Hanoi (VNA) - An international seminar was held in Hanoi on July 1 to look back on relations between Vietnam and the US during the last 25 years. A Hanoi-based company specializes in assembling electrical wiring systems for automobiles to be exported to the US. (Photo: VNA) President of the Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences Bui Nhat Quang highlighted...

Ca Mau (VNA) - An express boat service connecting the Mekong Delta province of Ca Mau with Nam Du Archipelago and Phu Quoc Island, popular tourist destinations in the nearby province of Kien Giang, will be launched on July 7. The Phu Quoc Express JSC will use high-speed boats with a capacity of 300 passengers on the route, the...

Tokyo (VNA) - The AEON 1% Club Foundation under Japan’s AEON Co. presented 5 million JPY (46,000 USD) to Vietnamese Ambassador to Japan Vu Hong Nam on June 30 in support of Vietnamese students and practitioners hurt by the COVID-19 pandemic. Chairman of the AEON 1% Club Foundation Hiroshi Yokoo presents 5 million JPY to Vietnamese Ambassador to...

Son La (VNA) - Two men have been arrested in the northern mountainous province of Son La by local police for drug trafficking. The two traffickers (left and right) and the heroin bricks at the police station (Photo: VNA) Giang A Va, 30, from Nam Ty, Son La’s Song Ma district, and Lau A Cu, 23, from Xa Dung,...

Seoul (VNA) – Vietnam will be among the developing countries to receive official development assistance (ODA) totaling 36 billion won (nearly 30 million USD) this year from the Republic of Korea (RoK) to fight COVID-19 and accelerate their sustainable development, according to the RoK’s Foreign Ministry. Vietnamese COVID-19 patients recover on June 29 (Photo: VNA) A press release of...

Da Nang (VNA) – The Department of Information and Communications of central Da Nang city on June 29 commissioned a hotline to support the protection of children and adolescents from sexual abuse. At the launching ceremony (Photo: VNA) The call centre, No. 1022, will receive all information regarding child protection as from the launching day, while providing consultations for...

(LSO) - On June 26, 2020, 48 foreign guests who are experts and investors working in Vietnam received certificates recognising their 14-day quarantine completion at Lang Son Trade Union and Kim Son hotels, Lang Son city, after undergoing health check-ups. Of them, 45 stayed at Lang Son Trade Union hotel and three others at Kim Son hotel from June...

(LSO) - After eight years of organisation, “Hanh trinh do” (Red Journey) has become the largest blood donation campaign nationwide. 2020 is the seventh consecutive year that the drive has come to Lang Son, creating a wide spread in the northern province. The event was first held in 2013 by the National Institute of Haematology and Blood Transfusion. Since...

HCM City (VNA) - The Aviva Group, an international savings, retirement and insurance business, has donated over 1.4 billion VND (60,000 USD) to the Vietnam Red Cross Society to support an initiative to help people recover from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. A representative of Aviva Vietnam hands over the donation to Vietnam Red Cross Society to help...

Quang Binh (VNA) – Activities of the 2020 summer volunteer youth campaign should be arranged in an effective and innovative manner, while ensuring safety for participants amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh has said. At the launching ceremony in Quang Binh province (Photo: VNA) Binh made the call while attending a ceremony on June 28...