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Vietnam and Cuba have issued a joint statement on strengthening the traditional solidarity, special friendship and comprehensive cooperation in the new period.

A landslide at an illegal gold mine in western Indonesia has killed at least 15 people and buried dozens of others in the abandoned pit with rescue workers struggling to locate the missing, officials said Friday.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and State President To Lam and President of the NA of People's Power of Cuba Esteban Lazo Hernandez met in Havana on September 26.

Many Buddha’s hand orchards in Hanoi have been severely damaged by massive flooding following Typhoon Yagi.

Fines of between VNĐ900 million-1 billion (US$36,600-40,700) have been proposed for discharging domestic solid waste which contains radioactive substances, causing environmental contamination.

Local authorities and businesses of Cat Ba island and Do Son district, the two popular tourist destinations in the northern city of Hai Phong, have joined hands in overcoming typhoon Yagi's impacts to resume tourism activities.

HCM City will spend VND938.9 billion (USD38.32 million) on expanding a section of a road leading to the HCM City-Long Thanh-Dau Giay Highway.

The Party and State of Cuba has presented the Order of Jose Marti to visiting Party General Secretary and President To Lam in recognition of his contributions to the development of the solidarity and friendship between the Parties, States,

An Australian education delegation is taking part in the Australia Southeast Asia Business Exchange Mission from September 25-27 in Hanoi and Haiphong.

Nearly 60 people at an apartment complex in the central province of Nghe An have developed health problems after using tap water between September 25-26.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and President of Vietnam To Lam held talks with First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba Central Committee and President of Cuba Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez.

Hong Kong and Shanghai ploughed on with their China-fuelled rally Friday on hopes that Beijing will press on with new plans to boost the world's number two economy.

Many Vietnamese flocked to stores in Hanoi and HCM City on Thursday night to line up for the latest iPhones.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has selected the film “Dao, Pho and Piano” (Peach Blossom, Pho and Piano) as its official nomination to compete in the best international feature film category at the 97th Academy Awards (Oscar).

The Asian Development Bank has approved a USD2 million grant to assist the Government of Vietnam in providing emergency and humanitarian services to residents affected by the super Typhoon Yagi in the northern region of the country.

President of Cuba Miguel Diaz Canel Bermudez presided over a grand welcome ceremony for General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam and President of Vietnam To Lam.

Vietnam has been ranked 44th out of 133 countries and economies in the Global Innovation Index 2024 report, up two notches compared to the 2023 ranking.

A Polish woman was detained at Suvarnabhumi international airport in Thailand on September 26 after she allegedly made a bomb threat during a Thai Vietjet flight from Vietnam’s Da Nang city, bound for Bangkok, according to local media.

The air route between the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho and Phu Quoc island, a tourism hub off the southern province of Kien Giang, will be resumed from October 28.