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The US Agency for International Development and Standard Chartered Bank (Vietnam) Limited (SC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Tuesday.

The south-central province of Khanh Hoa will host the first international jazz festival in Nha Trang city from April 27 to May 1.

Authorities of Bac Ninh City in the northern province of Bac Ninh have started demolishing 10 houses affected by erosion by the Cau River.

Vietnam has nearly 900,000 operating private enterprises with about 7 million entrepreneurs, contributing nearly 45 per cent of the country's GDP.

The State Bank of Vietnam will resume gold bar bidding after 11 years, aiming to increase the supply of gold to the market, promptly and immediately settle the high difference in domestic and international gold prices.

Two people have died after a truck plunged off the Lo Xo Pass in the Central Highlands Province of Kon Tum early Tuesday morning.

The Vietnamese Ministry of Education and Training has announced that the Romanian Government will grant 21 scholarships to Vietnamese citizens in 2024 to study in the European country.

The Vietnam Football Federation and LaLiga, the top tier of Spanish men's football, have reached an agreement on plans to bring Vietnamese national men's and women's teams to train and play friendly matches in Spain.

The northern province of Hung Yen has decided to invest VND170 billion (USD6.81 million) to build a bridge connecting to its neighbouring province of Hai Duong.

A seven-year-old girl in the central province of Nghe An is struggling with kidney failure, but her family can’t afford the treatment.

A 60-kilometre expressway will be built to link two border gates in the northern province of Lang Son.

Rain has been forecasted to arrive in HCM City this week, helping to cool the city amid the scorching hot weather.

Upon arriving in Hanoi on April 15, Tim Cook, CEO of Apple, sampled egg coffee in the Hanoi’s Old Quarter, took a stroll around Hoan Kiem lake, and met some local content creators.

Australian Assistant Minister for Climate Change and Energy Senator the Hon Jenny McAllister will meet Vietnamese and Australian business leaders, policymakers and industry experts in Vietnam to discuss how the countries can accelerate opportunities for green economy investment and trade.

National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines has announced adjustments to its flight routes between Vietnam and Europe to ensure the utmost safety of passengers and crew amid rising tensions in the Middle East.

The Vietnam Railway Corporation has just launched a night train route for tourists linking Dalat and Trai Mat in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong.

Australian Ambassador for Climate Change, Kristin Tilley, will visit Vietnam this week to further cooperation and strengthen bilateral engagement on climate and energy. Ambassador Tilley will visit Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City and Can Tho.

Apple CEO Tim Cook arrived in Hanoi on April 15 for a two-day working trip to Vietnam to examine the possibility of expanding cooperation between the tech giant and the Southeast Asian nation.

The Hung Kings' Temple Festival in the northern province of Phu Tho is one of Vietnam’s largest annual cultural events.