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Top legislator arrives in Bangkok, beginning official visit to Thailand

Top legislator arrives in Bangkok, beginning official visit to Thailand

Chairman of the Vietnamese National Assembly Vuong Dinh Hue arrived in Bangkok on December 7 morning, beginning his official visit to Thailand at the invitation of House Speaker Wan Muhamad Noor Matha.

Vietnamese actor nominated at Asian Television Awards 2023

Vietnamese artist Nguyen Quoc Truong Thinh has been nominated in the best leading male performance-digital category at the Asian Television Awards 2023.

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Chinese Party, State leader to visit Vietnam next week

General Secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and President of China Xi Jinping and his spouse are scheduled to make a State visit to Vietnam on December 12-13.

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Pedestrian bridge to open across HCM City's most beautiful canal

The pedestrian bridge spanning the Nhieu Loc-Thi Nghe Canal in HCM City's District 1 central tourist area is set to open before the New Year 2024 Holiday.

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Japan has passed a bill to legalise cannabis-based medicines in a landmark revision of its stringent drug laws, while toughening its ban on recreational use of marijuana.

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Vietnam’s coffee export volume is likely to decrease due to lower output

Vietnam’s coffee export volume in the 2023-24 season is likely to be lower than a year earlier due to a drop in output, no carry-over stock and growing local demand, and export prices will remain high, according to the

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VND7-trillion stadium construction proposed for HCM City

HCM City People’s Committee have proposed building a VND7-trillion (USD289.25 million) stadium.

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Flights diverted as Noi Bai Airport faces dense fog

Flights to and from Noi Bai International Airport were delayed and diverted on Monday morning as Hanoi was blanketed with heavy smog.

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Japan has passed a bill to legalise cannabis-based medicines in a landmark revision of its stringent drug laws, while toughening its ban on recreational use of marijuana.

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Asian stocks rose Wednesday after a tepid start to the week as data pointing to a softening US labour market restoked hopes the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates in the new year.

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Seventeen people were killed when a passenger bus careered off a road and plunged down a mountain in the central Philippines, an official said Wednesday.

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Environmental change hits the poorest the hardest, experts say, and in India's toxic smog-filled capital that includes the air people breathe.

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The death toll from a volcano eruption in Indonesia has risen to 22 after nine more bodies were discovered, a search and rescue agency official said Tuesday.

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Stocks fell Tuesday, extending the sell-off seen on Wall Street, with analysts warning November's rally fuelled by bets on interest rate cuts may have gone too far, forcing traders to take a step back.

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