December 20, 2021

NA Chairman wraps up trip to Republic of Korea and India

 National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue arrived at Hanoi’s Noi Bai International Airport on Sunday evening, successfully ending 6-day official visits to the Republic of Korea and India, the two important strategic partners of Vietnam in Asia. The visits continue to affirm the Party and State’s foreign policy of openness,

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End of an era: Airbus delivers last A380 superjumbo

Airbus delivered the final A380 superjumbo last week to Dubai’s Emirates, marking the end of a 14-year run that gave Europe an instantly recognised symbol across the globe but failed to fulfil the commercial vision of its designers. Production of the world’s largest airliner – capable of seating 500 people on

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China foreign minister says will not fear confrontation with US

 Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi said that China would not fear confrontation with the United States, but would welcome cooperation if it was mutually beneficial and competition should be positive, according to a speech he made in Beijing on Monday. Problems in the US-China relationship are down to “strategic misjudgments”

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Vietnam, US join hands to reduce harm of plastic pollution on public health

   Vietnam and the US have launched the “Plastic and Health Action Partnership” (PHA) with the aim of reducing the impact of plastic wastes on public health. The partnership between the Institute of Strategy and Policy on Natural Resources and Environment and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) part of

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Vietnam Int’l Fashion Week 2021 is back

The Vietnam International Fashion Week 2021 (AVIFW) will be back in HCM City from Tuesday after being postponed due to COVID-19.  The 3-day event will see a dozen of Vietnamese famed designers and brands like Adrian Anh Tuan, Hoang Hai, and Ivan Tran. Top fashion models like Thanh Hang and

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Thailand reports first local Omicron case, eyes reinstating quarantine

   Thailand is considering reinstating mandatory quarantine for foreign visitors due to concerns over the spread of Omicron, as the health ministry reported on Monday the country’s first case of local transmission of the coronavirus variant. The public health ministry will propose scrapping a quarantine waiver for vaccinated visitors and revert

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Da Nang pilots QR code technology for tourist information search

The central city of Da Nang city is piloting the installation of QR code display boards on street name posts across its Son Tra district to serve the need on searching information of residents and visitors. Residents and visitors can use their smartphones to scan the QR code and will be directed

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