VIETNAM TODAY

A man in the northern province of Vinh Phuc has been fined VND29 million (USD1,143) for allowing his little daughter to steer the car while travelling on a local road.

The Ministry of Finance is seeking public comments on a draft resolution proposing a 2% reduction in value-added tax (VAT) to stimulate consumption, support businesses and promote economic growth.

Hailstorms hit the northern mountainous provinces of Son La and Dien Bien on Tuesday, damaging several houses.

Worship items and waste have been discovered at the bottom of a lake inside Nghia Do Park in Hanoi.

The Japanese Embassy in Vietnam signed a non-refundable aid agreement to launch a project on advancing gender-equal education for children in northern mountainous areas.

Prime Minister of Singapore Lawrence Wong and his spouse arrived in Hanoi on March 25 afternoon, beginning a two-day official visit to Vietnam.

Two girls in Binh Phuoc, who were mistakenly switched at birth 12 years ago by a midwife, are growing up surrounded by the love of both families.

A Japanese man wrongly convicted of murder who was the world's longest-serving death row inmate has been awarded $1.4 million in compensation, an official said Tuesday.

A man has been detained for attacking a bus driver in HCM City.

The central city of Danang has allocated VND280 billion (USD11.04 million) to upgrade some inner-city streets.

Despite warning signs and fencing for renovation work, many locals have slipped through barriers to exercise inside Hanoi's Nghia Do Park amid scattered construction materials.

The HCM City’s traffic police has announced to restrict vehicles on two streets in the city centre to facilitate the construction of a stage and stands for the coming celebrations.

The Vietnam Trade Office in Singapore has organised a hybrid seminar to introduce Vietnam's development strategies for the semiconductor industry.

Maj. Gen. Lance Okamura, Deputy Commanding General– Homeland Affairs for US Army Pacific has travelled to Vietnam and met with Sr. LTG Phung Si Tan, Deputy Chief of Staff of Vietnam People’s Army.

Dak Lak Provincial People's Committee issued a call on March 24, urging ethnic people residing illegally in Thailand to return to Vietnam voluntarily.

South Korean authorities said Monday they would deploy dozens of helicopters and thousands of firefighters and soldiers as they struggle to control multiple wildfires in the southeast.