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Princess of the Kingdom of Thailand Maha Chakri Sirindhorn will pay a working visit to Vietnam from August 13-15 following an invitation of Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan.

Economists and industry experts have called for caution before raising Vietnam's special consumption tax on beers and alcoholic beverages, pleading with regulators to consider the long-term effect it may have on the budget.

Asian stocks mostly rose again Tuesday as worries about a US recession that sent markets into turmoil last week eased ahead of key inflation data, while oil prices held gains on concerns about a broader war in the Middle East.

The Bai Chay Hospital in the northern province of Quang Ninh announced on August 12 that they have treated four patients who caught Whitmore's disease, also known as melioidosis.

The Dong Thap Provincial Department of Hygiene and Food Safety announced on Monday that 146 people had been hospitalised after eating sandwiches at the Hong Ngoc 12 Bakery in Hong Ngu City between August 8 and 11.

Minister of National Defence General Phan Van Giang is leading a high-ranking delegation of the Ministry of National Defence on a working visit to Russia.

Children's Hospital 1 in HCM City has seen a sharp rise in the number of patients affected with measles over the recent days.

UK-based daily newspaper The Daily Telegraph recently selected its Top 50 greatest beaches in the world, including My Khe beach and Non Nuoc beach in central coastal city of Da Nang.

Indian doctors in government hospitals across several states halted elective services "indefinitely" on Monday to protest the rape and murder of a young medic.

A traffic accident on the Noi Bai-Lao Cai Expressway this morning, August 12, left one person dead and another injured.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on August 12 inspected the outcomes of the periodic maintenance of the Mausoleum of President Ho Chi Minh, and had a working session with the mausoleum's Management Board on its performance in the first

South Korean police said Monday they were investigating a YouTuber who vlogged about undergoing a late-term abortion, sparking online outrage and calls from the country's health ministry for a murder probe.

According to Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Phung Duc Tien, the death of over 200 dairy cows in the Lam Dong Province may be related to their recent vaccination.

Rescue forces on Monday morning found the bodies of two teenage girls who went missing while swimming in the Krong No River in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong yesterday.

The management board of the Ban Gioc Waterfall Tourism Site under the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of the northern border province of Cao Bang has announced the temporary suspension of tour services for visitors at Ban Gioc

Police operating in Quy Chau district in the central province of Nghe An announced on August 11 that they have arrested two masterminds behind a human trafficking ring in the Golden Triangle Special Economic Zone.

The new horror-comedy movie entitled Làm Giàu Với Ma (Betting with Ghost), will be launched in cinema theatres nationwide on August 30, before being screened in five Asian countries and territories.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh recently issued an official dispatch, ordering competent ministries, sectors and localities to make proactive moves in response to torrential rain, landslides and floods in the northern region.

Authorities in the northern mountainous province of Son La's Bac Yen District have evacuated 12 households following the recent deadly landslide.