The passengers on board the special flight included children under 18, the elderly, workers whose contracts have expired, students without accommodation due to dormitory closure, and those in difficult circumstances.

More Vietnamese citizens brought home safe and sound.

Vietnam’s representative offices in the host countries exerted efforts to help the passengers move to an airport in France’s Paris. The Vietnamese Embassy in France also sent staffs to help them with pre-departure procedures.

Security, safety and hygiene measures were rigorously taken during the flight to prevent the spread of Covid-19.

Upon their arrival at Van Don Airport in northern Quang Ninh province, all the crew members and passengers were given medical check-ups and put under quarantine in line with regulations.

In the time to come, more repatriation flights will be arranged to bring Vietnamese citizens home, depending on their demand and domestic quarantine capacity.

DOFA supports Bac Giang’s citizens losing contact abroad

(BGO)- The provincial Department of Foreign Affairs of Bac Giang province (DOFA) received written requests of the citizens in Viet Yen and Yen Dung districts with relatives losing contact abroad.

Nearly VND2.7 trillion to invest in citizen ID card issuance project

The Prime Minister has signed a decision approving the project on the production, issuance and management of citizen ID cards costing nearly VND2.7 trillion (US$116.4 million).

Nearly 350 Vietnamese citizens repatriated from US

Nearly 350 Vietnamese citizens have returned home safely from the US on a flight arranged on August 29-30 that departed from Houston.

Over 250 Vietnamese citizens brought home from RoK

More than 250 Vietnamese citizens were flown home from the Republic of Korea (RoK) on a flight of budget carrier Vietjet Air on August 27.

Nearly 280 Vietnamese citizens brought home from Europe, South America and Africa

Nearly 280 Vietnamese citizens from over 30 countries in Europe, South America and Africa were safely repatriated on a flight of national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines on August 20-21.

Source: NDO/VNA