First ‘COVID-19 vaccine passport’ flight lands at Van Don International Airport

A Vietnam Airlines flight carrying 297 Vietnamese citizens back from Japan that arrived at Van Don International Airport on September 4 afternoon was the first to enjoy the new seven-day quarantine pilot programme.All passengers had received two doses …

Short film on anti-illegal immigration to be screened at int’l film festival

A short film entitled “One year on the Essex lorry tragedy” produced by journalists of English daily Vietnam News under the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) has been chosen for screening at the annual Pune International Film Festival in India, which is slated…

Comprehensive digital transformation to improve business efficiency

The Ministry of Planning and Investment has drawn up a programme on supporting digital transformation in enterprises, cooperatives and household businesses during the 2021-2025 period.It has also sketched out a draft project, a draft proposal and a dra…

Banks again urge telecoms operators to cut SMS fees

Telecoms operators still have not cut charges for SMS services in banking, even though the banks have proposed reductions several times.The Vietnam Banks Association has proposed for the fourth time since last year that the Ministry of Information and …

NA Chairman leaves for fifth World Conference of Speakers of Parliament in Austria

National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue and a high-ranking delegation of the Vietnamese NA left Hanoi on September 5 morning for the fifth World Conference of Speakers of Parliament (WCSP5) in Austria.Hue and the Vietnamese delegation will also …

UN Secretary-General, foreign leaders congratulate Vietnam on National Day

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and leaders of other international organisations and foreign countries have sent congratulations to Vietnamese leaders on the country’s National Day (September 2).In a congratulatory message to Presiden…

Vietnam hopes to receive more US support in COVID-19 combat: PM

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on September 4 called on the US to continue helping Vietnam in COVID-19 prevention and control through suitable forms, especially in implementing the vaccine strategy.The Government leader made the suggestion at a recepti…

Czech PM meets with representatives of Vietnamese community

A high-ranking delegation of the Czech Government led by Prime Minister Andrej Babis on September 4 had a meeting with representatives of the Vietnamese community in the Czech Republic at the Sapa Commercial Centre in Prague.The event was jointly held …