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The ninth Asian Aerobics Championship kicked off in Hanoi on June 8, attracting the participation of 316 athletes from 14 countries and territories worldwide.

In a move to raise awareness of organ donation, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has registered as a donor himself, calling on all Vietnamese citizens to follow suit.

Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi have been included in the Savills list of fastest-developing cities on the planet recently released by the commercial real estate brokerage firm.

The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam has asked carriers to focus on ensuring safety, as the shortage of available operational planes is forcing airlines to optimise aircraft flying times to meet peak transportation demand.

The northern region is experiencing heavy rain which may cause serious flooding between June 7-9.

Three people have died after a truck crashed into two other vehicles in the central province of Ha Tinh on Saturday morning.

As many as 18 representatives from Vietnamese travel agencies will take part in a familiarisation trip (Famtrip) to Kanchanaburi in Thailand on July 3 to explore its various tourist attractions and services.

The US Agency for International Development (USAID), and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), launched on Friday an initiative in Can Tho and An Giang provinces to build their local capacities to detect, prevent, and respond to climate change-related

Vietjet has inaugurated a route connecting the capital city of Hanoi with Sydney, Australia.

After having enjoyed mild weather for several days, the northern region of Vietnam will be hit by a scorching heat wave next week, according to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.

The investor of a tourism site in the Central Highlands resort city of Dalat has just been fined VND330 million for their illegal construction.

The Mausoleum of President Ho Chi Minh and the nearby Monument for Heroic Martyrs in Hanoi will be closed from June 10 to August 12 for the yearly maintenance, according to its management board.

The Pacific's Solomon Islands has become a key player in the global live animal trade, with foreign collectors sourcing exotic species including some subject to trade bans, an AFP investigation has found.

Ho Chi Minh City’s Thuc Duc Market area has faced serious flooding following torrential rain.

Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park may be home to over 1,000 caves and explorations have only discovered nearly half of them so far, according to the British Cave and Research Association.

A whale has been seen swimming in the waters of Quy Nhon City in the southern central province of Binh Dinh.

Seven rare animals have been released back into the wild at Chu Yang Sin National Park in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak.

Chief coach Kim Sang-sik made an impressive debut when Vietnam defeated the Philippines 3-2 with a goal in injury time in an emotional match as part of the second qualifying round of the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Hanoi

Train services on the north-south rail route have been temporarily disrupted after the SE10 train collided with an excavator late Thursday afternoon.