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Quang Nam (VNA) – Leaders of the central province of Quang Nam and the Lao neighbouring province of Sekong will meet in the second quarter of this year to discuss specific cases of irregular migrants and undocumented marriage along the shared border. The information was released during a meeting in Quang Nam on April 19 between a supervision team of the National Assembly’ Committee for External Affairs led by Nguyen Van Giau and Quang Nam authorities on the outcomes of the agreement between the governments of Vietnam and Laos on the settlement of irregular migration and undocumented marriage along the shared border, particularly the section between the two provinces. Quang Nam has the two border districts of Tay Giang and Nam Giang, as well as the Nam Giang - Dak-Ta-Tooc and Tay Giang - Ka Lum border gates. According to Director of the provincial Department of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Thanh Hong, eight irregular Lao migrants are living in Quang Nam, along with 15 undocumented … [Read more...] about Quang Nam, Laos’ Sekong province to deal with irregular migration

Illustrative image (Source: VNA) Quang Tri (VNA) – Border guards of central Quang Tri province, in coordination with Lao competent agencies, arrested five Lao people for smuggling over 50,600 ecstasy pills and 1kg of crystal meth on March 19. They were arrested in Salavan province of Laos while trying to smuggling addictive substances into Vietnam. Phan Thanh Minh, chief of the drug and crime prevention office under the provincial Border Guards High Command, said the arrestees are part of a trans-national drug trafficking gang working from Thailand to Laos and then the Vietnamese provinces of Kon Tum, Ha Tinh, Nghe An, Quang Binh and Quang Tri. Later, the local border guards handed over the drug traffickers to public security forces of Salavan province.-VNA VNA … [Read more...] about Quang Tri border guards bust trans-national drug ring

The unit 2 of the Binh Son District’s Health Center is one of the centralized quarantine facilities in Quang Ngai Province. (Photo: SGGP) The regulation is part of measures to prevent a new wave of coronavirus. If residents did not consciously sefl-isolate at home or private accommodations after returning from HCMC less than 21 days, they will be forced to implement quarantine period at centralized facilities. Heads of localities have to take responsibility in front of the provincial People’s Committee for their subjectivity that can cause the epidemic break out. Business services of food and drinks, accommodation, oil and gas, essential goods and others that have transactions with their partners and customers in disease-hit areas located along national highways have to commit to strictly carry out preventive measures and be banned from providing sit-down table service. By Nguyen Trang – Translated by Kim Khanh … [Read more...] about Quang Ngai announces 21-day quarantine for travelers from Da Nang

A sample collected for COVID-19 testing. Photo for illustration. VNA/VNS Photo HÀ NỘI — A 71-year-old woman with a range of underlying health issues from the southern province of An Giang has become Việt Nam’s 62nd COVID-19 related death. The treatment subcommittee of the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control on Friday announced the passing of COVID-19 patient No 8,217 in Châu Thành District, An Giang Province. The woman had contracted pneumonia, suffered from high blood pressure and had been a type 2 diabetic for more than 10 years. On June 2, the woman returned from Cambodia to Việt Nam together with her daughter and grandchild via the Mộc Bài International Border Gate in the southern province of Tây Ninh, where they were all quarantined on arrival. After testing positive for the coronavirus two days later, she was hospitalised at Bến Cầu medical centre in a state of exhaustion and with chest pain. Her diagnosis was pneumonia and … [Read more...] about 71-year-old woman becomes Việt Nam’s 62nd COVID-19 related death

Part of the Tràng An tourism complex in Ninh Bình Province. A photo contest has been open to Vietnamese and foreign amateur and professional artists to promote the beauty of Vietnamese land and people. VNA/VNS Photo Minh Đường HÀ NỘI — The Department of Fine Arts, Photography and Exhibition under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has launched a photo contest about Việt Nam for photographers. The Việt Nam Qua Ống Kính Nhiếp Ảnh Gia Quốc Tế (Vietnam Through The Lens of Foreign Photographers) contest is part of the first Việt Nam International Photography Festival which is scheduled to take place later this year in the northern province of Ninh Bình, according to the organisers. The event is open to Vietnamese and foreign amateur and professional artists to submit their works showcasing the beauty of the Vietnamese land and people. All entries must be sent to the organising board’s email address [email protected] before August 20. Each … [Read more...] about Contest launched to showcase the beauty of Việt Nam through the lens