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A Vietnam Airlines flight from Hanoi to Tokyo, Japan had to make a U-turn over Chinese airspace to return to the Vietnamese capital city for medical treatment for a Japanese child passenger with a nosebleed on Monday. Just 35 minutes following its departure from Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi at 7:35 am on Monday, flight VN384 operated by flag carrier Vietnam Airlines turned around as blood kept coming out of a ten-year-old Japanese child’s nose despite first aid given by flight attendants. The plane, a Boeing 787, was within the airspace of Nanning City in Guangxi Province, China at that time. The young passenger, in seat 24A, was traveling with a sister and their mother. The U-turn decision was made in favor of the child’s health as the cabin crew evaluated that the kid could not endure five more hours to Tokyo, according to chief flight attendant Doan Thi Kim Tho. After the Vietnam Airlines aircraft entered the apron at Noi Bai at 9:20 am the same day, an … [Read more...] about Japan-bound flight returns to Hanoi to save child with nosebleed

About 10,000 people participated in a boat racing festival held on the section of the Thu Bon River in the Thanh Ha pottery village of Hoi An City in Quang Nam Province, central Vietnam on Sunday. Thousands of spectators on both sides of the Thu Bon River began cheering loudly early on Sunday morning as 10 teams from Quang Nam Province and neighboring Da Nang competed to win the Thanh Ha village traditional boat racing festival. As part of the Thanh Ha pottery's anniversary and the recognition of the Thanh Ha pottery profession as national intangible cultural heritage, the teams participated in two competitions, including a warm-up race and the official five-kilometer race. Teams compete at the Thanh Ha boat racing festival in Hoi An City, Quang Nam Province, Vietnam, August 7, 2022. Photo: Nguyen Khanh / Tuoi Tre Truong Huong, deputy chairman of the Thanh Ha Ward People’s Committee, told Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper that the traditional boat racing festival in … [Read more...] about Thousands flock to boat race festival in central Vietnam

Authorities on Co To Island off Quang Ninh Province, northern Vietnam announced a pilot program to ban visitors from bringing plastic products onto the island starting September in an attempt to spur sustainable tourism. Speaking to Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper last week, Nguyen Viet Dung, chairman of the Co To District People’s Committee, said the trial to forbid visitors from bringing plastic bottles, plastic bags, and materials carrying a risk of environmental pollution will last for several months. Local authorities will then move toward the official implementation of this regulation since the island district's basic services are now completely prepared to accommodate the needs of tourists. “All of the island district's services and facilities are now fully accessible, but many tourists still bring single-use plastic products, putting a great deal of environmental strain on Co To,” Dung said. He added that in order to effectively implement this regulation, Co To District … [Read more...] about Vietnam’s Co To Island to ban single-use plastic from next month

The Ministry of Health recently requested local authorities to correct medical facilities that advertised the treatment of homosexuality, bisexuality, and transsexuality. In a document sent to health departments of provinces and cities last week, the Ministry of Health said it had received information that some medical facilities and doctors claimed to be able to ‘cure homosexuality.’ The health ministry quoted the American Psychiatric Association and World Health Organization as affirming that homosexuality is not a disease, thus it cannot be cured, does not need to be cured, and cannot be changed. On May 17, 1990, WHO officially removed homosexuality from the list of mental illnesses. Homosexuality has been neither considered a disease nor included in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5) since 1994. WHO defines homosexuality as a sexual orientation in which people are attracted to other people of the same sex, stressing that it … [Read more...] about Medical facilities must not consider homosexuality as disease: Vietnam health ministry

The investigation into a British girl’s accusation that two Vietnamese male artists sexually assaulted her in Spain is still ongoing even though the two men already returned home , the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs told reporters on Monday. A local court in Spain returned the passports to the two Vietnamese artists on August 3 after they successfully hired local lawyers to keep contact with the court on their behalf, according to the ministry. “These two citizens already left Spain,” an official of the ministry said. “The investigation of the case is still ongoing.” Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports, and Tourism Ta Quang Dong confirmed on Monday morning that the two artists arrived in Vietnam. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs added that the Vietnamese Embassy in Spain is continually monitoring the case and is in contact with local authorities and the two Vietnamese nationals. The embassy also implemented necessary consular measures to protect the legitimate … [Read more...] about Vietnamese artists accused of raping British girl in Spain still under investigation despite repatriation: foreign ministry

Vietnam will host a friendly tournament at Thong Nhat Stadium in Ho Chi Minh City next month with Singapore and India as participants, the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) announced on Monday. As part of the preparation for the 2022 AFF Mitsubishi Electric Cup, a biennial football competition organized by the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF), the friendly tournament will have the three teams compete in a round-robin format. Vietnam will play Singapore on September 21 and India on September 27, while the two guest teams will meet on September 24. All of the three games will take place at Thong Nhat Stadium in Ho Chi Minh City. The Vietnamese national men’s football team will gather on September 17, after the end of Round 16 of the top-tier V.League 1, as per a plan by VFF and head coach Park Hang Seo. As the friendly tournament is set to be held during official FIFA matchdays, the possibility that Vietnamese internationals like Nguyen Quang Hai and Dang Van Lam will return to … [Read more...] about Vietnam invite Singapore, India to Ho Chi Minh City for friendly tournament next month