Vietnamese construction firm wins bid for five projects in Kenya

HCM City: The Hoa Binh Construction Group announced on February 19 that it has won bidding packages to develop five social housing projects worth 72 million USD in Kenya.

Invested by the Ministry of Lands, Public Works, Housing, and Urban Development…

US announces acceptance period for Vietnamese firms’ requests for antidumping duty administrative review

Hanoi: The US Department of Commerce (DOC) has issued a notice regarding the acceptance period for requests for antidumping and countervailing duty administrative reviews regarding certain imported products from Vietnam, according to the Trade Remedie…

Tet celebration held for Vietnamese in Japan

Tokyo: More than 300 Vietnamese people living in the central and southern regions of Japan on February 18 gathered at a festival in Hiroshima prefecture to welcome the Lunar New Year (Tet) of the Dragon.

There are over 70,000 Vietnamese people in the…

Phu Quoc unveils first on-beach puppet theatre in Vietnam

Hanoi: The Vietnamese puppet art programme “Tray Hoi Mua Xuan” (Spring Celebration) is taking place in Sunset Town, Phu Quoc, aiming to showcase Vietnam’s intangible cultural heritage to both domestic and foreign tourists.

“Tray Hoi Mua Xuan” is a fr…

Vietnamese team ranks fifth in Clipper Round World Yacht Race

Quang Ninh: The Vietnamese sailing team named “Ha Long Bay, Viet Nam” finished in fifth place in the 2023-2024 Clipper Round the World Yacht Race after docking at Ha Long International Cruise Port in the northern coastal province of Quang Ninh at 10:3…

Yen Tu Spring Festival opens in Quang Ninh

Quang Ninh: The Yen Tu Spring Festival, one of the largest and longest festival in the north, kicks off in Uong Bi city of the northern province of Quang Ninh on February 19, or the 10th day of the first lunar month.

The opening ceremony features tra…

Afternoon briefing on February 19

Hanoi: The following is a brief review of the day’s events as reported by the Vietnam News Agency.

-Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has requested the Ministry of Public Security (MPS) consider expanding the coverage of the visa exemption policy.

This…