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US President Joe Biden and many other world leaders extended their condolences to Vietnam and the family of Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong over the Party leader’s recent passing.

The Party Central Committee, National Assembly, President, Government and Vietnam Fatherland Front have decided to hold a two-day State funeral on July 25-26 for Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong who passed away in Hanoi on July 19.

A tropical depression that formed in the East Sea on July 19 is gathering steam and is likely to strengthen into a storm, said the National Centre for Hydro-meteorological Forecasting in a forecast on July 20.

A bridge collapse caused by torrential rains in northern China killed 12 people and left more than 30 missing, state media said Saturday.

Dantri Newspaper has cooperated with Duc Giang General Hospital in Hanoi to offer a free health check programme for around 200 war veterans in the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang.

Đà Nẵng City has plans for a number of big infrastructure projects including moving the railway station, building bridge across the Hàn River and building tunnels through the airport, said the municipal people’s committee.

Leaders of countries have sent condolence to the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee, the National Assembly, the President, the Government, the Vietnam Fatherland Front, and people of Vietnam, over the recent passing of Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong.

Minister of Labour-Invalids and Social Affairs, Dao Ngoc Dung, led a delegation to visit war cemeteries in Quang Tri Province on Friday on the occasion of the War Invalids and Martyrs' Day (July 27).

The Ministry of Industry and Trade is seeking public comments on the draft Circular to finalise the regulations for importing used cars under the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership tariff quota system in Vietnam.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong has shaped the nation's international relations through his unwavering dedication, profound intellect, and steadfast commitment to fostering global partnerships.

Many households in the central province of Nghe An have built luxury big villas after receiving remittances from their family members who are working overseas.

A free walking tour across popular sightseeing spots in Ho Chi Minh City will debut on July 22, showcasing a different side of the southern city which blends both ancient and modern experiences.

A Vietnamese employee has won a national contest on customer service of 7-Eleven Japan – the biggest chain of convenience stores in Japan.

Diphtheria is being kept under control and it is unlikely that the disease will break out into an epidemic in Vietnam, said Dr. Hoang Minh Duc, head of the General Department of Preventive Medicine under the Ministry of Health.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong passed away on July 19 afternoon at the age of 80, according to the board of health protection and care for central officials.

A group of fishermen in the central province of Quang Ngai released a rare turtle stuck in their net back into the ocean.

Three teenagers in the central province of Ha Tinh have been caught throwing stones and causing damage to three trains on the north-south route.

Authorities in the northern central province of Thanh Hoa have just fined the Tam Viet Company VND120 million after their pig farm polluted a local stream.

British magazine TimeOut has placed Con Dao Island off the coast of southern Ba Ria-Vung Tau province in fourth position on its list of the world’s 24 most underrated travel destinations.