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Around 9,500 lanes and alleys in Hanoi will be equipped with water supply pipelines and hydrants for firefighting, according to Lieutenant General Nguyen Hai Trung, Director of the Hanoi City Police Department.

HCM City has been forecasted to struggle with consecutive rainy fronts in July, according to the Southern Region Meteorological Station.

A VND300 billion (USD117.64 million) night entertainment site will be built next to Quy Nhon Beach in the southern central province of Binh Dinh.

Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính and RoK President Yoon Suk Yeol agreed to work closely together to deepen and make economic relations more substantive and effective.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has proposed that the Republic of Korea (RoK) encourage businesses to expand investment in Vietnam.

Local chefs brought home 60 awards at the 2024 Penang Culinary Competition which was recently held in Malaysia.

A bill aimed at better protecting children against modern marketing tactics intended to get young people hooked on unhealthy snacks and drinks is now ready to be forwarded to legislators, the Thai Department of Health says.

Both nations will continue to enhance the role of their legislatures in supporting the two governments to bolster bilateral cooperation towards achieving the goal of bringing trade turnover to US$100 billion in 2025.

At least 27 people were crushed to death at a Hindu religious gathering in northern India, with several more injured and fears the toll could rise, government medics said Tuesday.

Vietjet has celebrated the launch of its newest route connecting HCM City to Xi'an, the capital of Shaanxi Province in China at Xi'an Xianyang International Airport.

The Festival For Peace 2024 will open on July 6 in the central province of Quang Tri with various special activities to attract visitors.

Hanoi’s gross regional domestic product in the first half of 2024 is estimated to increase 6% compared to the 5.86% growth in same period last year.

The Quang Tri airport project, with an initial outlay of 5.8 trillion VND (227 million USD), will be kicked off on July 6 by a joint venture between T&T Group and CIENCO 4.

Hanoi will organise firework displays at 30 locations to celebrate the city’s 70th Liberation Day on October 10.

The Nhon-Hanoi Station metro line, scheduled to begin commercial operation in late June, has faced another delay after 14 years of construction.

Authorities in the southern province of Dong Nai are investigating a case where two people were found dead in a locked house in Suoi Cat Commune, Xuan Loc District.

China and Finland have been chosen as the best teams of the Da Nang International Fireworks Festival 2024 (DIFF) and will progress to the final competition, according to the organising board.

The Republic of Korea is ready to cooperate with Vietnam in the field of semiconductors and artificial intelligence through specific projects to be deployed, RoK experts and scientists told Vietnamese PM Pham Minh Chinh.

Private carrier Vietjet announced its new route linking the central province of Khanh Hoa’s Nha Trang beach city to the Republic of Korea’s Daegu city at the Vietnam-RoK culture-tourism cooperation promotion forum held in Seoul on July 1.