Society

Four people in a family in the northern mountainous province of Bac Kan have died in a landslide that buried their house early Tuesday morning.

The masterpiece “Người hát dân ca” (Les Chanteuses de Campagne) created by renowned Vietnamese painter Nguyen Phan Chanh fetched US$1.09 million in Paris, France, when it recently went on sale as part of Arts d'Asie: Sotheby's Auction.

Thai lawmakers will vote Tuesday on legalising same-sex marriage, putting the kingdom on the cusp of becoming the first Southeast Asian nation to recognise marriage equality.

A troop of around 50 monkeys have damaged crops in a village in the northern mountainous province of Son La.

Vietnam always considers Russia one of the top priority partners in its external policy, said President To Lam at a June 17 reception in Hanoi for Russian Ambassador to Vietnam Gennady Bezdetko.

Vietnam Airlines has inaugurated a route between Vietnam and the Philippines, making it the first Vietnamese carrier to establish a direct connection to the island nation.

Russian President Vladimir Putin will pay a state visit to Vietnam from June 19-20, at the invitation of General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam's Central Committee Nguyễn Phú Trọng, the foreign ministry announced on Monday.

A strange species has just been discovered by a cave exploration team of the Jungle Boss Co., Ltd, in Hùng Cave within a strictly protected area of the Phong Nha – Kẻ Bàng National Park in the central province

The Ministry of Transport has just approved a VND2 trillion (USD78.74 million) project to expand bridges and tunnels on National Road 1.

Despite the peak summer holiday, Vietnamese airlines are seeing low demand on many domestic air routes.

Local representative Lydie Vu left Ho Chi Minh City on June 16 as she headed to Poland to compete for a title at the Miss Supranational 2024 pageant.

Police in HCM City have launched a new programme to encourage homeless people to relocate to local protection centres.

At least five people were killed when an express passenger train and a goods train collided Monday in India's West Bengal state, derailing three passenger carriages, police said.

Six Vietnamese provinces and cities, including Ho Chi Minh City, Bac Ninh, Binh Duong, Thai Nguyen, Hai Phong, and Bac Giang earned export turnover of more than US$10 billion over the past five months.

Asian markets mostly fell Monday following last week's losses, with traders trying to assess the Federal Reserve's plans for interest rates, while the euro was weighed by political uncertainty as France prepares for a snap parliamentary election.

Thánh Gióng inclusive playground has been formally opened at the Giám Garden located on the west side of the Văn Miếu Literature Temple.

Vietjet has launched two new air routes connecting Phu Quoc island, the southern province of Kien Giang, with Taichung and Kaohsiung (Taiwan, China).

Four bodies were found in the aftermath of another tragic fire incident in the capital city Hanoi on Sunday, including three young children, according to the city's police.