The Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation sent a search and rescue team from USAR Thailand to join the operation in the tunnel collapse incident.

Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Department sends USAR Thailand search and rescue team to join forces in the operation of the tunnel collapse in Korat. In the case of the tunnel collapse of the high-speed rail construction project at Khlong Khanan Chit Railway Station, Pak Chong District, Nakhon Ratchasima Province, which the incident occurred approximately 3-4 … Read more

Exciting Nghinh Ong festival in full swing in Binh Thuan

Thousands of locals and tourists flocked to Phan Thiet city, in the south central province of Binh Thuan on August 25 to join the ‘Nghinh Ong xuat du’ ritual, a key part of the biennial Nghinh Ong (Whale Worship) festival. Some 1,000 people masqueraded as the nation’s legends, and processed Ong’s tablet through the streets … Read more

Foreign Minister holds talks with Chilean counterpart

Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son hosted a welcome ceremony and held talks with Chilean Minister of Foreign Affairs Alberto van Klaveren Stork in Hanoi on August 25. The Chilean diplomat is on an official visit to Vietnam from August 25 – 27. Source: Vietnam News Agency