The Republic of Korea (RoK)’s Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries has announced that on February 4 night, a fishing boat sank off the coast of Sinan county in the province of Jeonnam, leaving 9 out of its 12 crewmembers missing, including two Vietnamese citizens, according to the Vietnamese Embassy in the RoK.

VOV.VN - The 2023 Red Spring Festival, the largest national blood donation festival, was launched at the National Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion in Hanoi on February 6, hoping to receive approximately 8,000 blood units.

VOV.VN - Relevant Vietnamese forces on February 6 reached Panama-flagged AH SHIN and contained the fire that broke out on the cargo ship two days earlier.

VOV.VN - A total of 30 districts in Hanoi capital held ceremonies on February 6 to see off around 3,500 youngsters voluntarily registering to perform military and public security service this year.

VOV.VN - Four Vietnamese students from Le Hong Phong High School for the Gifted in the northern province of Nam Dinh won a gold medal at the World Invention Creativity Olympic (WICO) 2023, which recently concluded in the Republic of Korea (RoK).

VOV.VN - Thousands of people across Vietnam have headed to pagodas and temples over recent days to pray for peace – a fine tradition of Vietnamese people in the early days of the lunar New Year.

VOV.VN - In a pre-recorded video sent to the Asia-Pacific Institute for Broadcasting Development (AIBD) to mark World Radio Day 2023 themed Radio and Peace, the leadership of Voice of Vietnam (VOV) has affirmed radio’s role in assisting to reduce tensions, preventing conflicts and fostering peace by acting as a tool for humanitarian communication.

VOV.VN - Relevant forces are attempting to put out a blaze which broke out on the Panama-flagged AH SHIN in the waters off Ba Ria – Vung Tau province, southern Vietnam.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Malaysia on February 4 held a get together on the occasion of Lunar New Year (Tet) festival.

Vietnam’s relevant agencies have stepped up training since mid-2022 in an effort to increase the number of workers sent to the Republic of Korea (RoK).