Nearly 300 Vietnamese citizens were repatriated from Canada on April 30 under the coordination among Vietnam’s relevant agencies, the Vietnamese Embassy in Canada, national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines and Canadian authorities.
Planes of Vietnam Airlines at Van Don International Airport in Quang Ninh province (Illustrative photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Nearly 300 Vietnamese citizens were repatriated from Canada onApril 30 under the coordination among Vietnam’s relevant agencies, theVietnamese Embassy in Canada, national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines andCanadian authorities.
They includedmany under 18, elderly people, those with illnesses, tourists who had beenstuck and students who did not have accommodation due to school closures. TheVietnamese Embassy in Ottawa had also sent staff to Toronto to directly supportthe citizens at the airport.
Upon arriving at Van Don InternationalAirport in the northern province of Quang Ninh, all the passengers and flightcrew underwent health checks and were put in quarantine in line withVietnam’s regulations on COVID-19 prevention and control.
Previously, Vietnameseagencies and the Canadian Embassy in Vietnam worked together to bring someCanadian nationals back home on the flight to the North American country.
ಞ Based on citizens’ wishes,the local quarantine capacity, as well as the pandemic’s developments,authorities and airlines will continue to conduct commercial flights to repatriatemore Vietnamese citizens in the time ahead./.
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Vietnamese Consul General in Fukuoka Vu Chi Mai highlighted the growing demand for Vietnamese workers in Kyushu, especially in Fukuoka, Oita, and Saga prefectures. Currently, the region employs about 35,000 Vietnamese manual workers and over 5,000 IT engineers.
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The VNA delegation, led by General Director Vu Viet Trang, actively participated in the event, engaging in both professional and diplomatic activities.
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The strategic product, managed and operated by the Vietnam News Agency Digital Media Centre (VNA Media), is an official channel for popularising the Party and State’s information and documents as well as delivering mainstream and trustworthy news to both domestic and international audiences through various kinds of multimedia formats.
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Planes of Vietnam Airlines at Van Don International Airport in Quang Ninh province (Illustrative photo: VNA) 
