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China offers to buy up commercial housing to boost property market

China cut the minimum down payment rate for first-time homebuyers on Friday and suggested the government could buy up commercial real estate, in some of Beijing's most ambitious moves yet to lift the ailing housing market out of an

US launches Fulbright scholarships for Vietnamese students

The US Mission to Vietnam is launching the Fulbright Vietnamese Visiting Student Researcher Programme, a non-degree programme that offers up to five fully-funded scholarships for Vietnamese citizens.

Cambodian deminers find three landmines on tree

Cambodian deminers have discovered three anti-personnel landmines from the country's civil war in a tree trunk, an official said Friday.

Miss National Vietnam 2024 launches

The first Miss National Vietnam 2024 competition was launched this week.

USAID and HCM City celebrate advances in renewable energy and energy efficiency

The US Agency for International Development (USAID), and the HCM City Department of Industry and Trade (DOIT), celebrated their joint success in a five-year partnership advancing renewable energy and energy efficiency in the city.

Pig prices top year high

Pig prices have reached the highest level over the past year, bringing enormous profits for farmers.

Director sacked following deadly Quang Ninh coal mine accidents

The state-owned Vietnam National Coal-Mineral Industries Group (TKV-Vinacomin) has dismissed Nguyen Tat Dung, director of the Quang Hanh Coal Company, following a series of deadly labour accidents reported at the company.

Rare douc langurs spotted in Kon Tum national park

For the first time in five years, a group of incredibly rare douc langurs was spotted in Chu Mom Ray National Park in the Central Highlands Province of Kon Tum.

Body of missing Mongolian climber found on Everest

Rescuers found the body of one of two missing Mongolian climbers on Mount Everest on Friday, expedition organisers said, the first confirmed fatality on the world's highest peak this mountaineering season.

350 exhibitors to take part in HCM City paper, coatings, rubber, plastic expos

Four annual international exhibitions, Paper Vietnam, Rubber and Tyre Vietnam, Coatings Expo Vietnam, and Plastech Vietnam, will be held in HCM City from June 12 to 14.

Disadvantaged students need health insurance support

Students from low-income families need health insurance support for the coming new school year.

Danang inaugurates Vietnam’s first breastfeeding airport rooms

Danang Airport has become the country's first airport to introduce breastfeeding rooms at convenient and accessible locations.

Tonnes of rubbish collected from HCM City canal

Hundreds of tonnes of rubbish have just been collected from the Nuoc Den (Black Water) Canal in HCM City's Binh Tan District following efforts from local authorities and volunteer groups.

Hanoi's new children's centre nears completion

The new children's centre in Hanoi is being completed after three years of construction and is expected to open later this year.

Straw burning plagues drivers on national highway

Drivers on the section of National Highway 1A running through the central province of Ha Tinh have been troubled by rampant straw burning.

Vietnamese tourism information centre opened in India

The national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines and its partners on May 16 inaugurated a Vietnamese tourism information centre in India.

Indonesia raises volcano alert level to highest after huge eruption

Indonesian authorities on Thursday raised the alert status of a volcano in the archipelago's east to the highest level after it spewed ash and smoke five kilometres into the sky for the second day in a row.