VIETNAM TODAY

UN peacekeeping operations play an important role in preserving international peace and security, helping create a peaceful and stable environment for development, affirmed the head of the Vietnam Mission to the United Nations.

Vietnamese agencies, including the National Institute of Music, Folk Arts Association of VN and VN Musicians’ Association, are aiming to ally with the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Sports to propose to UNESCO to recognise dan bau, the nation’s

President Tran Dai Quang on October 21 expressed his delight at the growing relationship between Vietnam and the UN during the past five years while receiving UN Resident Coordinator in Vietnam Pratibha Mehta in Hanoi.

The Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) have licensed four operators, namely Viettel, VNPT, MobiFone, and Gmobile, to provide 4G on the 1800 MHz bandwidth.

The Royal Flight Airlines of Russia on October 20 launched its first charter flights from Vladivostok International Airport to Cam Ranh city of Vietnam’s central Khanh Hoa province and Phuket of Thailand.

Việt Nam has jumped to the No.2 position in the Southeast Asian region as per FIFA’s October ranking, which was released on October 20.

Fifty-five people were killed and almost 600 injured when a packed Cameroon passenger train derailed, leaving debris strewn across nearby tracks as carriages swung off the rails.

Several fish sauce associations have sought for help from the PM to save the local fish sauce industry after a recent warning by Vietnam Standards and Consumers Association about the high arsenic levels in the product.

Vietlott said they had protected the winner's identity as requested after many people raised doubts about the company's credibility when it gave the prize to a masked man on October 18.

Around 500 kilos of ivory and pangolin scales imported from Africa were detected by customs authorities at Cat Lai Port in HCM City.

Myanmar President Htin Kyaw and his wife will pay a State visit to Vietnam from October 26-28.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has approved a VND260 billion (USD12.38 million) package to support 12 provinces which have been affected by the recent flooding and storms.

Minister of Finance Dinh Tien Dung talked to DTiNews about the ministry's policy to cut state-owned car budget and what civil servants think about the move.

An Mi-8 helicopter with 22 people onboard crash-landed on Russia’s Yamal Peninsula in northwestern Siberia. A search and rescue operation is under way. Only three people onboard are believed to be alive, a Russian Emergencies Ministry source told TASS.

Dantri/DTiNews has just sent VND10 million in urgent support to two small brothers in the central Ha Tinh Province who have just lost their mother in the recent floods that hit the region.

Inspectors of the Science and Technology Ministry and the Police Department for Economic Management on October 21 destroyed up to 2,300 fake fashion products.

The Government has approved the granting of electronic visa for foreign visitors to Vietnam from early next year, said the Vietnam National Tourism Administration (VNAT).

Up to 60 disabled couples participated in a group wedding party held in HCM City.

The United States Agency for International Development announced a new project that will assist Vietnam’s transition to climate-smart and low-emission development through improved forest protection, enhanced biodiversity conservation, and increased resilience of communities.