VOV.VN - National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines has launched flights to restart the Hanoi-Busan air route, thereby becoming the first foreign airline to operate flights to Gimhae International Airport in Busan since the Republic of Korea (RoK) imposed restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Minister of Public Security, General To Lam had a meeting with the new Canadian Ambassador to Vietnam Shawn Perry Steil in Hanoi on June 2 to discuss negotiations on more security agreements to create a legal foundation for the bilateral partnership in criminal combat.

Nguyen Quynh Tram, former head of Google operations in Vietnam, Cambodia and Thailand, has been appointed as managing director of Microsoft Vietnam.

The Ministry of Public Security will use a new passport form from July 1, 2022, reported the Vietnam Government Portal (VGP).

It is urgent to reinforce transmission capacity over the next decade to connect renewable energy supplies in the south with energy demand in the north, said Director of the Danish Energy Agency (DEA)’s Global Cooperation Centre Ulrik Eversbusch at the launch of Vietnam Energy Outlook Report 2021.

The Embassy of Sweden in Hanoi, in partnership with the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee and the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry, held a conference titled “Pioneer to the Possible” in the southern city on June 2 as part of efforts to boost their partnership in sustainable development.

The local authority in the northern province of Lang Son has set up several COVID-19-free zones in an attempt to ensure the flow of goods across the Vietnam-China border stays efficient and uninterrupted.

VOV.VN - SEA Games defending champions Vietnam were held to a 2-2 draw with their Thai archrivals in their AFC U23 Asian Cup opener in Uzbekistan on June 2.

Vietnam should focus on Malaysia for exports, especially food and beverages, during the post-pandemic economic recovery, heard a workshop held in Ho Chi Minh City on June 2.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh received visiting Lt. Gen. Khamliang Outhakaysone, Deputy Minister of National Defence and Chief of the General Staff of the Lao People’s Army, in Hanoi on June 2.