Passengers aboard included children, the elderly, the ill, pregnant women, students, and workers whose visas and labour contracts had expired.

Vietnamese citizens arrive at the Da Nang International Airport.

The flight was arranged by Vietnamese and Japanese authorities, the Vietnamese Embassy in Japan and national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines following Government direction.

After landing at the airport, they were provided with health check-ups and were then quarantined.

Vietnamese authorities, representative agencies overseas, and airlines will arrange more flights to bring more Vietnamese citizens home, in line with Government directions and depending on the wishes of the Vietnamese people.

Vietnam repatriates over 500 stranded citizens from US, Europe

Vietnam is bringing home on special flights more than 500 citizens stranded in Europe and the U.S., current epicenters of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Vietnam to bring another 4,300 citizens home on special flights

Civil aviation authorities say around 4,300 Vietnamese will be repatriated from several countries on 15 special flights by mid-June.

Viet Nam better protect citizens in local countries

Vietnam will continue to offer support to overseas Vietnamese communities in a timely manner, an official has said. Vu Viet Anh, director of the Consular Department under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, told media on Monday that helping overseas Vietnamese aimed to ensure the work was always central to the lives of such communities.

Vietnam repatriates 276 citizens from Canada

A Vietnam Airlines flight carrying 276 Vietnamese citizens from Canada landed Friday at the Van Don Airport in Quang Ninh Province.

Vietnam repatriates 100 citizens from Indonesia

The Vietnamese Embassy in Indonesia worked with local authorities to bring home more than 100 Vietnamese citizens stranded by the Covid-19 pandemic Sunday.

Source: NDO