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The southern island of Phu Quoc has continued to report a falling number of visitors for the upcoming holiday due to high air ticket prices.

Leaders and former leaders of the Party, State, Government, National Assembly paid tribute to President Ho Chi Minh on the occasion of the 49th anniversary of the National Reunification Day.

The total investment capital demand for the whole energy sector in the 2021-2030 period is between 4.13-4.8 trillion VND (163.01-189.46 million USD), according to a plan to implement the National Power Planning in the 2021-2030 period with a vision

Vietnam's northern region will struggle with a widespread heat wave, with high temperatures of around 40 degrees centigrade in some areas.

A meeting took place in the Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh on April 25 to introduce the project “Smart Agro-ecological Transformation of Farming Systems towards Resilience and Sustainability in Middle and Coastal Zones of the Vietnam Mekong Delta (STAR-FARM)”.

Vietnam has eliminated malaria in 46 provinces and centrally-run cities as of the end of last year, and is determined to eradicate the disease by 2030, according to official data.

Vietnam on Thursday said it has ‘regrets’ over the recent annual human rights reports released by the US Department of State.

The US Agency for International Development has joined the Ca Mau Provincial People’s Committee to launch USAID’s persons with disabilities programme in the southernmost province of Vietnam.

HCM City has opened a street which specialises in electronic products.

National Australia Bank (NAB), one of Australia’s largest private foreign investors in Vietnam, opened a new office in HCM City on Thursday to support its expanded technology workforce in Vietnam.

At least six people were killed in a fire that ripped through a hotel in eastern India on Thursday, police said, with rescue teams still searching the wreckage for survivors.

A pagoda in the central city of Danang has handed over 114 turtles to local forest rangers for their release back into the wild.

Tourism service providers in Ha Long Bay have reported a surge in bookings for the Reunification Day and May Day holiday with services fully booked ahead of the five-day holiday.

The southern province of Dong Thap has announced plans to organise a second lotus festival in May.

A bamboo boat sank on a river in the northern province of Quang Ninh early on April 25, leaving four people missing.

The list of the top 500 fastest growing enterprises in Vietnam (FAST500) and Top 5 and Top 10 real estate - construction - building materials companies in 2024 has just been announced.

A severe hailstorm has hit the northern mountainous province of Son La, damaging crops.

Eight Australian Mining Equipment, Technology and Service (METS) companies have joined Mining Vietnam 2024 this week to promote sustainable mining cooperation between Australia and Vietnam.

Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi expects to serve 2,600 flights with 440,000 passengers during the coming Reunification Day (April 30) and May Day holiday which will last five days.