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Hanoi's water supply companies are preparing tankers to provide water for residents who may face shortages this summer.

Vietnam’s Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index rose back above the 50.0 no change mark in April, posting 50.3 from 49.9 in March.

According to Nguyen Duc Hoa, Deputy Head of the Climate Forecasting Division under the National Centre for Hydrometeorological Forecasting, Vietnam is set to struggle with more intense hot spells in May.

General Secretary of the National Assembly Bui Van Cuong on May 2 issued a press release announcing the results of the 15th NA’s 7th extraordinary session.

A 13-year-old girl in the central province of Nghe An is seeking community support to cover the treatment for her mother, who is struggling with kidney failure.

At least 328 people have faced food poisoning symptoms after eating banh mi sandwiches at a bakery in the southern province of Dong Nai.

The elevation of the stock market to "emerging" status can help Vietnam attract an additional 10 billion USD in both direct and indirect investment, KB Vietnam Securities JSC reported, citing the World Bank.

Four Vietnamese nationals have been arrested as part of a major joint UK-French investigation into alleged small boats people smugglers advertising crossings on Facebook.

Vietnam’s tourism sector served over 6.2 million foreign visitors and 40.5 million domestic tourists in the first four months of this year, earning 271.4 trillion VND (nearly 10.7 billion USD) in revenue, according to the Vietnam National Authority of Tourism.

A local resident was killed by lightning and over 1,200 houses were unroofed after thunderstorms slammed into the northern mountainous provinces of Lao Cai, Yen Bai, Bac Kan, and Tuyen Quang from April 30 to May 1.

Developing Asia and the Pacific are unprepared to secure the well-being of their rapidly ageing population, according to a report released today by the Asian Development Bank.

A 12-container freight train from Cao Xa Station in Hai Duong Province will join an international freight train on the Hanoi-Hebei route today, May 2.

As a major industrial hub, contributing about 10% of the country's total export value, the southern province of Binh Duong targets becoming a logistics locomotive of the southern region of Vietnam.

Authorities in the central province of Quang Binh have requested that two tourism facilities illegally built on forest land in the Quang Ninh District be demolished.

Vietnam reported 347 traffic accidents that left 138 people dead and 285 others injured during the five-day holiday to mark Reunification Day (April 30) and May Day.

A Vietnamese space has received warm response from visitors at the ongoing 2024 Buenos Aires International Book Fair.

The Field Restaurant in Hoi An City has been awarded the Gold Platinum Low-Carbon Tourism Standard certification by Magnus International.

Vietnam has six representatives out of a total of 739 institutions from 31 countries and territories in Asia honoured by Times Higher Education in the Asia University Rankings 2024.