- President Vo Van Thuong has offeredincense in commemoration of some late Party and State leaders and visitedseveral former leaders in southern localities on the occasion of the upcomingLunar New Year (Tet) Festival and the 94th founding anniversary of the CommunistParty of Vietnam (February 3, 1930 - 2024).
President Thuong offered incense to commemorate late President Le Duc Anh andlate President of the National Liberation Front of South Vietnam Nguyen Huu Thowho used to hold the positions of State Vice President, Acting State President,Chairman of the National Assembly, and Vice Chairman of the State Council. Read full story
- President Vo Van Thuong on February 5 visited the Guard High Command and theMobile Police High Command under the Ministry of Public Security and inspectedtheir combat readiness on the occasion of the Tet (Lunar New Year) Festival.
He asked the guard force to be well aware of their tasks of ensuring securityand safety for Party and State leaders, as well as national and internationalevents in Vietnam, and activities of Vietnamese leaders abroad. Read full story
- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on February 5 visited the Traffic PoliceDepartment under the Ministry of Public Security and extended Lunar New Year(Tet) greetings to officers and soldiers of the traffic police force across thecountry on the occasion of its 78th traditional day and the upcoming Tetfestival.
The event was also connected to various traffic police stations nationwide,with nearly the participation of 12,000 officers and soldiers of the trafficpolice force, and leaders of police units at all levels. Read full story
- The Ministry of National Defence on February 5 held a virtual eventconnecting with the Vietnamese forces engaged in the United Nationspeacekeeping mission on the threshold of the upcoming Lunar New Year (Tet)festival.
The event facilitated a connection between Hanoi’s Military Radio andTelevision Centre, Ho Chi Minh City’s 175 Military Hospital, and key UNpeacekeeping missions, including the UN Interim Security Forcefor Abyei (UNISFA), the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), the UNPeacekeeping Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) andthe UN headquarters in the US. Read full story
- Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang has urged the Ministry of Agricultureand Rural Development (MARD), ministries, agencies and localities to preventfishing vessels from encroaching on foreign waters and take stringent measuresagainst illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing activities.
While chairing the 9th meeting of the National Steering Committee for IUUFishing Prevention and Control in the southern province of Kien Giang onFebruary 5, Quang, who is also head of the committee, suggested bringingserious violation cases to People's Courts for trial as a deterrent measure. Read full story
- The Vietnamese and Chinese coast guard forces conducted a joint patrol in theborder maritime area between Mong Cai City, the northern province of Quang Ninhand Dongxing city, Guangxi province of China on February 5.
The patrol aimed to fortify coordination in the fight against crime and lawviolations, particularly during the upcoming Lunar New Year (Tet) festival. Read full story
- Aero K, an airline of the Republic of Korea, and Da Nang city’s TourismDepartment on February 5 evening held a ceremony to launch a new routeconnecting the RoK’s Cheongju to the central city of Vietnam.
According to the Korean carrier, Da Nang is the first city in Vietnam that AeroK has chosen to operate regular flights from Cheongju to Da Nang with afrequency of one flight every day. The first flight is scheduled to depart fromCheongju at 10:05 pm on February 5 and land in Da Nang at 00:45 am the nextday. The return trip departs from Da Nang at 2:15 am on the same day. Read full story
- A surge in consumer demand, particularly after the Kitchen God's Day, hasrecorded through Hanoi, with a notable uptick ranging from 20-30%, reported aworking delegation of the Ministry of Industry and Trade and the municipalPeople’s Committee following their inspection on February 5.
Supermarkets and businesses, which anticipated an increasing demand in therun-up to the Lunar New Year (Tet) Festival, have strategically formulatedplans and inked contracts to augment the supply of goods by an average of 7-25%compared to the same period last year. The focus was primarily on essentialgoods, particularly food and groceries. At retail points, the inventory hasincreased by 15-40% to satiate demand, with 90% of the products being ofVietnamese origin. Read full story
- A 6.5kg hawksbill sea turtle that was accidentally caught by a local man wasreleased back to the sea off the coast of the southern province of Ba Ria-VungTau on February 5.
Border guards in Phuoc Thuan border station in Xuyen Moc district organised therelease. Read full story./.
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