VIETNAM TODAY

Vietnam highly values and seeks to strengthen its traditional friendship and multifaceted cooperation with Kazakhstan.

The uncertainties facing Asia and the Pacific are also an opportunity to build a more resilient and sustainable future, Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Masato Kanda has said.

State President Luong Cuong hosted a state banquet in Hanoi on the evening of May 5 in honour of Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayaka, who is paying a state visit to Vietnam.

Retail fuel prices have declined again from 3 pm today, May 5.

The European Commission (EC) has delayed its fifth inspection of Vietnam's efforts to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing to the end of 2025.

State President Luong Cuong held talks with Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayaka after hosting an official welcome ceremony for the latter at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi on May 5.

A two-storey house collapsed following a powerful explosion in Phuc Tan Commune, Pho Yen City, Thai Nguyen Province on the morning of May 5, killing one person and injuring three others.

On the morning of May 5, at the Presidential Palace, President Luong Cuong chaired a welcome ceremony for his Sri Lankan counterpart Anura Kumara Dissanayaka.

Vietnamese airports welcomed 2.1 million passengers during the Reunification Day April 30-May Day holiday.

A baby elephant died after falling into a well in the southern province of Dong Nai.

A total of 268 traffic accidents occurred across Vietnam during the five-day holiday marking Reunification Day (30 April) and ​M​ay Day, leaving 128 people dead and 203 injured.

General Secretary To Lam has departed for state visits to Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, and Belarus, as well as an official visit to Russia to attend the celebration of the 80th anniversary of Victory Day.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has announced plans to raise its total funding for food security initiatives to USD40 billion over 2022–2030.

The Danang Free Trade Zone with key function sites for manufacturing, a logistics centre and trade and services, would need an investment of VND40 trillion (USD1.6 billion).

Vietnamese Party General Secretary To Lam and visiting Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayaka expressed strong commitment to deepening and expanding bilateral ties on May 4.

While Vietnam is beginning to tap into the Halal tourism market, the country still faces challenges in meeting its unique cultural and religious needs.