International tourists at the Tra Que vegetable village in the central province of Quang Nam. The prime minister has asked the relevant ministries and agencies to consider a proposal to allow Covid-19 travel insurance - PHOTO: KHANH NGHI HCMC – Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has asked some relevant ministries and agencies to weigh a proposal to allow the introduction of Covid-19 travel insurance to prepare for the resumption of the international tourism segment. … [Read more...] about PM orders consideration of proposal to launch Covid-19 travel insurance
International flight
VNA to serve Tet traditional foods on local flights
For lunch and dinner, passengers will enjoy Banh Chung (Chung cake or square rice cake) or Xoi gac (baby jackfruit sticky rice), Cha que (deep-fried cinnamon-flavored pork sausage), Thit dong (Jellied Pork), Gio xao (fried pork meat) and Dua gop (salted vegetables pickles) on flights departed from Hanoi; Banh Tet (cylindrical sticky rice cake) or Xoi gac (baby jackfruit sticky rice), Ga quay (grilled chicken) and Dua gop (salted vegetables pickles) on planes taking off from HCMC. … [Read more...] about VNA to serve Tet traditional foods on local flights
Northern Ninh Binh province seeks its own airport
According to a newspaper outlet of the ministry, the proposed location is Kim Son or Yen Khanh District, which are less than 35 kilometers away from the Tam Coc cave system, a tourist hotspot. … [Read more...] about Northern Ninh Binh province seeks its own airport
Two young Vietnamese directors attend short film festival in US
Hanoi (VNA) - "À La Carte" and "Impermanence" (Vo thuong in Vietnamese) are among the 300 short films that qualify for this year's LA Shorts Film International Festival. International audiences can watch the movies for free on Youtube until October 31. Vietnamese cinema in the future will have many new breakthroughs and interesting voices,” he said. … [Read more...] about Two young Vietnamese directors attend short film festival in US
Two Covid-19 patients recover, active tally down to 52
"Patient 170" (L), a 27-year-old man, receives a health certificate from a doctor of the Kim Son District General Hospital in Ninh Binh Province after recovering from Covid-19, May 4, 2020. Photo courtesy of the Kim Son District General Hospital. … [Read more...] about Two Covid-19 patients recover, active tally down to 52