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According to minister Son, the Vietnamese community abroad has always thought of and supported their compatriots at home in the fight against COVID-19.

When the Prime Minister decided to establish the national COVID-19 vaccine fund and in response to the call from the State President, the Prime Minister, the VFFCC, and the Foreign Ministry since the fourth wave of COVID-19 outbreaks in Vietnam, overseas Vietnamese from all over the world have raised funds for the COVID-19 combat in their home country while surmounting difficulties, preventing COVID-19 and implementing civic obligations in their host country.

Apart from the aforementioned money, overseas Vietnamese and nearly 30 organizations and groups in the US, Canada, France and more have launched campaigns such as “Joining hands for Vietnam” and “10,000 vaccine doses for Vietnam”. The proceeds raised during the campaigns will be transferred to the home country to support front-line forces in the COVID-19 fight.

As of June 16, Vietnamese OVs have donated about 5.3 billion VND to the national COVID-19 prevention and control efforts and vaccine fund.

In his speech, VFFCC Chairman Do Van Chien thanked the Foreign Ministry for handing over the donations. He highly valued and thanked Vietnamese expats for their material and spiritual support for their compatriots at home.

Translated by Mai Huong

New Delhi (VNA) – Indian Minister of State for External Affairs and Parliamentary Affairs Shri V. Muraleedharan had a virtual meeting with Singapore’s Senior Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Sim Ann on June 17, during which they discussed measures to boost bilateral strategic partnership.

Muraleedharan thanked the Singaporean Government for facilitating supply of relief materials, especially oxygen tanks, which were sent to India for fighting the COVID-19 pandemic.

Both officials reviewed India-Singapore bilateral relationship, spanning across a wide range of areas.

They also discussed cooperation on regional issues and at multilateral forums. They expressed a commitment to further strengthening the India-Singapore Strategic Partnership.

Singapore and more than 80 other countries have presented and provided medical supplies to help India fight the pandemic./.

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Vietnam Airlines has remained the first and only airline in Vietnam that has been approved by the Canadian authorities.

National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines has been officially licensed by the Canadian Department of Transportation to conduct commercial transport of passengers and cargo between the two countries.

The airline was granted the “Foreign Air Operator Certificate” (FAOC) after more than four months of negotiations between Vietnam Airlines and Canadian authorities. Canada is one of the countries with the strictest legal barriers for foreign airlines to operate.

Vietnam Airlines licensed for commercial flights to Canada. Photo: Vietnam Airlines

To achieve this certification, Vietnam Airlines has worked with at least six specialized agencies of Canada including Aviation Authorities, the Ministry of Transport, Aviation Security Agency, Border Services Agency, Internal Revenue Service, Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

The FAOC issued to Vietnam Airlines is valid from June 11, 2021 without expiration and flight restriction. The airline was granted this certificate for the first time with a three-month validity from July 13 to October 13, 2020 and extended until November 15, 2020.

Vietnam Airlines has remained the first and only airline in Vietnam that has been approved by the Canadian authorities.

The airline will operate flights to bring home Vietnamese citizens in Canada, and complete the necessary procedures to transport Canadian passengers and international students from Vietnam to Canada.

Vietnam Airlines is developing a plan to operate flights between Vietnam and Canada, of which  Toronto and Vancouver will be the main destinations. The first flight is scheduled to depart on June 30 to repatriate Vietnamese nationals stranded in Toronto due to the novel coronavirus disease pandemic.

In early June, Vietnam Airlines was also licensed by the US authorities to carry out 12 more flights to repatriate Vietnamese expats.

Nine ASEAN countries participated at the eighth online ATSF

Speaking at the opening ceremony, Tran Viet Ha, deputy head of the International Cooperation Department under Vietnam’s Ministry of Transport (MoT) called it an honour for Vietnam to host this important event. This is an opportunity for countries to share experiences, discuss measures, and programmes in order to strengthen regional cooperation in aviation and maritime research and rescue.

The ATSF forum plays an important role as it helps member countries deal with their own challenges facing in research and rescue activities.

Vietnam’s Ministry of Transport – the host of the eighth ATSF – speaking at the opening ceremony

As part of the forum, a draft ASEAN agreement on aviation and maritime research and rescue is discussed, while assessing the implementation process of activities in the ATSF Action Plan.

“We hope that at this forum, countries will closely work and complete the draft agreement so that it can be signed at the 27th ASEAN Transport Ministers Meeting, scheduled to be held this November,” the host noted.