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Ho Chi Min City welcomed more than three million foreign tourists in the first seven months of the year, up 30.3% on-year, achieving 51.4% of this year’s set target, according to figures released by its Department of Tourism.

If prices in the real estate market increase by more than 20 per cent for three months, ministries and branches managing the property market have to propose measures to regulate the market.

The intense heat wave plaguing the northern region over the past few days is forecasted to end on August 12 when a low tropical pressure area will trigger wind and rain, according to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Friday cancelled a four-day trip to Central Asia after government scientists warned Japan should prepare for a possible "megaquake".

The trial of new trains shuttling between Ho Chi Minh City and Nha Trang beach city in the central province of Khanh Hoa, two of Vietnam’s most renowned tourist destinations, began on August 9.

The Vietnamese sporting delegation departed the 2024 Paris Olympics and went home empty handed after their final athlete failed to advance to a podium position on August 8.

Popping supplements, drinking herbal teas and signing up for lifestyle classes, China's youth are turning to the wellness industry as work stress and pandemic memories spur a growing interest in health.

A packaging workshop in the northern province of Ninh Binh collapsed, leaving two people dead.

Hanoi Police Department has co-operated with the city’s Customs Department to bust a smuggling ring that was transporting nearly 100 kilos of drugs hidden in wine boxes brought from France into Vietnam.

At least two people have died, and three others suffered severe injuries after being hit by a fallen tree in a park in HCM City on Friday morning.

The Metro Line 3 Nhon-Hanoi Station route in Hanoi served more than 14,737 passengers on the first day of opening.

Asian stocks rallied Friday as investors breathed a sigh of relief after US jobs data soothed concerns that the world's top economy could tip into recession, bringing a painful week to a positive end.

Five earthquakes continued to hit Kon Plong District in Kon Tum Province on Thursday, with the strongest one measured at 4.2 magnitude on the Richter scale, causing shakes that could be felt in some neighbouring localities.

The cremated ashes of Merle Ratner, a left-wing and anti-war US activist and a friend of Vietnam, left New York for Vietnam at a ceremony held by the Permanent Mission of Vietnam in New York, her relatives and friends

The first flights are expected to depart Long Thanh International Airport in the southern province of Dong Nai in September 2026.

An excavator driver has been killed after being hit by a large rock which rolled down from a mountain in the northern province of Lai Chau.

Favourable fundamentals have positioned Vietnam as a prime FDI destination, even as it outperforms its ASEAN peers, according to HSBC’s latest report titled “Vietnam at a glance: FDI - Back to the basics”.

The country is scheduled to host the International Tennis Federation (ITF) BT50 Fleur De Lys Cup 2024 for the first time which is due to take place in Quy Nhon city from August 18 to August 21.

Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus returned to Bangladesh Thursday to lead a caretaker government after a student-led uprising ended the 15-year rule of Sheikh Hasina.