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Nearly 450 Vietnamese citizens in the Republic of Korea were flown home on two flights on October 21.

Vietnam recorded one new imported case of COVID-19 on October 8, raising the national count to 1,100, according to the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control.

A total of 300 Vietnamese citizens were flown home from Canada and the Republic of Korea (RoK) on August 2 and 3.

Nearly 300 Vietnamese citizens were brought home from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on May 2-3 under the coordination among Vietnam’s relevant agencies, the Vietnamese Embassy in UAE, national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines and UAE authorities.

The Customs Sub-department of Can Tho International Airport has seized 11 suspected rhino horns weighing 28.7kg.

Two direct international flights connecting the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho to Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) and Bangkok (Thailand) will begin operating in the second quarter this year.

The Mekong Delta city of Can Tho plans to open more domestic and international flights to the city by giving subsidies to airlines, with a maximum subsidy of 8.5 billion VND (375,000 USD) a year, said a local official.