Can Tho: Final sections of Tran Hoang Na bridge get linkedThe final sections of the Tran Hoang Na bridge spanning Can Tho River in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho were linked on August 26 after almost three years of construction.
13 sea border gates permit foreigners’ entry and exit with e-visasUnder a recent Government's decision, 13 sea border gates permit foreigners to enter and exit Vietnam with e-visas from August 15, 2023.
Vietnam creates conditions for comprehensive growth of children: officialThe Party and State has issued many policies and created the best conditions for the comprehensive growth of children, an official has said.
Da Nang Int'l Airport launches automatic entry systemsThe police at the Da Nang International Airport in the central city of Da Nang officially put four automatic entry systems (Autogate) into operation on August 15 to facilitate the entry of travelers and speed up immigration procedures.
Vietnam again joins global peacekeeping effortsVietnam’s Engineering Unit Rotation 2 left for Abyei on August 8 to carry out the peacekeeping mission of the UN Interim Security Force for Abyei. Members of the unit are fully prepared to conduct their assigned duties and responsibilities.
Rural households using clean water in Mekong Delta double after five yearsThe rates of rural households in Mekong Delta provinces having access to clean water rose from 26-75% in 2018 to 53-94% in 2023, heard the Congress of the Mekong Delta Rural Supply Association for the 2023-2028 tenure in Can Tho city on July 29.
Social development targets set in National Master PlanUnder the National Master Plan for the 2021-2030 period with a vision to 2050, Vietnam is set to become a developing nation with modern industry, high average incomes, and economic growth by 2030, based on science and technology, innovation, and digital transformation.
HCM City to offer free annual health check-ups for elderly residentsHo Chi Minh City's health sector plans to offer free annual health check-ups for elderly residents aged 60 and above in an effort to reduce medical costs for them and improve their quality of life.
Cuba wants to exchange trade union experience in oil and gas sector with VietnamA delegation of the Central Union of Cuban Workers (CTC), led by its Secretary General Ulises Guilarte de Nacimiento, had working sessions with the Vietnam National Union of Oil and Gas Workers and the Russia-Vietnam oil and gas joint venture Vietsovpetro in the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau on July 1.
Vietnam approves extending e-visas to 90 daysThe National Assembly on April 24 approved extending tourist e-visas from 30 to 90 days, starting from August 15, 2023, at its ongoing fifth session.
All press agencies to apply converged newsroom model by 2030Under the digital transformation plan for the media, all press agencies in Vietnam will follow the model of converged newsroom and models applying advanced science and technology by 2030.
Proposal to bring COVID-19 from Class A disease to Class B approvedThe National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control has agreed with the Health Ministry’s proposal of bringing the COVID-19 from a Class A infectious disease, deemed as “especially dangerous”, to Class B "dangerous".
PM asks for development of professional, modern, humanitarian revolutionary pressPrime Minister Pham Minh Chinh had a working session with the Vietnam Journalists’ Association (VJA) in Hanoi on June 13, during which he highlighted the need to further develop a contingent of highly-qualified journalists and a professional, modern and humanitarian Vietnamese revolutionary press, for the interest of the nation and the people’s happiness.
Cambodian newspaper highlights Vietnam’s priority investment in Khmer-inhabited areasRasmei Kampuchea, a newspaper with the largest readership in Cambodia, ran an article on June 2 highlighting Vietnam’s investment priority policy for ethnic groups in the country in general and the Mekong Delta in particular, including the Khmer ethnic people.
An Giang to build more freshwater reservoirsThe Mekong Delta province of An Giang will build three new reservoirs to store freshwater to cope with a shortage of clean water and ensure local residents' quality of life.
Vietjet presents one-year free airfares to Vietnamese women's football teamCongratulating the Vietnamese women's football team on their gold medal at the 32nd Southeast Asian Games, which is also the fourth consecutive championship at the biggest regional sport event, Vietjet has presented the players and coaches with free airfares within one year on all domestic routes that the airline is operating.
Vietnam’s robust development since liberation of the southVietnam has enjoyed sound socio-economic development since the national reunification 48 years ago.
President attends launch of 2023 National Humanitarian MonthPresident Vo Van Thuong attended an event to launch the 2023 National Humanitarian Month and mark the 160th anniversary of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on April 23.
Vietnamese students in Cambodia enhance solidarity through exchange activitiesDelegations of Vietnamese students studying at Cambodia’s National Defense University and Royal University of Phnom Penh set up a twinning relationship at a ceremony in the Cambodian capital city on March 26.
Ministry urges prevention of Marburg virus from entering VietnamThe Ministry of Health has asked the People's Committees of cities and provinces nationwide, the Pasteur Institutes and hygiene and epidemiology institutes to strengthen prevention and control of the Marburg virus disease.