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The Ha Long Bay Management Board has acknowledged the pollution issues affecting the bay and has committed to implementing additional measures to mitigate the problem.

Over 5,000 people clad in "Ao dai" (Vietnamese traditional gown) joined a parade in Ho Chi Minh City on March 8 as part of the city’s ongoing 10th Ao Dai Festival.

Four Sarus cranes have been spotted at the Tram Chim National Park after a two-year absence, a positive sign as the park is carrying out a project to lure them back.

Gold shops in Vietnam are reporting soaring demand as domestic prices have set new records over the past few days.

On International Women's Day, we not only celebrate our collective strides towards gender equality and women's empowerment but also pinpoint the gaps and amplify our efforts to secure equal rights and choices for everyone.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, who is paying an official visit to Australia, attended and delivered a speech at a Vietnam – Australia education forum held in Canberra on March 8.

Danish Minister for the Interior and Health Sophie Løhde paid a visit to Vietnam on March 5-6 to further strengthen the bilateral health cooperation, especially on primary health care and non-communicable diseases.

The Central Highlands province of Kon Tum is set to organise the Ngoc Linh Ginseng Festival 2024 in April.

American billionaire Bill Gates and his partner Paula Hurd have departed from Danang City following a four-day holiday in the Vietnamese central city.

One Vietnamese national was among the three casualties logged in a missile attack on the Barbados-flagged True Confidence cargo ship by Houthi forces off the coast of Yemen on March 6.

Vietnam's aquatic product exports could reach 9.5 billion USD in 2024, said Nguyen Thi Thu Sac, Chairwoman of the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers.

Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai chaired a meeting in Hanoi on March 7 to honour outstanding female intellectuals and present the Kovalevskaia Award 2023 to two female scientists.

The Ho Chi Minh City Customs Department will auction five containers containing 63,000 bottles of Russian vodka, left unclaimed at a local port for many years.

Authorities in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue have awarded honorary citizenship to two foreign women for their significant contributions to the province.

Around 900 luxury watches worth almost $13 million are missing in Japan after a site renting them out folded and its owner fled to Dubai, local media reported.

Several Vietnamese and international artists are currently displaying their artworks at a street art exhibition taking place at the Da Nang Fine Arts Museum.

Several forest fires have occurred in the northwestern province of Son La in recent days as the area experiences dry hot weather.

PM Pham Minh Chinh has tasked the State Bank of Vietnam with leading and coordinating governmental ministries and agencies to keep interest rates low and financial access easier for businesses.

Contrary to the current quietness of the life insurance industry, the non-life insurance industry has seen large acquisition deals of foreign investors.