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Vietnam Embassy requests US agencies support to hasten the operation of Bamboo Airways’ nonstop flight to the US
The Embassy of Socialist Republic of Vietnam in the U.S. shows its gratitude and expectation for further favorable conditions from the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of State, and the Federal Aviation Administration for Bamboo Airways to successfully operate its inaugural non-stop flight connecting Vietnam and the U.S.
In the official dispatch on July 9th, the Embassy presents its compliment to the host country authorities for supporting and facilitating flights to repatriate thousands of Vietnamese citizens stranded in the U.S. due to Covid-19 pandemic.
At a ceremony to receive donations for the fund in June (Photo: VNA)
HCM City (VNA) – The Vietnam Fatherland Front
Committee of Ho Chi Minh City on July 17 reported that it had received more than 1 trillion VND (43.47 million
USD) in donations from organisations and individuals for the city s
COVID-19 prevention and control fund since March 30 last year.
The sum consisted of over 778 billion VND in cash and medical
equipment worth over 229 billion VND.
To date, the committee has promptly distributed nearly 882
billion VND to frontline forces at hospitals, medical centres, quarantine
sites, and border areas, as well as needy people affected by the pandemic.
Vietnam Embassy requests hastening nonstop Bamboo Airways flight to US
By May Pham July 19, 2021 | 09:30 am GMT+7
The Vietnam Embassy in the U.S. expects further favorable conditions from US agencies for Bamboo Airways to operate its inaugural non-stop flight connecting Vietnam and the States.
In the official dispatch on July 9, the embassy expresses its gratitude to the Department of Homeland Security, Department of State, and Federal Aviation Administration for supporting and facilitating flights to repatriate thousands of Vietnamese citizens stranded in the U.S. due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
While international commercial flights remain suspended, Bamboo Airways has been granted permission to conduct charter flights to transport goods and passengers to the U.S., the foreign mission of Vietnam emphasized.
domestic airlines to suspend flights to
and from airports in several southern cities and provinces that are under
social distancing measures from July 19.
Specifically, all flights to and from Con Dao in Ba Ria – Vung Tau,
Ca Mau, Rach Gia in Kien Giang province will be halted from 0am on July 19.
The national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines will still run a daily
flight linking Phu Quoc and Hanoi and another on Can Tho-Hanoi route.
Bamboo Airways will operate Phu Quoc-Hanoi and Can Tho – Hanoi flights
only on July 19, each one trip per day, in place of Vietnam Airlines.
Airlines are running Ho Chi Minh City – Hanoi flights with a
The event was a chance for the two organisations to
introduce their new quantitative and qualitative reports which provide a gender
assessment of the social insurance system in Vietnam and present
recommendations on how to promote gender equality within the framework of the
ongoing revision of the 2014 Social Insurance Law.
Addressing the workshop, VWU Vice President Tran Thi Huong
said social security and human security are identified as important factors in
the development process of the country.
She noted that over the past years, Vietnam s social insurance
policy has been gradually improved, aiming to expand its coverage, making an
important contribution to the implementation of the United Nations Sustainable