Quang Ninh: The Yen Tu Spring Festival, one of the largest and longest festival in the north, kicks off in Uong Bi city of the northern province of Quang Ninh on February 19, or the 10th day of the first
Hanoi: The following is a brief review of the day’s events as reported by the Vietnam News Agency.
-Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has requested the Ministry of Public Security (MPS) consider expanding the coverage of the visa exemption policy.
HCM City: The Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee will implement a programme that provides libraries across the city with up to five million books, both printed and e-books, from February 2024 to March 2025.
The programme is part of
MANILA: Senators unanimously approved on Monday the bill seeking to hike the salary of workers in the private sector by PHP100.
Under Senate Bill (SB) 2534, all minimum wage earners in the private sector nationwide, whether agricultural or non-agricu…
The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Monday forged a partnership with private firms to upgrade the health and wellness of female persons deprived of liberty (PDLs).
In a statement, Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla said the DOJ and the
CEBU CITY: Cebuanos reiterated calls for the creation of the Metro Cebu Development Authority (MCDA) that would consolidate inter-agency efforts to solve traffic woes and flooding problems, a provincial legislator said Monday.
Provincial Board Member…
Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was released on Sunday on parole after serving six months of a one-year sentence, local media reported.
Wearing a face mask, Thaksin, 74, was released from a police hospital in Bangkok and left
BAGUIO CITY: The Commission on Elections (Comelec)-Baguio has expanded voter registration efforts for next year’s midterm elections by bringing it to various schools and communities here.
John Paul Martin, the city election officer, said the voter re…
