The Vietnamese Embassy in Egypt on February 1 hosted a gathering with overseas Vietnamese and international friends to celebrate the upcoming Lunar New Year (Tet) festival.
South Africa retained its top position among African trade partners of Vietnam in 2018, with bilateral trade topping 1.1 billion USD, up 11.7 percent from 2017 and accounting for 16 percent of total trade between Vietnam and African countries.
Tours for the coming Tet Holiday have considerably changed after Taiwan tightened visa rules and Vietnamese tourists died in a recent bomb blast in Egypt.
The last three Vietnamese tourists seriously injured in a bomb attack in Egypt in December 2018 arrived at Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City on January 10 early morning.
An airplane carrying the bodies of three Vietnamese people, who were killed in a recent roadside bomb in Egypt, arrived at Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City on early January 6.
The Vietnamese embassy in Egypt on December 31 had the last working session with the working team of Ho Chi Minh City to review and finalize the list of the nine tourists who suffered light injuries or were not injured in the earlier bomb attack to go back home in the first batch.
Local travel operators have temporarily suspended Egypt tours following bomb blast on December 28 that killed several Vietnamese tourists.
Vietnamese Ambassador to Egypt Tran Thanh Cong has affirmed that eight out of 12 Vietnamese people who were injured in the recent bomb attack in Cairo have completely recovered and could return home.
The Vietnamese Embassy in Egypt has identified three Vietnamese victims who were killed when a roadside bomb blast hit their tour bus near the world-famous Giza pyramids at 18:15 on December 28 (local time).
The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has ordered international travel companies to ensure safety for their customers following a deadly bomb attack that killed three Vietnamese tourists in Egypt on December 28.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has conveyed sympathy to the families of victims in a deadly roadside bomb blast in Egypt on December 28.
VOV.VN - At least 5 people, including 3 Vietnamese tourists were killed and 10 others injured when a roadside bomb blast hit their tour bus in Egypt on December 28.
A delegation from Hanoi city led by Standing Vice Secretary of the municipal Party Committee Ngo Thi Thanh Hang made a working visit to Egypt from November 11-15.
The Cultural Day of Vietnam was held in Damietta province of Egypt by the Vietnamese Embassy in Egypt and the province’s authorities on November 15.
The Middle East is currently the best selection for Vietnamese exporters of canned tuna to expand market in the context that the consumption demand in such traditional markets as the US and the EU are experiencing a slowdown, the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP) said.
VOV.VN - On September 26, the Vietnamese embassy in Cambodia held a ceremony to pay respects to and open a book of condolences for President Tran Dai Quang in Phnom Penh.
VOV.VN - As Vietnam and Egypt mark the 55th anniversary of their diplomatic ties on September 2, VOV reports on the special sentiment Egyptian diplomats feel for Vietnam.
Egypt has reached agreement with Vietnam to import 1 million tonnes of rice in three to four months, the country’s electronic newspaper Ahram reported.
VOV.VN -The visits to Ethiopia and Egypt by President Tran Dai Quang and his wife have achieved great success in multiple aspects, said Deputy Foreign Minister Vu Hong Nam in a recent interview granted to Radio Voice of Vietnam (VOV) regarding the results of the State leader’s trips to the two African nations.
Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang and his spouse arrived in Hanoi on August 29 morning, rounding off their successful state visits to Ethiopia and Egypt.
