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Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Chairman of the Vietnam National Commission for UNESCO Ha Kim Ngoc is attending the 46th session of the World Heritage Committee of UNESCO in New Delhi from July 21 – 31.

Hanoi will halt all culture, leisure, and entertainment activities during the two-day state funeral for Communist Party of Vietnam General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong on July 25-26.

Many trees were uprooted as Storm Prapiroon swept through the northern coastal province of Quang Ninh on Monday evening.

Many people in HCM City have visited Vinh Nghiem Pagoda to mourn the passing of Nguyen Phu Trong, the General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam.

Thousands of travellers have been stranded on Haiphong City and Quang Ninh Province islands because of the Storm Prapiroon.

Tropical storm Prapisoon lost its strength into a tropical depression before making landfall over the northern coast of Vietnam on July 23 morning, bringing heavy rain to northern localities, even north-central localities.

The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam has announced the application of level-1 enhanced security measures at airports, air traffic service providers, airlines, and aviation service companies during the state funeral of Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong.

Three teenagers have died after a motorbike carrying them crashed into a tree on the roadside in Danang City early on Tuesday morning.

Many people have visited Mai Dich Cemetery in Hanoi to pay tribute to the soldiers who died in wars and late state and government officials on the occasion of the War Invalids and Martyrs' Day (July 27).

A training course on Chemical Biological Radiological Nuclear and Explosive Commodities (CBRNE) Identification is being held in Ho Chi Minh City on July 22-25.

A flight linking Danang and HCM City was delayed on Sunday afternoon after a passenger falsely claimed to have a grenade.

Laos is scheduled to observe a national mourning for General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong on July 25 and 26.

As many as 63 foreign and four local carriers have been operating nearly 160 international routes connecting Vietnam to other countries around the world in the first half of the year, according to details given by the Civil Aviation

Many locals and tourists were thrilled with joy when seeing a dolphin swimming at the Ky Co Beach in the southern province of Binh Dinh on July 22.

Haiphong City and Quang Ninh Province have banned boats and vessels from going to sea from Monday noon to avoid the coming Storm Prapiroon.

British travel website Affordable Luxury Travel has published an article unveiling the best places worldwide to visit during August, with Vietnam making the list.

More than 500 people, including some opposition leaders, have been arrested in Dhaka over violence that has wracked Bangladesh and killed 163 people since students started protesting against civil service hiring rules, police said Monday.

HCM City received nearly US$5.2 billion in remittances in the first half of the year, up 20 per cent year-on-year, according to the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV), HCM City branch.

Storm Prapiroon is heading towards the northern region of Vietnam and would affect four airports.