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Prime Minister holds talks with visiting Singaporean counterpart

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his Singaporean counterpart Lawrence Wong held talks in Hanoi on March 26, creating new breakthroughs for the two countries' comprehensive strategic partnership.

PM hosts official welcome ceremony for Singaporean counterpart

Disciplinary measures for party members having third child lifted

Man fined for letting little daughter drive car

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.

Singaporean PM arrives in Hanoi, beginning official visit to Vietnam

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

Binh Phuoc fairytale of girls switched at birth

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.

Japan awards longest-serving death row inmate $1.4 million

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.

Man arrested for attacking HCM City bus driver

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

Hanoians exercise in the park despite renovations

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.

Vehicle restrictions on two central HCM City streets for over a month.

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.

US hands over landmine clearance training facility to Vietnam

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 calls for the return of people from Thailand

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

Railway sector starts selling summer train tickets

Vietnam Railways Corporation (VNR) has begun a summer train ticket sale programme for various routes.

Car kills one, injures two in Gia Lai pavement collision

A car mounted a pavement in the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai’s Pleiku City, killing one and injuring two others.

Man fined for riding motorised suitcase in HCM City

The HCM City police have fined a Chinese man for riding a motorised suitcase on a local street.

Danang builds exclusive apartment complex for revolutionary contributors

Danang People’s Committee introduced a new apartment complex in Ngu Hanh Son District on March 24, dedicated to individuals who have contributed to the revolutionary cause.

Vietnamese workers quit high-paying jobs in Japan due to hay fever

Despite earning a good salary in Japan, Van Phong decided to return to Vietnam after four years of suffering from severe hay fever.

Aeroflot launches Moscow - Cam Ranh commercial flight

Authorities in the central coastal province of Khanh Hoa welcomed the first commercial flight from Moscow, Russia, to Khanh Hoa on March 23.

Residents prevent woman from jumping into river with two young children

A video circulating on social media captures the distressing moment when a woman, holding her two young children, stood on the edge of a bridge, seemingly intending to jump into the river.