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US tourist David Madrigal is over the moon after paying $200 for a "vintage" console at a busy Tokyo store that is tapping into booming global demand for retro gaming kit.

The Miss Earth 2024 pageant will be held in the Philippines instead of Vietnam which was originally selected to play host to the event, organizers recently announced.

Tech firms led a plunge across Asian markets Wednesday after a rout on Wall Street fuelled by a collapse in chip titan Nvidia and disappointing data on US factory activity that revived recession fears.

Cuc Phuong National Park in northern Vietnam has been named Asia’s Leading National Park 2024 by World Travel Awards, according to the management board of the national park.

Vietnam’s import value of meat and meat products was worth US$1.08 billion during the first eight months of the year, representing an annual surge of 20.3%, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

President of Guinea-Bissau Umaro Sissoco Embaló and his spouse will make an official visit to Vietnam from Sept. 5-9, 2024, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

On the occasion of the 79th National Day of Vietnam (September 2, 1945 - 2024), leaders of Laos, China, Cambodia, Cuba, Russia, India, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), and Mongolia have sent congratulations to Vietnam's Party and

As many as 124 people died and 193 others were injured in 257 traffic accidents which occurred across Vietnam during the National Day holiday, according to a report from the Ministry of Public Security.

Party General Secretary and State President To Lam held online talks with President of the Liberal Democratic Party and Prime Minister of Japan Kishida Fumio on September 3.

PM Pham Minh Chinh has ordered localities in the northern and central regions to urgently prepare for tropical Storm Yagi, which is forecast to arrive in the coming days.

One child has been found dead, and one other remained missing after they were swept away in a stream in the southern province of Binh Phuoc's Dong Phu District on Monday.

India launched a probe Tuesday after 12 applicants for coveted government jobs died during physical tests for posts as excise officers, with commentators saying it illustrated the scale of the country's unemployment crisis.

Oil clumps have been found on a beach in Nha Trang City in the southern central province of Khanh Hoa.

Landslides have occurred on National Highway 20, running through Da Lat City in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong, following heavy rain.

As many as 171 traffic accidents happened in Vietnam in the first three days, killing 75 people and injuring 127 others.

The temporary shopping centre Marywilska 44 in Warsaw, Poland has officially opened just over three months after a fire that destroyed more than 1,400 stalls, most of which run by Vietnamese traders.

Tropical storm Yagi is forecast to enter the East Sea on September 3 and is likely to gain further strength into a powerful typhoon, according to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.

The country’s largest import markets for ores and minerals are Australia, Brazil, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, India, Turkey, and China.