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At the event (Photo: MoMo) HCM City (VNA) - Vietnamese digital payment firm MoMo and American multinational financial services company Western Union on March 20 announced a strategic collaboration enabling customers to receive Western Union money transfers on the MoMo app. It is the first time a money transfer operator’s services have become available on a leading super app in Vietnam. Accordingly, it takes MoMo users about one minute to receive international money transfers from relatives in over 200 countries and territories. The recipient only needs to access MoMo and enter the 10-digit Money Transfer Control Number provided by the sender to receive the money immediately from their relatives abroad. With an ecosystem of nearly 50 partner banks, in just a few simple steps through the international money transfer service supported by MoMo, the money will be transferred to the recipient's account. Exclusive insights from Western Union research showed that a staggering … [Read more...] about MoMo, Western Union partner for money transfer in Vietnam

Vietnam ese female team win Asian Beach Handball Championship gold medal (Photo: bongnem.vn) Hanoi (VNA) - Vietnam have successfully defended their title at the Asian Beach Handball Championship in Bali, Indonesia. The Vietnamese women won all six of their matches to win the tournament. They also secured their place at the 2024 World Beach Handball Championship and the 2023 Asian Beach Games. Joining the March 10-19 tournament, Vietnam faced Hong Kong (China), the Philippines and the hosts in a two-leg round robin format group on their way to maintaining as their status as Asia’s No 1./. VNA … [Read more...] about Vietnam win Asian Beach Handball Championship gold medal

Vietnam’s national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines has resumed its regular flights linking Hanoi and Beijing after a three-year pause due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The airline’s flight VN513 departed from Beijing at 3:30 pm and landed in Hanoi at 5.55 pm on Sunday. Before the resumption of the Beijing-Hanoi flight, Vietnam Airlines held a welcoming ceremony for the passengers on board at Beijing International Airport, with the participation of Vietnam and China's competent agencies and enterprises and over 100 passengers. The air carrier is operating the Hanoi-Beijing air route with a frequency of three round-trip flights a week. The airline will start increasing its frequency from mid-2023, while planning to open an air route connecting with Beijing’s Daxing International Airport. China is one of Vietnam Airlines’ biggest international source markets. The air carrier has reopened most of its air routes linking Vietnam to China, said a representative of the airline. The … [Read more...] about Vietnam Airlines restarts air services between Hanoi and Beijing

The performance of Hue Royal Court Music (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam has unique native diversity which is attractive to foreigners, Thai scholar Songrit Pongern said in an interview on Vietnamese culture with the Vietnam News Agency’s correspondents in Bangkok. According to Songrit, Vietnam’s beautiful and rich culture is reflected in beliefs, lifestyles, and production methods, and the richness of regional customs, traditions, and art forms. Vietnam boasts dozens of cultural features recognised by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) as the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, such as Hue Royal Court Music, cong chieng (gongs) in the Central Highlands, Bac Ninh Quan ho (love duet singing), Ca Tru - a form of traditional ceremonial singing, Phu Tho Xoan singing, Don ca tai tu (amateur music) in the Mekong Delta region, and Nghe Tinh Vi-Giam folk singing. Thai scholar Songrit Pongern (Photo: VNA) … [Read more...] about Vietnam’s cultural diversity attractive to foreigners: Thai scholar

The Ministry of Health has asked the People's Committees of cities and provinces nationwide, the Pasteur Institutes and hygiene and epidemiology institutes to strengthen prevention and control of the Marburg virus disease. Illustrative image (Photo: Internet) The Marburg virus causes an acute infectious disease, which naturally resides in fruit-eating bats (Rousettus aegyptiacus). The disease is transmitted from animals (bats, primates) to humans, or from person to person through direct contact with bodily fluids, or with environments/objects contaminated by the bodily fluids of a person infected or deceased from the Marburg virus. The incubation period of the disease ranges from 2 to 21 days. Patients initially show signs of high fever, headache, discomfort, followed by diarrhea, abdominal pain, muscle aches, nausea, vomiting, and bleeding. Currently, there is no specific vaccine or treatment for the disease. The ministry stressed that this is a particularly … [Read more...] about Ministry urges prevention of Marburg virus from entering Vietnam

