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With her owner holding her leash, Philippine pooch Hazel sniffs through rubble in a simulated search for survivors of a major earthquake in the capital Manila.

The Vietnamese National Assembly stands ready to support cooperation between Vietnamese localities and China’s Yunnan province, NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue affirmed at a law and policy forum held in Kunming city on April 12.

Police in the central province of Ha Tinh have detained two Lao men for trafficking drugs into the area.

HCM City Transport Department launched a fleet of 70 electric cars on Friday to transport tourists around the city centre.

Public investment projects are giving a big push to the domestic construction material industry, according to Vietnam Report.

A bridge linking Haiphong City and the northern province of Quang Ninh is scheduled to be open in early May.

The first quarter of 2024 witnessed a significant surge in Vietnamese workers venturing abroad for employment, with a staggering 35,933 individuals seeking opportunities overseas.

Ho Chi Minh City must devise a specific plan and standards for electric charging station systems moving forward, heard a workshop held on April 11 in Ho Chi Minh City.

The Ministry of Education and Training coordinated with the Australian Education Department to organise training courses from March 25 to April 11 for universities to improve their capacity for internationalisation.

Vietnam and the Vatican have consented to continue to effectively maintain high-level exchanges and contacts and promote the role of the Holy See's Resident Representative in Vietnam, thereby helping the relationship between the two sides achieve more important progress.

The northern province of Hai Duong has planned to pilot Tue Tinh Food Street on the upcoming Reunification Day April 30 and May Day holiday.

Two Chinese men have been detained in HCM City for stealing the wallet of a Japanese man and using his credit cards to buy watches.

Dantri/Dtinews Newspaper held a gala event on Thursday evening to celebrate the 20th anniversary of its charity programme.

The Vietnam Cement Association has just called for support from the government as slow demand has threatened their operations.

Air India, one of India’s premier global airlines, has announced that it will officially inaugurate direct air routes between the Indian city of New Delhi and Ho Chi Minh City starting from June 1.

The Authority of Broadcasting, Television and Electronic Information under the Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) has sent an official letter to Netflix, requesting its compliance with Vietnam’s legal regulations on providing online gaming services.

Vietnam’s southern region has experienced temperatures of 40 degrees centigrade, the highest so far this year.

The HCM City People’s Court on Thursday handed down a death sentence to Trương Mỹ Lan, chairwoman of real estate developer Vạn Thịnh Phát, who has been identified as the mastermind behind the largest financial fraud in Vietnam’s history.

The Vietnam International Travel Mart (VITM) 2024 with over 450 booths is expected to welcome up to 80,000 visitors.