Vietnam’s long-serving leader Nguyễn Phú Trọng dies at 80
HANOI: Vietnam’s long-serving leader Nguyễn Phú Trọng passed away on Friday afternoon. He was 80. The board of health protection and care for central officials has announced the death of the General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee, saying the death of the party leader followed a period of illness. Despite wholehearted […]
Vietnam calls on residents to save electricity amid power shortages
Staff members in Hanoi Electricity Department patrol on a local street to call on residents to save power By Phong Lan Dantri International HANOI: Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has called on local people to save electricity amid power shortages that have resulted in massive power cuts. In a directive released on Thursday, the Vietnamese […]
Vo Van Thuong is Vietnam’s new state president
New President Vo Van Thuong was sworn in on the morning of March 2 (Photo: Duy Linh). By Phong Lan Dantri International HANOI: The National Assembly of Vietnam on Thursday announced Politburo member Vo Van Thuong as the new State President for the 2021-26 term. The announcement was made at an extraordinary meeting held in […]
Vietnam’s President Nguyen Xuan Phuc resigns
HANOI: Vietnam’s President Nguyen Xuan Phuc has stepped down and resigned from his positions within the state and the Communist Party. The party’s central committee approved Nguyen Xuan Phuc’s request to resign from all his positions. “The 13th Party Central Committee convened a meeting in Hanoi on January 17 to consider and give opinions to […]
Five of world’s top 10 most popular beaches on TikTok are in Asia
Nha Trang is a coastal resort city in southern Vietnam known for its beaches, diving sites and offshore islands. Its main beach is a long, curving stretch along Tran Phu Street backed by a promenade, hotels and seafood restaurants (Photo: Vietnamisawesome). NEW YORK: Five of the world’s top 10 most popular beaches on TikTok are […]
Vietnam faces fuel shortages
Hundreds of people have to wait in long queues to fill up with gas to go to work at a gas station on Le Van Luong Street, Tan Hung Ward, District 7 (Photo: Tran Dat) By Phong Lan Dantri International HO CHI MINH CITY: People in many localities in Vietnam have had to queue for long […]
Vietnam confirms first monkeypox infection
Monkeypox infected patients in HCM City will be treated at the HCM City Hospital for Tropical Diseases (Dantri) By Phong Lan Dantri International HO CHI MINH CITY: A woman returning to Vietnam from Dubai has been infected with the monkeypox virus, the first case recorded in the country so far, the Vietnamese Ministry of Health announced […]
Bodies of Chinese nationals found off Vietnamese island
By Phong Lan- Dantri International PHU QUOC ISLAND, VIETNAM: Seven dead bodies have been found floating off Phu Quoc Island in Vietnam’s southern province of Kien Giang Province, including two of Chinese nationality. According to authorities in Phu Quoc, local residents detected the first two bodies drifting onto Bai Truong Beach in Duong To Commune […]
Journalism helps change society for the better
Speech delivered by Lan Phong, Dantri Online Newspaper, Vietnam, at the World Journalists Conference (WJC2022) “Over the years, journalism has been creating social changes by providing information for the public, thus helping raise awareness among them and pushing local authorities to have sound decisions and policies. Journalism has actually changed society in some ways. Firstly, […]
Movies at Expo 2020 Dubai show Vietnam as peaceful, dynamic country
DUBAI: Expo 2020 Dubai film aficionados are in for a treat at the Vietnam Pavilion until 5 January 2022. The Vietnamese Film Week was launched on Thursday as part of the country’s National Day, at Terra Auditorium with an address by Nguyen Phuong Hoa, Vietnam’s Commissioner General Expo 2020 Dubai, UAE news agency WAM […]
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