The wedding between Phillip and his fiancée, actress and model Linh Rin, is expected to take place in late March at a church in Manila. The two chose this location because Manila is a part of Phillip’s childhood. There will be about 500 guests from different parts of the world. The bridesmaids included Linh’s close friends such as singer Chi Pu and model Milan Pham, along with Phillip’s niece. The best men will be Phillip’s close friends. Linh said she was delighted when Chi Pu and Milan Pham agreed to be her bridesmaids, as both of them haven’t gotten married yet and she wants to throw them the bridal bouquet. For the ceremony, Linh will wear a modern-style wedding dress which she described as "elegant and alluring." She said that about 200 kilograms of gifts worth VND2 billion ($84,800) were transported by air and sea to Manila, where the wedding will take place. Phillip has prepared and wrapped every single gift himself to show his appreciation to the wedding guests. After … [Read more...] about Heir to Vietnam’s top luxury retailer to get married in the Philippines

Participants at the talks (Photo: VNA) Seoul (VNA) – Economic cooperation should continue to be the focus of bilateral ties between Vietnam and the Republic of Korea, National Assembly (NA) Vice Chairman Nguyen Duc Hai said at his talks with Deputy Assembly Speaker of the RoK Chung Woo-taik in Seoul on March 20. Hai, who is making an official visit to the RoK, noted that the political trust between the two countries has been continuously strengthened, and they have maintained a regular exchange of delegations at all levels. The most recent visit to Vietnam by Speaker of the National Assembly (NA) of the RoK Kim Jin-pyo in January opened practical and effective activities between the two nations in 2023, he stressed. The NA Vice Chairman said the two sides need to work closely to effectively implement the Vietnam - Korea Free Trade Agreement (VKFTA) and the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement. The goal is to lift two-way trade to 100 … [Read more...] about Vietnam-RoK cooperation should continue to focus on economy: NA official

Rang Beach, a popular destination in Binh Thuan province. (Photo: www.binhthuan.gov.vn) Hanoi (VNA) – The opening ceremony of the Visit Vietnam Year 2023 with the theme “Binh Thuan - Green convergence” will be held at NovaWorld Phan Thiet in Phan Thiet city in the central province of Binh Thuan on March 25 evening, according to the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT). Nearly 600 artists, actors, and actresses will perform in an artistic musical show at the ceremony with the script written by Meritorious Artist Tran Ly Ly, Director of the Department of Performing Arts, and writer Hoang Cong Cuong. The 85-minute show has three parts, namely the “Convergence of earth and sky”, the "Green Tour", and the "Green convergence - Binh Thuan destination of friendship". Mui Ne sand dune. (Photo: baobinhthuan.com.vn) According to VNAT, Visit Vietnam Year is a both a national and international cultural, economic, social, and tourist event. It is also the biggest … [Read more...] about Breakthroughs expected for Binh Thuan tourism with Visit Vietnam Year 2023

A heatwave is forecast to hit north-central Vietnamese provinces starting Tuesday before expanding to northern localities. The heatwave will affect the localities from Thanh Hoa Province to Thua Thien-Hue Province from Tuesday to Saturday, according to the National Center for Hydro-meteorological Forecasting. The highest temperatures will be around 35-37 degrees Celsius during this period. Humidity will be quite low, about 35-50 percent. The weather pattern poses a high risk of fires and explosions in residential areas as well as bushfires. It can also cause dehydration, exhaustion, and heatstroke when people are exposed to high temperatures for a long time. The hot weather will also hit the Red River Delta as well as northern Son La and Hoa Binh Provinces from Wednesday to Friday, with the average highs around 35-37 degrees Celsius. In central and south-central provinces, the highest temperatures will be 34-36 degrees Celsius, while humidity will be between 45 and 55 … [Read more...] about Heatwave to hit north-central, northern Vietnam this week

Visitors to the event had a chance to experience an AR (augmented reality) technology cherry blossom (Sakura) garden, enjoy typical cuisine of Japan and Bac Giang, wear traditional Japanese and Vietnamese costumes, visit Tay Yen Tu spiritual - ecological tourism complex, and visit booths showcasing OCOP (One commune-one product) products of the province. On this occasion, the Japan - Vietnam Friendship Association in Chukyo region and Yokoi Mould Vietnam Co., Ltd. presented 120 sakura trees to the Vietnamese locality to be planted at the complex. Japanese Deputy Ambassador to Vietnam Watanabe Shige showed his hope that these trees will grow up well and create beautiful landscapes to serve tourists. Since 2015, more than 700 sakura trees – a symbol of Japan – have been granted to Bac Giang. Source: VNA … [Read more...] about Vietnam-Japan cultural exchange event organized in Bac Giang