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A ten-year-old boy in the northern central province of Thanh Hoa is having to take care of his ill grandmother and his three-year-old sister after his mother left and grandfather died.

President To Lam had a meeting with Lao Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone on July 11 morning in Vientiane, as part of his ongoing state visit to the country.

Retail prices of petrol were slightly slashed on Thursday afternoon after four consecutive increases.

Vietnam and Laos will strive to raise economic cooperation to new heights commensurate with their fine political relations; increase the exchange of experience in macroeconomic management and anti-corruption; and upgrade international border gates and roads connecting the two countries.

A downpour occurred in the southern province of Kien Giang’s Rach Gia City this morning, July 11, submerging many local streets.

A traffic accident occurred on Hanoi-Haiphong Expressway this morning, July 11, leaving two dead and six others injured.

Pig prices in Vietnam have reached their highest level over the past two years, benefiting local livestock firms.

Vietnam Railway Corporation has started selling train tickets for various routes scheduled to depart from August to late this year, including those for the September 2 National Day holiday.

Australian authorities said Thursday they are investigating the illegal killing of at least 65 kangaroos found shot or apparently rammed by a vehicle.

General Secretary of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP) and President of Laos Thongloun Sisoulith hosted a red-carpet welcome ceremony in Vientiane on Thursday for Vietnamese President Tô Lâm.

President To Lam and a high-ranking delegation of Vietnam left Hanoi on July 11 morning for three-day state visits to Laos and Cambodia.

Authorities in the southern coastal city of Nha Trang have started removing the illegal construction work from a hotel building project in Loc Tho Ward.

Police in the central province of Quang Binh have just destroyed a Lamborghini and a Mercedes AMG G63 which were previously seized after being found with no proper import documents.

Bangladesh's top court on Wednesday temporarily suspended quotas for coveted government jobs after thousands of students staged nationwide protests against what they call a discriminatory system, lawyers said.

A fair is being held in Danang's Thanh Khe District in which visitors can bring recycled waste in exchange for goods.

The capital city of Hanoi plans to add eight industrial clusters to its industrial cluster development plan for 2020 with a vision to 2030.

Shares were mixed on Thursday, causing the market benchmark VN-Index to fall for the second day in a row, while foreign investors reversed course to net buy on the southern exchange.

According to a survey conducted by travel website Booking.com, 67% of local families are planning to use AI tools as part of their travel planning this year, showing a keen desire to adopt new practices to streamline their trips.

New diesel cars and taxis will no longer be registered in Singapore starting from Jan 1, 2025, as part of a push by the Government to have all vehicles on the streets running on cleaner energy by 2040.