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El Al cancels Tel Aviv-Hanoi flight route after Shin Bet denies security authorization

According to the airline, it sought permission from Israel's security establishment to operate the flights but was told it could not obtain the required authorizations to run the route.

El Al plane takes off at the Ben Gurion International Airport, outside of Tel Aviv, August 4, 2026; Illustrative.
Children wave flags of Vietnam and Laos ahead a welcoming ceremony at the presidential palace in Hanoi on January 26, 2026.

Vietnam targets natural birth sex ratio by 2035 with crackdown on fetal sex selection

A China Coast Guard ship navigating near the disputed Scarborough Shoal, as Philippine Coast Guard aircraft carrying journalists patrols the area, days after two Chinese vessels collided in the area while allegedly trying to block a Philippine supply mission, in the South China Sea, August 13, 2025.

At least 17 missing in South China Sea after Vietnamese vessel sinks, rescuers search for survivors

 Israeli Economy and Industry Minister Nir Barkat is seen shaking hands with his Vietnamese counterpart, Nguyễn Hồng Diên.

Cultivating resilience: Western Negev, Vietnam could build the future of food security - opinion


Vietnam to mix doses of Pfizer, AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines

A Spanish study found the Pfizer-AstraZeneca combination was highly safe and effective, according to preliminary results.

A healthcare worker hands over doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to a doctor at Messe Wien Congress Center, which has been set up as coronavirus disease vaccination centre, in Vienna, Austria February 7, 2021.

Vietnam detects hybrid of Indian and UK COVID-19 variant

Laboratory cultures of the new variant, which is much more transmissible that the previously known types, revealed that the virus replicated itself very quickly.

Patients suffering from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) get treatment at the casualty ward in Lok Nayak Jai Prakash (LNJP) hospital, amidst the spread of the disease in New Delhi, India April 15, 2021.

Trump offered Kim Jong-un a ride home on Air Force 1 after 2019 summit

'I can get you home in two hours if you want,' Trump reportedly told Kim, shocking everyone in the room. "Kim declined," former Deputy National Security Advisor Matthew Pottinger said.

US President Donald Trump meets with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

Two with one stone: Israeli FM signs deals with both India and Vietnam

"The goal of these agreements is to strengthen Israel relationship with these two countries, to advance it to new places."

The Israeli, Indian and Vietnamese foreign ministers, December 21, 2020.

Vietnam braces for Typhoon Vamco, 53 dead in Philippines

Vamco is forecast to hit a swathe of Vietnam's coast from Ha Tinh to Quang Ngai province.

A woman wades through muddy floodwater following Typhoon Vamco, in San Mateo, Rizal province, Philippines, November 13, 2020.

Vietnam police bust ring selling 'recycled condoms'

An empty condom wrapper lies on the street in Havana, Cuba, August 27, 2018.

Vietnam to give Israel 100,000 coronavirus face masks

The masks, produced by a local company called PSD, will be delivered to ZAKA volunteers in Israel.

Ambassador Nadav Eschar offers an award certificate to his Vietnamese counterparts.

Is social distancing enough to prevent coronavirus spread on long flights?

"Long flights not only can lead to importation of COVID-19 cases but also can provide conditions for superspreader events," significant findings show as countries resume international travel.

Interior of a passenger airplane

Vietnam: A bright star in Asia


Vietnam reports 12 more COVID-19 cases, total rises to 558

Vietnam has detected new coronavirus cases in other cities, including Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, since its first locally transmitted infections in more than three months were reported in Danang.

A woman wearing a protective mask sells seafood during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Hoi An tourism town, Vietnam July 31, 2020.