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More than 6,800 enterprises resumed operations in July, up 26.2% over the previous month but down 0.7% from the same period last year, according to the Agency for Business Registration under the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

A fire ripped through a building in the Philippine capital's Chinatown early Friday, killing 11 people, authorities said.

Three members of a family died after their motorbike crashed into a car in the Central Highlands Province of Dak Lak on Friday morning.

A VND2.3 trillion (USD94.51 million) hospital project started in 2014 in the southern province of Binh Duong has not yet been completed due to site clearance difficulties and contractor procedures.

Vietnam has witnessed more railway accidents, partially attributed to illegally opened crossings on railway routes.

National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines and the Hong Kong International Airport will work together to develop new air routes under a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that the former presented to its Hong Kong partner on August 1.

Timor Leste treasures and desires to further foster the good friendship with Vietnam, said President Jose Ramos-Horta during the talks with his Vietnamese counterpart To Lam in Hanoi on August 1 following the welcome ceremony for Timor Leste’s state

Vietnam-Germany Friendship Hospital has announced the successful completion of a heart transplant for a seven-year-old girl diagnosed with end-stage heart failure due to dilated cardiomyopathy.

Authorities of the southern central province of Khanh Hoa have approved the design of Truong Sa Museum.

PM Pham Minh Chinh and his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi have agreed to carry out strong measures aimed at meeting the goal of doubling two-way trade and investment turnover from the current level by 2030.

An expressway connecting Can Tho City and Kien Giang Province in the Mekong Delta region has badly deteriorated after just three years of operation.

Petrol prices were adjusted down from 3 p.m. on August 1 by the Ministry of Industry and Trade, and the Ministry of Finance, the fourth time in a row.

Nearly 30,000 pigs have been removed from the pig farm in Lang Chanh District in the northern central province of Thanh Hoa following residents' complaints about pollution.

Cambodia has become one of the ten most significant markets for Vietnamese durian. In the first half of this year, Cambodia spent USD 1.6 million buying the fruit, up 23-fold from last year.

President To Lam on August 1 hosted a red-carpet welcome ceremony for President of Timor-Leste José Ramos-Horta who is paying a state visit to Vietnam from July 31 to August 3.

More cable cars are planned for Ha Long City to boost tourism development in the northern province of Quang Ninh.

Most equity markets rose Thursday after the Federal Reserve flagged a possible interest rate cut next month, but Tokyo's Nikkei tumbled on a stronger yen following a hike by the Bank of Japan.

The Australian Government, in partnership with the Vietnamese Ministry of Science and Technology, have just announced the awarding of substantial grants to three agricultural technology projects through the component of Aus4Innovation Partnership Grants under the Aus4Innovation Programme.

Runners are eager to compete at the upcoming Cần Thơ Heritage Marathon as the event's route has just been standardised by the Association of International Marathons and Distance Races (AIMS).