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VIETNAM NEWS HEADLINES JUNE 24

NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue to begin European tour this weekend

World’s first zero-emission boat visits HCM City

Energy Observer – the world’s first hydrogen-powered, zero-emission vessel that is self-sufficient in energy – continues its journey in Southeast Asia, with the 73rd stopover of its round-the-world Odyssey being in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

21 foreigners deported for illegally entering Vietnam

Today, Ho Chi Minh City Police said that 21 foreigners who have been detected entering the country illicitly and arrested in the city recently were deported.

The man who ‘came alive’ again after an accident

Four years have elapsed since the day he “died and came back to life”. Le Van Minh, 43, in Dong Thap province now has good health and can work to raise his two daughters.

Environmentalist prosecuted for tax evasion, not her activism: Foreign ministry

Nguy Thi Khanh, former head of NGO GreenID, was handed a prison sentence for economic crimes, not her environmental activism, spokesperson for the foreign ministry Le Thi Thu Hang said.

Miss Universe 2021 Harnaaz Sandhu arrives in Vietnam for local pageant

Harnaaz Kaur Sandhu, Miss Universe 2021, arrived at Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City on June 22 ahead of taking part in activities of the ongoing Miss Universe Vietnam 2022 pageant.

Da Nang university opens office in Japan

Dong A University, the first private university in the central region of Vietnam, has officially opened a representative office in Tokyo, Japan, to boost high-quality human resources and education cooperation between Vietnam and Japan.

Vietnam aims for hospitals with ‘no papers, no queues and no cash payments’

Nguyen Van Kinh, deputy chair of the Vietnam Medical Association (VMA), says that artificial intelligence (AI), Big Data and cloud computing technologies will create big changes in many different fields.

Central bank sold roughly $7 billion to stabilise forex market

The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) sold about US$7 billion in the first five months of this year to balance the supply and demand sources of the greenback in the domestic forex market, according to the Viet Dragon Securities Corporation (VDSC).

Search volume for tourism in Vietnam from India hikes

The volume of searches from Indian visitors for tourism services in Vietnam has increased strongly in recent months, according to Google’s market trend tracker tool.

Vietnam Security Summit 2022 held in Hanoi

The Vietnam Security Summit 2022 opened in Hanoi on June 23 with three thematic sessions.

VN proposes solutions to optimise women's potential in policy making

Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan has put forward solutions to fully tap the potential and role of women in making policies on socio-economic recovery and development in her remarks at the 2022 Global Summit of Women (GSW) in Thailand.

No monkeypox cases recorded in Vietnam so far: Foreign Ministry

Vietnam has not recorded any cases of monkeypox, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Le Thi Thu Hang said on June 23, citing data from the Ministry of Health.

Policy changes needed for refineries to keep high capacity

The Dung Quat Refinery accounted for over 30 per cent of Viet Nam's petrol demand since the beginning of the year.

Energy-efficient buildings on the rise in Vietnam

Developing energy-efficient buildings is an inevitable trend for Vietnam to achieve its environmental objectives

HCM City metro company out of operational funds, requests Government help

HCM City Urban Railways No.1 Company Limited has asked for the Prime Minister's permission to let the People’s Committee of the HCM City make an advance payment for the company’s operating costs.

Vietnam demands China stop military drills in Paracel islands

Vietnam on June 23 strongly opposed China’s illegal military exercise in the Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelago as a serious violation of its sovereignty in the East Sea.

Vietnam ranks No 2 in the world for enthusiasm for travel

Ranked after India with a modest gap of one percent, Vietnam is among the countries with the highest enthusiasm for traveling now and for confidence in welcoming foreign travelers.

Business community urges removal of luxury tax on petrol

The Vietnam Confederation of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) has proposed removing the luxury tax in addition to a cut in the environmental protection tax to help lower petrol prices, which are at a historic high.

Vietnam emerges as major agricultural supplier to UK following UKVFTA

Vietnam has emerged as a major Southeast Asian supplier of farm produce and aquaculture products to the UK following the UK-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (UKVFTA) they signed, speakers said at a conference on June 23.