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Hanoi (VNA) – Vice Secretary of Ho Chi Minh City’s Party Committee and Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Phong on July 7 received newly-appointed Lao ambassador to Vietnam Sengphet Houngboungnuang. During the reception, the Vietnamese official highlighted the fruitful development of the traditional friendship, special solidarity and comprehensive cooperation between the two countries across all fields. He briefed the guest on HCM City’s socio-economic development and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the city, expressing his hope that after the recent talks between Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his Lao counterpart Thongloun Sisoulith in Hanoi, HCM City will soon be able to resume cooperation with Lao localities after the two countries successfully control the COVID-19 pandemic. Phong said HCM City will implement more cooperative programmes with Lao localities, including a project to improve the quality of beef … [Read more...] about HCM City enhances cooperation with Laos, Hungary

Noi Bai and Tan Son Nhat airports each have one runway under repair and there are not enough parking slot for planes during rush hours. Le Van Dong from Hanoi's Hoang Mai District said his flight from Phu Quoc to Hanoi on July 1 was supposed to take off at 9 pm but was delayed to 9.55 pm and then to 10.55 pm. "We waited at the airport for hours and finally were able to leave at 11.15 pm. All flights from Phu Quoc to Hanoi that night were delayed by two to three hours," he said. According to Vietnam Airlines, many Vietnam Airlines, Pacific Airlines and Vasco flights were badly affected from July 1. Bamboo Airways announced on July 7 that they would have to adjust the flight schedule for the whole July until the repairs are completed. Several Bamboo Airways flights on HCM City-Danang and HCM City-Phu Quoc will be cancelled while other flights will be delayed by four to five hours. Many airlines have complained that their usual on-time performance rates were 90% but it has dropped to … [Read more...] about Flights delayed in Hanoi and HCM City as runways are repaired

On Monday, the medical center in District 10, Ho Chi Minh City was notified that a Chinese national having illegally entered Vietnam came to a location at 336 Nguyen Tri Phuong Street, Ward 4, District 10. … [Read more...] about Chinese who illegally entered Vietnam tests negative for coronavirus

Utilizing adapted training materials that were developed with educational experts during Phase I of the program, Phase II of the MobileKids Vietnam and Safety with Moki program will also give students the opportunity to participate in training workshops to learn about safe behaviors when inside cars, such as how to get out of a locked car, fastening their seat-belts and using child restraints, refraining from leaning out of an open car window, and always watching carefully whenever opening a car door, in addition to helmet safety education. … [Read more...] about MobileKids Vietnam and Safety with Moki Tour targets child car safety, reaching nearly 1,850 students

Vietnam Telecommunications has precisely delivered 15 billion messages to receivers, along with 2.6 million messages to financially support the needy (with the total value of over VND152 billion – US$6.56 million). It has increased the data capacity and double the bandwidth without rising subscription rates. It has also offered free data use for distance learning among more than 30,000 schools. … [Read more...] about Information-communications industry achieves great success in first half of 2020