President sends longevity wishes to centenarians

Hanoi: President Vo Van Thuong on January 23 decided to send longevity congratulations to 757 citizens who turn 100 years old in six provinces.

The longevity wishes will be sent to centenarians in Hai Duong and Hung Yen in the north, Binh Thuan in th…

Spouses of Vietnamese, German Presidents captivated by water puppetry

Hanoi: Phan Thi Thanh Tam, the spouse of President Vo Van Thuong and Elke Bdenbender, the spouse of the German President enjoyed a traditional water puppetry performance at Thang Long Water Puppet Theatre in Hanoi’s Hoan Kiem district on January 23 af…

Vietnamese players encouraged after loss, promise good result against Iraq

Hanoi: The Vietnam Football Federation (VFF)’s officials have asked Vietnam’s coaches and players to look for a positive result in their last Asian Cup’s group round match on January 24 in Doha, Qatar.

Vietnam suffered unexpected 0-1 loss to Indonesi…

PM meets with Romanian President of Chamber of Deputies

Bucharest: Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh had a meeting with Romanian President of the Chamber of Deputies Alfred Simonis on January 22 (local time) as part of his official visit to the European country.

Affirming Vietnam’s foreign policy of independ…

Morning digest January 23

Hanoi: The following is a list of selected news summaries reported last night by the Vietnam News Agency.

– Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his Romanian counterpart Ion Marcel Ciolacu held talks in Bucharest on January 22, following the welcome ce…

Singaporean naval ship visits Khanh Hoa province

Hanoi: Singapore’s naval ship RSS ENDEAVOUR anchored at Cam Ranh International Port on January 22, beginning a four-day visit to the south central province of Khanh Hoa.

The visit aims to contribute to strengthening cooperation, mutual understanding …

Similarities, common interests help develop Malta-Vietnam relations: Ambassador

Hanoi: Despite their geographical distance, over the past years, Malta and Vietnam have identified similarities and common interests, helping them cooperate in many fields for the benefit of the two peoples, Malta Ambassador to Vietnam John Busuttil h…