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Vietnam has welcomed its largest group of US Peace Corps volunteers since the programme began, with 20 volunteers arriving this month to support English education in Vietnamese high schools. This milestone follows the 2020 Implementing Agreement between the US

Vietnam has been, is, and will continue to consult with both Laos and Cambodia as part of efforts step up extensive, substantive, and effective co-operation between the three countries.

The Hanoi People's Committee and the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Hanoi have co-hosted a programme to launch Month "For the Poor" and social welfare, with the aim of promoting the tradition of solidarity, mutual love, and mutual assistance.

National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man and a high-ranking delegation of the Vietnamese legislature arrived in Vientiane on October 17 afternoon for an official visit to Laos and attendance at the 45th General Assembly of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly

The Vietnam Railway Authority is seeking Ministry of Transport approval for the planning of a VND179 trillion (USD7.2 billion) railway project in Vietnam's northern region.

Remittances sent by overseas Vietnamese to Ho Chi Minh City are expected to surge about 10% in 2024 from a record high of 9.46 billion USD in 2023, according to Nguyen Duc Lenh, Deputy Director of the State Bank

Many programmes on promoting consumption until year end have been launched to boost domestic consumption growth, one of the three important pillars of the economy.

Heavy rains have triggered severe flooding in the northern mountainous province of Yen Bai, leaving hundreds of households isolated.

Do Manh Cuong, one of Vietnam’s leading designers, is scheduled to open the Vietnam International Fashion Week Fall/Winter 2024 in Hanoi from November 13 to 16.

Around 50,031 flights run by Vietnamese airlines were delayed in the first nine months of this year, accounting for 25.8 percent of all flights.

Pang Te Cheng, the consul general of Singapore in Ho Chi Minh City, expressed his hope that the southern province of Ba Ria - Vung Tau will create the optimal conditions for Singaporean firms to invest in the fields

Women wearing Vietnamese traditional long dresses (Ao Dai) will get free admission to Saigon Zoo and Botanical Garden in HCM City in celebration of the coming Vietnamese Women’s Day on October 20.

The Vietnamese Embassy and the Vietnamese Community Association in Japan are making an effort to protect Vietnamese citizens following the disappearance of two Vietnamese workers while fishing off the coast of Ibaraki Prefecture on Sunday.

The Investment, Trade and Industry Ministry (MITI) of Malaysia has initiated an anti-dumping investigation into steel wire rods originating from China, Indonesia, and Vietnam, according to the Trade Remedies Authority of Vietnam (TRAV).

National Assembly (NA) Chairman Tran Thanh Man had a meeting with representatives of organisations and individuals who received the Vu A Dinh Award on October 16, on the occasion of the 25th founding anniversary of the Vu A Dinh

Dantri/Dtinews Newspaper has brought gifts to teachers and students in Con Co Island in the central province of Quang Ngai for the new school year.

The construction of some major expressway projects in the Mekong Delta region have faced challenges due to the shortage of sand.

Party General Secretary and State President To Lam visited officials, soldiers and islanders in Con Co island district of the central province of Quang Tri on October 16.

Six more cruise ships are expected to arrive in the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau by late this year, bringing more than 15,000 visitors, the provincial Department of Tourism reported.