VOV.VN - Vietnamese budget airline VietJet Air officially launched a direct flight connecting Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam) and Jakarta (Indonesia) on August 5.

The search for destinations in Vietnam has increased sharply after a new visa policy was approved by the National Assembly (NA), according to Agoda, a digital travel platform.

VOV.VN - The 2023 International Medical and Pharmaceutical Exhibition (Medi-pharm Expo 2023) officially opened on August 3 in Ho Chi Minh City with the participation of 400 businesses from 22 countries and territories around the world.

The Vietnam Association of Victims of Agent Orange/Dioxin (VAVA) and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) held a conference in Ho Chi Minh City on August 2 to review a project on developing a vocational training model for people with disabilities caused by AO/Dioxin.

Vietjet is offering thousands of attractive international flight tickets from VND0 on every Wednesday, Thursday, Friday in August.

VOV.VN - Portuguese football club Lank FC are monitoring Tran Thi Thuy Trang, a female player on the Vietnam national football team, following her impressive performances over recent years.

The hotel room occupancy rate in Ho Chi Minh City in the first half of this year stood at 64%, reaching over 92% of the level in the first six months of 2019 before the COVID-19 pandemic broke out, according to Savills Vietnam.

The Ho Chi Minh City Vocational Education Association has said a kitchen training programme provided by DSS Education & Immigration and Australian MD College will help Vietnamese trainees and workers improve their skills, thus getting opportunities to study and work in Australia.

An economic cooperation forum between Ho Chi Minh City and Portugal’s Porto city has opened in the European city to promote economic links between the two cities.

A festival is underway in Portugal’s Porto city, aiming to promote the beauty of Vietnam and its Ho Chi Minh City, and enhance economic ties between the two cities.