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The death toll from a batch of toxic illegal alcohol in India has risen to 53, media reported Sunday, as more victims in hospital succumbed to the poisonous brew.

Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh left Hanoi on June 24 for Dalian, China, to attend the 15th World Economic Forum Annual Meeting of the New Champions and pay a working visit to China from June 25-27.

There have been notable advancements in the assessment of Vietnam’s stock market, the recent MSCI report for June 2024 showed.

A Vietnamese sporting delegation consisting of more than 300 elite athletes will head to Thailand to participate in 27 events at the Asian Indoor & Martial Art Games (AIMAG6).

Vietnam always considers the United States a strategically important partner and is ready to work with the US to promote the effective, stable and substantive development of the comprehensive strategic partnership between the two nations.

Turning the mudflats in the middle and along the Hong (Red) River into a multi-purpose cultural park will create an open space for Hanoi, connecting the community with nature.

The World Bank has approved a US$107 million credit to enhance the capacity, efficiency, and safety of inland waterways in the southern region of Vietnam, while also aiming to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the transport sector.

A French-Chinese satellite blasted off Saturday on a hunt for the mightiest explosions in the universe, in a notable example of cooperation between a Western power and the Asian giant.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh is set to attend the 15th World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting of the New Champions in Dalian city, Liaoning province of China, and hold working sessions from June 24-27.

Authorities in the central province of Quang Tri have just proposed a plan to upgrade the Hien Luong Bridge, which is facing deterioration, to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

The Airports Corporation of Vietnam will carry out a project to upgrade Dong Hoi Airport in the central province of Quang Binh, including constructing a new terminal.

Vietnam's pepper prices have continued increasing amid the higher demand but lower supply.

More than 1,500 items of medical equipment were handed over to Vietnam's health authorities on Friday as part of the support from the United States and United Nations Children's Fund .

Pacific Airlines will return to operations on June 26 with an aircraft transferred by its parent company Vietnam Airlines Group.

A severely polluted canal in the central city of Danang will be upgraded to become a park, following VND105 billion (USD4.12 million) in investment.

The death toll from heavy rains and flooding in southern China's Guangdong province this week rose sharply to 38 on Friday, state media reported.

The International Union for Conservation of Nature has officially recognised Cát Tiên National Park in southern Vietnam as the 72nd addition to its prestigious Green List of Protected and Conserved Areas.

As a business, financial and trade hub, Singapore is vulnerable to being misused as a conduit to launder illicit funds derived from fraud committed abroad, said the Singapore’s Money Laundering National Risk Assessment (ML NRA).