Ambassador highlights Vietnam-India cooperation prospects

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang’s ongoing visit to India and his attendance at the 10th Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit from January 9-12 hold significance to bilateral ties, underscoring Vietnam’s policy of treasuring its ties with India, support…

Red Cross gives medical aid to over 700 ‘Traslacion’ devotees

MANILA: A total of 706 devotees who participated in the Feast of the Black Nazarene sought medical help as of 8 p.m. on Tuesday.

The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) reported that it responded to 257 patients for vital signs.

A total of 215 patients had m…

Mining firms in Homonhon Island pay P182.6-M excise tax

TACLOBAN CITY: The national government has earned PHP182.6 million in excise tax in 2023 from the mining operations of two firms in Homonhon Island in Guiuan, Eastern Samar, the Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) reported on Tuesday.

MGB Eastern Visa…

Senate panel gears up to review NGCP franchise

MANILA: The Senate Committee on Public Services is ready to look into the legislative franchise of the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) to see if it is “keeping up with its obligations.”

This, after senators have started filing res…

Training from gov’t agencies boosts Ilocos bakeshop biz

LAOAG CITY: Alladin and Mylene Galano, a couple who worked as overseas Filipino workers in Qatar, braved the challenges of the pandemic when they decided to return for good to Ilocos Norte in 2019 to follow their passion for baking.

With skills train…

Da Nang leads nation in environmental protection

The central city of Da Nang topped the country in of the Environmental Protection Performance Indicators 2022 (PEPI 2022) with 73.33 points. With this results, Da Nang maintained its position at the top for the second consecutive time among all 63 pr…

CAV Chairwoman: Culture serves as bridge among nations

Culture always serves as a bridge between nations, fostering closer connection among them, Chairwoman of the Argentina-Vietnam Culture Institute (ICAV) Poldi Sosa Schmidt told Vietnam News Agency in a recent interview in Buenos Aires. Known as a grea…