Society

Vietnam has received a US$51.5 million payment for verified emissions reductions for reducing deforestation and forest degradation and for enhancing carbon stored in forests through reforestation and afforestation.

Vietnam lost by a goal to nil away at Indonesia in their third match of Group F in the 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers on Thursday.

Several major foreign names operating in the film industry will attend the second version of the Ho Chi Minh City International Film Festival (HIFF 2024), which is scheduled to take place from April 6 to April 13, organisers have said.

The 2024 International Nature Film Week has just been launched in Hanoi with the theme “Where nature’s stories ignite action.”

Vietnamese and Dutch experts compared notes on scientific, technological and financial solutions to boost sustainable agricultural development and respond to climate change in the Mekong Delta at a forum in Ho Chi Minh City on March 21.

A dead turtle with a large crack on its shell was found on a beach in the southern city of Vung Tau on Thursday.

The ministries of Industry and Trade, and Finance sharply raised retail petrol prices to their highest rates in five months on Thursday afternoon.

A dyke along the Cau River in the northern province of Bac Ninh has faced severe erosion, posing a threat to nearby households.

More than 300 students at Dalat University on Wednesday joined with many other young people in the central highlands province of Lam Dong in an event held by the World Wild Fund to call for people to stop eating

Winners of the Vietnam Outstanding Young Faces Award 2023 have been announced recently by the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union Central Committee.

Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan was appointed as the acting president of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam on Thursday, following the resignation of former President Vo Van Thuong.

The Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park Management Board in the central province of Quang Binh has announced that it has recently received 11 rare wild animals transferred by the Hanoi Wild Animal Rescue Centre for further rescue and release

Nguyen Ngoc Can carefully tied a bunch of plastic bottles into his belt, and quickly climbed the sugar palm to extract the unprocessed sugar.

Vietnam earned nearly USD30 million from exporting lobsters in the first two months of this year, up 19-fold on-year.

Two children in the central province of Nghe An, who are suffering from paralysis, are living with their paternal grandparents after their father's death and their mother's remarriage.

The sustainable bond market of member economies of the ASEAN, China, Japan, and the Republic of Korea expanded 29.3% last year, outpacing the 21% growth of the global and euro-area sustainable bond markets.

Businesses in the central city of Danang have faced difficulties in attracting new workers despite higher salaries.

A Francophone running tournament entitled "Ensemble" (Together) will take place on March 24 at Thong Nhat (Reunification) Park in Hanoi, with the event attracting the participation of over 1,800 runners.

Schools in Afghanistan opened for the new academic year on Wednesday, with girls lamenting being banned from joining secondary-level classes for a third year in a row.