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A nationwide charity programme to support children with disabilities in 10 highland border provinces has been launched in Hanoi on Friday.

The second HCM City River Festival will kick off on Friday evening with firework displays at three locations on the Saigon River.

A vast area of coral off the Con Dao Islands has been bleached and died due to the El Nino phenomenon.

A tropical depression in the East Sea has been forecasted to strengthen into a storm, bringing more rain to many Vietnamese localities.

A teenager has been found dead after being swept away with her brother in a flash flood in the northern province of Lao Cai's Van Bai District.

Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang, Vietnam’s permanent representative to the UN, has noted his appreciation for UNICEF’s support of the nation in protecting and promoting children’s rights, particularly those related to education, health care, nutrition, and vaccination.

Border guards of central Quang Nam province and relevant forces have arrested eight people for trafficking 198kg of drugs, including 44 heroin bricks and 181.75kg of other drug types, from Laos to Vietnam.

In anticipation of the inaugural International Day of Play on June 11, the UN agencies in Hanoi celebrated the occasion early onThursday, following the March 25 approval of the UN General Assembly’s resolution initiated by Vietnam and co-sponsored by

A total of three Vietnamese representatives have been nominated for the list of 48 Timeless Beauty 2023 contestants.

A minor earthquake occurred at noon on Thursday in the central province of Quang Ngai's Son Tay District, following many tremors in different locations over the past few days.

A volcano in western Indonesia erupted on Thursday, spewing an ash cloud two kilometres into the sky as authorities warned residents over potential dangers from cold lava flows.

A poor wife in the northern province of Vinh Phuc is calling for support for her husband, who is struggling with a rare disease.

Police in the northern province of Thai Binh's Vu Thu District have detained a carer following an investigation into the death of a five-year-old boy who was left on a school bus on Wednesday.

The authorities of Ha Long City in the northern province of Quang Ninh are taking drastic measures against unlicensed squid fishing boats on Ha Long Bay.

HCM City will promote "Shopping Season" from June 15 to July 15.

A plague of grasshoppers has damaged a vast area of forest and plantation in the northern province of Lang Son's Binh Gia District.

Dak Lak authorities have installed security cameras due to several incidents of fruit being destroyed in local durian gardens.

Survivors of a deadly Papua New Guinea landslide face a "significant risk of disease outbreak" and are yet to receive sufficient food and clean water supplies, a United Nations agency said Thursday.

Vo Cong Khanh, one of the nation’s leading designers, will open the Vietnam International Fashion Week 2024 which will be held from June 13 to June 16 in Ho Chi Minh City.