National defense

Hanoi (VNA) – Top Vietnamese leaders on February 23 extended congratulations to Brunei Darussalam on the country’s 36th National Day (February 23, 1984). General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam and President Nguyen Phu Trong and Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc sent messages of congratulations to Sultan of Brunei Darussalam Haji Hassanal Bolkiah. The same day, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Pham Binh Minh cabled a congratulatory message to Sultan cum Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Haji Hassanal Bolkiah and Second Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Dato Erywan Pehin Yusof. Established in 1992, Vietnam-Brunei diplomatic relations are growing favourably across bilateral and multilateral levels. In particular, political trust between the two countries has been improved thanks to the organisation of regular delegation exchanges and high-level meetings./. … [Read more...] about Top leaders extend congratulations to Brunei on National Day

“Recently, doctor Choi Ju-young of the national team told me to go to the Vingroup-owned Promotion Fund of Vietnamese Football Talent (PVF) Centre to help me with my recovery, but I felt that my injury was not too serious so I did not want to bother him,” Anh added. … [Read more...] about Midfielder Anh ready for V.League 1 and national team matches

If it’s a case of verbal abuse, poor service and so on, take the time to calm down and think out what to do. If you live here, your landlord and local People’s Committees are the people to talk to. Getting the Vietnamese to talk to each other is often effective enough as they become aware that other locals know what is going on and that’s embarrassing. … [Read more...] about Vietnamese-style objection

On the occasion, the Standing Board of the Vietnam Fatherland Front in HCMC also encouraged the Saigon Water Corporation (Sawaco) to supply over 3,000 cubic meters of fresh water, the water company Sapuwa to give 2,000 water bottles each containing 5 liters of water, and the Central Entrepreneur Association to support 6,100 fresh water bottles each containing 20 liters of water. … [Read more...] about HCMC agencies, enterprises give water containers to poor residents in Ben Tre

Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - Vietnam could cease to have an operating train system in less than two weeks unless a funding issue at the Vietnam Railways Corporation (VNR) is resolved, an official has said. The stunning revelation came this week when Vu Anh Minh, Chairman of the VNR's Member Council, spoke at a meeting between the Government’s working group and the Committee for Management of State Capital at Enterprises (CMSC). The railway operator hasn't received a single VND from the State since November 2018, when a change in how it was managed stopped the flow of cash, leaving the corporation without a budget for vital railway maintenance. The VNR used to be under the management of the Ministry of Transport but in November 2018, it was transferred to the CMSC, as part of efforts to separate State capital management from corporate administration. Before the transfer, annual budget estimates allocated to the VNR for maintenance work were made by the transport ministry, which can no … [Read more...] about Train services derailed by funding chaos