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Image: U.S. aircraft carrier arrives in Danang for six-day Vietnam visit

U.S. aircraft carrier arrives in Danang for six-day Vietnam visit

HCMC – America’s aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan arrived at Tien Sa port in the central beach city of Danang today, June 25, for a six-day friendship visit to Vietnam. This is the third Vietnam visit by a U.S. aircraft carrier since 2018. Pham Thu Hang, spokeswoman for the Ministry of Foreign

Image: Director of National Load Dispatch Center suspended

Director of National Load Dispatch Center suspended

HCMC – Nguyen Duc Ninh has been suspended from his position as the director of the National Load Dispatch Center at Vietnam Electricity Group (EVN) to facilitate an inspection of electricity supply in the country. The decision was made on June 14 by EVN’s general director Tran Dinh Nhan. EVN is a

Image: Vietnam to treat Covid as common disease in late June

Vietnam to treat Covid as common disease in late June

HCMC – The Ministry of Health is currently developing a plan to address relevant issues before reclassifying Covid-19 from a Group A infectious disease to a Group B disease by the end of this month. Deputy Minister of Health Nguyen Thi Lien Huong mentioned the plan at a medical communications talk

Image: Police detain 200 involved in flight attendants’ drug case

Police detain 200 involved in flight attendants’ drug case

HCMC – The police have detained 200 individuals involved in a case in which four Vietnamese flight attendants were found in mid-March carrying from Paris to HCMC 11.2 kg of illicit drugs hidden in 327 toothpaste tubes and 17 mouthwash bottles. Speaking at a Government press conference today, June

Image: PM seeks to declare Covid-19 pandemic is over

PM seeks to declare Covid-19 pandemic is over

HCMC – The prime minister has told the Ministry of Health to coordinate with other relevant ministries and departments to prepare the necessary documents for shifting Covid-19 from type A to type B infectious disease and announce the Covid-19 pandemic is over in Vietnam. The Government Office

Image: Government officials may face ouster sans two-thirds of confidence vote

Government officials may face ouster sans two-thirds of confidence vote

HCMC – Government officials will have to step down from their posts in 10 days if they get low confidence votes from two-thirds of voters, according to a new draft decree. Candidates subject to the vote of confidence are those who hold leading and managerial positions in government bodies.

Image: Around 60 traffic accidents occur in the first two days of public holiday

Around 60 traffic accidents occur in the first two days of public holiday

HCMC – The Traffic Police Department said that 60 traffic accidents nationwide had killed 26 people and injured 28 others during the first two days of the public holiday, April 29 and 30. Accidents mainly occurred on roads, of which the most serious one was two cars crashing on a section of the

Image: Muong Thanh chairman prosecuted after three-year investigation

Muong Thanh chairman prosecuted after three-year investigation

HCMC – The Hanoi People’s Procuracy has issued an indictment against Le Thanh Than, chairman of Muong Thanh Group, for alleged consumer fraud and lack of responsibility, causing serious losses in the CT6 Kien Hung residential project in Kien Hung Ward, Ha Dong District, Hanoi City. There are six

Image: Former deputy FM, 17 others may face death sentences

Former deputy FM, 17 others may face death sentences

HCMC – The Supreme People’s Procuracy of Vietnam has released its indictments against 54 suspects in the Covid-19 repatriation flight scandal, with former Deputy Foreign Minister To Anh Dung and 17 others likely to be sentenced to between 20 years in prison and death. The country’s top prosecution

Image: CEO of Tan Hiep Phat Beverage Group detained

CEO of Tan Hiep Phat Beverage Group detained

HCMC – Tran Qui Thanh, aged 70, founder and CEO of Tan Hiep Phat Beverage Group, and his daughter Tran Uyen Phuong have been detained on alleged misappropriation of assets, the local media reported. The police filed the same charge against Thanh’s second daughter, 39-year-old Tran Ngoc Bich,

Image: Former deputy foreign minister accused of taking VND21.5-billion in bribes

Former deputy foreign minister accused of taking VND21.5-billion in bribes

HCMC – To Anh Dung, former deputy minister of Foreign Affairs, has been charged with accepting VND21.5 billion in bribes from the businesses he handpicked to join the Covid-19 repatriation flight plan. Dung, 58, was in charge of approving the flights that brought Vietnamese nationals back home

Image: Four flight attendants transporting illicit drugs freed from police custody

Four flight attendants transporting illicit drugs freed from police custody

HCMC – The HCMC police decided today, March 22, to free the four Vietnam Airlines flight attendants carrying nearly 11.5 kg of illicit drugs on an international flight from Paris to HCMC. Local news reports today said the police had found no grounds to file criminal charges against Nguyen Thanh