Society

A recent clip featuring a traveller taking a photo of an oncoming train in Hanoi has again sparked concerns about the lax management of the well-known tourist site.

People in Hanoi are experiencing blazing hot weather as the outdoor temperature has reached up to 42 degrees centigrade.

The four state-owned banks Agribank, BIDV, VietinBank and VietCombank have been allowed to sell SJC-branded gold on their website.

A bomb, weighing 340 kilos, has been detected at a local resident’s house in the northern mountainous province of Yen Bai.

A couple were killed and their two children seriously injured after being stabbed by a relative in the central province of Quang Ngai on Wednesday morning.

Vietnam's international fibre optic cable system should have at least ten new undersea cables by 2030, bringing the country's undersea routes to at least 15.

Trần Phương Bình, the former CEO of Đông Á Joint Stock Commercial Bank (DongA Bank), passed away on June 18 while serving a life sentence for multiple wrongdoings during his tenure at the bank.

Equities rose across most of Asia on Wednesday following yet another record day in New York fuelled by data that boosted US interest rate cut hopes, though expectations were tempered by cautious comments from Federal Reserve officials.

Some streets in Hanoi will be closed to vehicles during Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit on June 19 and 20.

Hanoi needs around 10,200 more fire hydrants and many other facilities to support firefighting efforts.

The German Embassy in Vietnam launched a logo design contest on June 18 aimed at marking the upcoming 50th anniversary of diplomatic ties between the two countries (1975- 2025).

A number of V.League 1 matches will be officiated by two foreign referees from Southeast Asia, the Vietnam Professional Football Joint Stock Company (VPF) has announced.

With signs of recovery ahead in both demand and import prices in major markets, the seafood industry aims to achieve an export turnover of US$10 billion this year, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers.

Thailand on Tuesday became the first country in Southeast Asia to legalise same-sex marriage, in a historic parliamentary vote hailed as a "victory" by campaigners.

Commercial banks have been holding back on increasing their foreign ownership ratio, or foreign room, to wait for suitable strategic buyers in the future, according to industry leaders and insiders.

The upcoming official visit to Vietnam by Russian President Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin is expected to open up new opportunities in bilateral relations, aiming towards the prosperous development for both sides.

Survivors of an Indian double train crash that killed nine people described on Tuesday their terror when a driver missed a signal and rammed a goods train into a passenger express.

Local archer Le Quoc Phong became the 12th Vietnamese athlete to qualify for the upcoming 2024 Paris Olympics, with the prestigious sporting event scheduled to run from July 26 to August 11.

A milk tea shop in Hanoi has attracted many customers after opening as early as 4 am.