According to the Vietnamese Embassy in the Philippines, local authorities on May 4 rescued more than 1,000 people, including 437 Vietnamese nationals, who were forced to work at a gambling establishment in Pampanga province.

The 60 Vietnamese citizens arrive at Tan Son Nhat International Airport in HCM City on May 30 morning.

The Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) has ordered the Consular Department and the embassy to work closely with local relevant agencies to visit and assist the Vietnamese nationals and collected their information, especially those without valid travel documents.

The MoFA’s steering board for citizen protection held a meeting on May 25 to seek ways for coordinating with the Philippine side to repatriate the citizens as soon as possible.

The Consular Department and the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Foreign Relations have built plans and worked with border gate authorities on the reception and hand-over of the citizens to their families and related localities.

The MoFA has demanded the Consular Department and the Vietnamese Embassy in the Philippines to maintain contact with Philippine authorities to safely repatriate the remainders.

Vietnamese military rescue team returns home from Turkey

The search and rescue team of the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA) left Turkey on February 22 (local time), concluding its working trip to join recovery efforts in the earthquake-hit nation.

Turkish president thanks Vietnamese soldiers for rescue efforts

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has thanked Vietnamese army personnel for their efforts to search for people in distress following the earthquake disaster.

Public Security Ministry’s search-and-rescue team returns from Turkey

A search-and-rescue team of the Ministry of Public Security returned to Hanoi on February 19 after completing its 10-day mission of helping with the search and rescue of earthquake victims in Turkey.

Vietnamese teams make great efforts in search and rescue operations in Turkey

As of 13:00 on February 16 (local time), the search and rescue team of the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA) discovered five locations of earthquake victims in Turkey, with two showing survival signs, and informed them to local forces.

Vietnam’s rescue mission in Turkey

One hundred officers of Vietnam’s public security and military forces have joined the search and rescue efforts in Turkey following a devastating earthquake on February 6, which has killed tens of thousands of people.

Source: VNA