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Singapore-based United Overseas Bank has revised up its GDP growth forecast for Vietnam by 0.5 percentage point to 6.4% this year from the previous projection of 5.9%.

Representatives from the Vietnam Vaccine Joint Stock Company (VNVC) and Sanofi have recently signed a document on cooperation in producing certain Sanofi vaccines at the VNVC factory in Vietnam.

The largest freshwater reservoir in the Mekong Delta region is scheduled to be put into operation next year.

A sea turtle has been spotted in Nha Trang Bay for the first time in years, marking a significant milestone for marine conservation in Vietnam.

Vietnam attaches importance to and prioritizes its great relationship, special solidarity, and comprehensive cooperation with Laos, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh told his Lao counterpart Sonexay Siphandone during their meeting in Vientiane on October 8.

Chinese Premier Li Qiang will pay an official visit to Vietnam from October 12-14.

Two men have been detained in the southwestern province of Tay Ninh for carrying up to 30 kilos of crystal meth from Cambodia to HCM City.

A bomb weighing around 500 kilos was found by a river in the central province of Ha Tinh’s Cam Xuyen District.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on October 8 attended and delivered an important speech at the ASEAN Business and Investment Summit (ASEAN BIS) as part of his attendance to the 44th and 45th ASEAN Summits in Vientiane, Laos.

Demand for 50,000 dwellings remains unmet annually in Ho Chi Minh City, leading to pent-up demand, experts said.

The Mango Garden Zoo in the southern province of Dong Nai has temporarily closed after 20 tigers and a panther died from the A/H5N1 virus.

The President of Vietnam has decided to send three more officers to peacekeeping operations in South Sudan and Abyei.

A tree fell on a street in HCM City during heavy rain on Monday evening, injuring four people.

Coherent national strategies that develop talent and expand digital creative industries can help developing countries tap into the global creative economy, generating high-quality jobs that contribute to economic growth, according to a new report published today by the Asian

Mainland Chinese stocks roared ahead Tuesday as traders returned from a week-long break to resume a blistering rally fuelled by a raft of measures aimed at reigniting the world's number two economy.

Top leaders of Vietnam and France decided to lift the two countries’ relations to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership during their high-level talks in Paris on October 7.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and a high-ranking delegation of Vietnam left Hanoi on October 8 morning for the 44th and 45th ASEAN Summits and Related Summits that will take place in Laos from the day to October 11.

An additional 12,000 trees have been planted in the northwestern region of Vietnam as part of a campaign named ‘For a Green and Sustainably Developing Vietnam’.

Torrents of water rushing downstream from the Himalayas have killed at least 20 people in India and Bangladesh in floods and landslides, government disaster officials said Monday.