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Two teenage sisters died in a house fire in the southern city of Vung Tau early Wednesday morning.

Singapore desires to elevate its relationship with Vietnam to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership in 2025, ambassador Jaya Ratnam told Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Secretary Nguyen Van Nen.

HCM City will open 14 new bus routes linking to Tan Son Nhat International Airport in November, according to the municipal Department of Transport.

Police in Thanh Hoa temporarily detained a man for “abusing the rights to democracy and freedom to infringe on the State’s interests”.

A volcano in eastern Indonesia erupted again on Tuesday, blowing an ash column into the sky a day after it spewed fireballs on nearby villages that killed nine people.

Updating cultural and entertainment events going on between November 4-10.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on November 5 met representatives of the Vietnamese Consulate General in Kunming city, China’s Yunnan province, and the Vietnamese community there.

Residents and tourists have been temporarily banned from going to Son Tra Peninsula in the central city of Danang because of landslides.

The National Innovative Entrepreneurship Day 2024 will get underway from November 24 to 30 in the northern city of Hai Phong, to create breakthrough opportunities for Vietnamese innovative startups.

South Korea has fined Facebook-parent Meta more than $15 million for illegally collecting sensitive user information from nearly a million people without consent and sharing it with advertisers.

Vietnamese rail workers returned items to two foreign passengers who had left their belongings on local trains.

The HCM City Transport Department has proposed to offer free travel on the first metro line and 17 bus routes connecting to the line.

PM Pham Minh Chinh and his entourage has arrived in China, starting their working trip to attend the 8th Greater Mekong Sub-region Summit and hold bilateral activities in the country.

Many areas in the central city of Danang experienced serious flooding following downpours on Tuesday morning, prompting local schools to close to ensure children's safety.

A cafe in Hanoi has attracted many customers with the appearance of some capybara.

A total of 359 products from 190 businesses were honoured with the National Brand Award 2024 at a ceremony held in Hanoi on November 4 evening.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his entourage left Hanoi on November 5 for the 8th Greater Mekong Sub-region (GMS) Summit in China at the invitation of Chinese Premier Li Qiang.

British magazine Time Out has unveiled a list of the Top 5 Memorable Christmas Escapes in Asia, with Vietnam and its stunning natural beauty and a distinctive heritage being placed in second position.

Constructing a high-speed railway from the North to the South will create momentum for economic growth, according to Deputy Minister of Planning and Investment Tran Quoc Phuong.