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Sen. Lieut. Gen Nguyen Van Rinh, Chairman of the Vietnam Association of Victims of AO/dioxin (VAVA), said that the war ended 45 years ago but the “AO pains” persist. Hundreds of thousands of victims lost their lives while millions of others suffer from fatal diseases, birth deformities or are in a vegetative state, including their offspring. … [Read more...] about Chemical weapons catastrophe: Resources mobilised to ease Agent Orange pains

The minister also granted certificates of merit to many reporters across the country with their outstanding achievements and contributions in the diplomatic sector at an annual meeting with the press yesterday. Attending in the event were heads of press agencies, reporters nationwide and leaders of relevant ministries and units.  Speaking at the meeting, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Affairs Minister Pham Binh Minh emphasized that in the current context of facing challenges and difficulties, especially impacting of the Covid-19 pandemic, the diplomatic sector has still had many important achievements thanks to great efforts and contributions from press agencies and journalists nationwide who have not been afraid of difficulties to have good articles, thereby successfully sharing key external messages of the Party and the State to the people in the country and international community. On this occasion, Mr. Pham Binh Minh expressed his deep thanks for the companion of the … [Read more...] about Minister of Foreign Affairs praises contributions of press agencies nationwide

Biden's armored black limousine had deposited him at the end of his new street -- Pennsylvania Avenue -- after his swearing in and a visit to Arlington National Cemetery to pay respects to US military war dead. But he popped the surreality of the moment with a quip as he made the short walk to the White House with Jill, followed closely by Vice President Kamala Harris and her family. "It feels like I'm going home," the president told an NBC News reporter, who was among the dozens of journalists recording each step from a grandstand. The sound of military marching bands was still hanging in the air while a group of Secret Service agents in long coats scanned the scene. Until shortly before his arrival, red dump trucks with "God Bless America" emblazoned on their sides served as security barriers to Pennsylvania Avenue. It betrayed the overwhelming security machine for Biden's extraordinary day, including miles of metal barriers, thousands of masked security forces and a … [Read more...] about Going home’: Biden’s surreal walk to the White House

In the middle of his last night at the White House, Trump pardoned or commuted the sentences of 73 people including close allies and lifted a ban on his administration's officials serving as lobbyists -- an order he had issued at the start of his presidency as he vowed to "drain the swamp" of Washington. … [Read more...] about ‘Democracy has prevailed’: Biden begins U-turn from Trump

Hanoi (VNA) - The COVID-19 pandemic has been well controlled in Vietnam, but risks of an outbreak are still present, especially with the Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday approaching, leading experts to warn that people need to strictly abide by preventive regulations. Associate professor Tran Dac Phu, senior advisor to the Vietnam Emergency Operations Centre, told Ha Noi Moi (New Hanoi) newspaper that the current risk of infection was mainly due to a lack of strict control of entry and lax quarantining. Each ministry, branch and locality must continue to seriously implement pandemic prevention and control measures, he said, adding that along with the strict control and prevention of illegal entry, local authorities and police need to closely monitor border areas, especially land borders. Along calling on provincial and municipal health departments to strictly implement COVID-19 pandemic prevention and control measures, Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long urged … [Read more...] about People urged to continue pandemic prevention to ensure peaceful Tet