters and plenty of plankton, Hạ Long and Bái Tử Long bays in the coastal province of Quảng Ninh have the ideal environment, temperature and salinity for pearl farming. 11 Vietnam Law | 12/23/2021 09:20 President concludes State visit to Cambodia President Nguyen Xuan Phuc arrived in Hanoi on December 22, concluding his two-day State visit to Cambodia at the invitation of Cambodian King Preah Bat Samdech Preah Boromneath Norodom Sihamoni. 12 Vietnam news | 12/23/2021 09:00 Soldiers work hard to keep up with cremations in HCM City Private First Class Vũ Đức Thành, 19, opens the door of a cold storage unit that holds the bodies of COVID-19 victims, so he and his colleagues can take the next coffin out for cremation in HCM City’s Củ Chi District. 13 Vietnam news | 12/23/2021 08:55 Designer Công Trí releases Spring-Summer 2022 collection Internationally renowned designer Nguyễn Công Trí has released his Spring-Summer 2022 collection, emphasising refined tailoring and simplified silhouettes, in HCM City. 14 Vietnam news | 12/23/2021 08:39 Tiền Giang starts second phase of Chợ Gạo Canal upgrade project The Ministry of Transport and the People's Committee of Tiền Giang Province recently held a groundbreaking ceremony for phase two of the upgrade project for Chợ Gạo Canal, the key waterway used to transport goods between HCM City and the Mekong Delta region. 15 Vietnam news | 12/23/2021 08:37 National Steering Committee on climate change commitmentsestablished Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính on Tuesday signed a decision approving the establishment of a National Steering Committee for implementing Việt Nam's commitments at the the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26). 16 Vietnam news | 12/23/2021 08:23 National civil defence plan issued for 2021-2025 Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính on Tuesday signed a decision issuing the national civil defence plan for 2021-2025, which sets out tasks to deal with catastrophes 17 Vietnam news | 12/23/2021 07:57 Christmas in Việt Nam - an expat insight Christmas is a holiday celebrated by people all over the world, and the expat community in Việt Nam is no exception. However, while most people spend the holiday with friends and family, for those in Việt Nam, that isn’t an option this year. 18 Vietnam news | 12/23/2021 06:30 Health ministry issues new COVID-19 vaccination guidelines The Ministry of Health has postponed vaccinations for those with acute diseases and women under 13 weeks of pregnancy. 19 Vietnam news | 12/23/2021 00:00 Act as if Omicron is in Việt Nam: Deputy PM Đam In light of the spread of the Omicron variant in Southeast Asia and around the world, Việt Nam should act as though the variant is already in the country, Deputy Prime Minister Vũ Đức Đam has said. 20 VietnamPlus | 12/22/2021 21:50 Deputy PM urges implementation of pilot int'l commercial flight resumption plan Standing Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh has requested the ministries of Public Security, Transport, Health, Foreign Affairs, and Information and Communications to urgently perform their assigned tasks to carry out a pilot plan that will resume international commercial flights on January 1, 2022. 902 903 904 905 906