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Hanoi plans to build 15 metro routes by 2045, with a vision until 2065, costing an estimated USD55 billion.

Japan's Nintendo said Tuesday it will open its much-awaited first museum on October 2 featuring vintage video games and an interactive shoot-em-up with "Super Mario" characters.

A rare elongated tortoise has been found at a nursery school in the central province of Ha Tinh.

Two-way trade turnover between Vietnam and Russia hit US$2.74 billion in the past seven months, marking a remarkable increase of 45.5% year on year.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and State President To Lam visited and had a working session with the Central Party School of the Communist Party of China in Beijing.

A documentary filmed by the BBC titled Planet Earth III highlighting the majestic Son Doong Cave in Vietnam’s central Quang Binh province has received nominations at the Emmy Awards 2024.

Sixteen buffaloes have been chosen for the annual Do Son Buffalo Fighting Festival set to be held on September 11 in the northern city of Haiphong's Do Son Ward.

The operator of Japan's stricken Fukushima nuclear power plant said Monday it will send a probe inside a battered reactor this week for a trial removal of radioactive debris.

A surge in dengue fever cases across Vietnam has led to several fatalities, health officials warned.

Outbound tours to Asian countries have attracted people on the coming National Day (September 2) Holiday.

The wife of General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee and State President To Lam, Ngo Phuong Ly, attended a tea party hosted on Monday by Professor Peng Liyuan, the wife of General Secretary of

Lao Cai Province will play host to a range of activities from August 30 to September 2 as part of the Sa Pa autumn festival 2024 to celebrate the 79th August Revolution (August 19) and National Day (September 2).

FIFA has appointed two female Vietnamese referees Le Thi Ly and Ha Thi Phuong to officiate games at the 2024 U17 Women’s World Cup, due to take place in the Dominican Republic from October 16 to November 3.

Party General Secretary and President To Lam and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping witnessed the signing of 14 cooperation documents between ministries, agencies and localities of the two countries on August 19.

Thousands of outraged Indian protesters, including arch-rival football fans and lawyers, called for justice Monday after the rape and murder of a doctor as widespread strikes by healthcare workers entered a second week.

Party General Secretary and President To Lam met with Wang Huning, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee on August 19.

Measures implemented by the State Bank of Vietnam to fight off the dollarisation of the economy, highlighted by the zero per cent interest rate for deposits made in US dollar, have produced positive effects in stabilising the exchange market.

The two General Secretaries and Presidents reached a high level of consensus on strengthening political trust, maintaining regular exchanges and frequent contacts between the high-level leaders of the two Parties and the two nations.

Authorities in the northern mountainous province of Yen Bai are searching for a six-year-old boy who went missing while looking for fruit in a forest in Van Yen District.