Vietnam supports repatriation of 780 Vietnamese citizens from Myanmar
VOV.VN - The Ministry of Public Security has dispatched a working group to Myanmar in order to support the repatriation of Vietnamese citizens who have been stranded in the conflict zone in northern Myanmar.
Vietnam, Laos sign MOU on archival cooperation
VOV.VN - A memorandum of understanding (MoU) on archival co-operation for 2024 was signed on December 6 at a ceremony in Hanoi by Dang Thanh Tung, director of the State Archives and Records Department, and Thongchanh Keosenhom, director of the National Archives Department under the Laos Ministry of Home Affairs.
Efforts made to uphold, promote Cham people’s pottery making
The south central provinces of Binh Thuan and Ninh Thuan, home to the art of pottery making of Cham ethnic people, have been taking steps to preserve and bring into play the value of this UNESCO-recognised intangible cultural heritage at the same time with developing community-based tourism.
British friendship organisation co-founders awarded Vietnamese medals
The Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations (VUFO) on December 4 presented the Medal “For Peace and Friendship Among Nations” to Ben Chapman, Warwick Morris and Paul Smith, the co-founders of the Vietnam-UK Network (VUKN), to honour their outstanding contributions to the relations between the two countries.
NA Chairman meets Vietnamese community in Laos
National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue met with representatives from the Vietnamese community in Laos on December 5, in the framework of his working trip to Laos to attend the first Cambodia-Laos-Vietnam (CLV) Parliamentary Summit.
New cold spell hits northern Vietnam, brings rain to regional localities
VOV.VN - Northern localities of Vietnam are expected to brace for a new cold spell that will bring rain to northern and even central localities.
78-year-old woman sets Vietnam record in yoga
78-year-old Pham Thi Ngoc Cam from Hanoi has become the latest Vietnamese record holder in aqua yoga.
Repairs completed on five broken undersea cables linked to Vietnam
VOV.VN - Repair efforts have finished on all five broken undersea cables linking Vietnam with the world, according to a representative of an Internet service provider (ISP) in Vietnam on December 5.
Police bust massive firecracker, gingseng smuggling ring from China
VOV.VN - The police in the northern mountain province of Lai Chau said on December 5 that they have successfully smashed a ring transporting and trading a huge amount of illegal firecrackers and ginsengs from China.
Health Ministry raises warnings about respiratory infections
VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health has raised warnings about the possible emergence of respiratory diseases in Vietnam as the number of acute respiratory infections from influenza A (H5/N1), and COVID-19 in regional countries such as China, Malaysia, Singapore, and Cambodia is increasing considerably.