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Authorities in the central province of Quang Binh have requested that two tourism facilities illegally built on forest land in the Quang Ninh District be demolished.

Vietnam reported 347 traffic accidents that left 138 people dead and 285 others injured during the five-day holiday to mark Reunification Day (April 30) and May Day.

A Vietnamese space has received warm response from visitors at the ongoing 2024 Buenos Aires International Book Fair.

The Field Restaurant in Hoi An City has been awarded the Gold Platinum Low-Carbon Tourism Standard certification by Magnus International.

Vietnam has six representatives out of a total of 739 institutions from 31 countries and territories in Asia honoured by Times Higher Education in the Asia University Rankings 2024.

HCM City received over 969,000 visitors during the Reunification Day (April 30) and May Day holiday, earning over VND3.20 trillion.

A man and his two sons have been found dead in a fire which they set to hunt for bamboo rats in the northern mountainous province of Dien Bien on Wednesday.

At least 24 people died after part of a highway collapsed due to heavy rains in southern China's Guangdong province on Wednesday, state media said.

Noi Bai and Tan Son Nhat airports saw more than 200,000 passengers on Wednesday as people returned to the cities after the Reunification Day (April 30) and May Day holiday.

Many bridges and railway tunnels passing through the Hai Van Pass in Danang City have deteriorated, requiring comprehensive upgrades.

Six people were killed and seven others injured after a boiler exploded at a wood processing factory in the southern province of Dong Nai on Wednesday morning.

Thousands of visitors flocked to beaches at Do Son in the northern city of Haiphong on the Reunification Day (April 30) and May Day holiday.

The National Assembly is scheduled to convene an extraordinary session on May 2 to consider personnel work under its authority.

Public workers will enjoy four consecutive days off from August 31 to September 3 for the National Day (September 2) holiday, according to an announcement by the Ministry of Labour, War Invalids, and Social Affairs.

Vietnam's Nguyen Thuy Linh and Le Duc Phat ranked 17th and 37th in the latest Badminton World Federation rankings, respectively, securing their spots to compete in the Paris 2024 Olympics this summer.

Approximately 500 people were mobilised to control a forest fire that lasted through Tuesday night in the central province of Nghe An.

Vietnamese model Huynh Vo Hoang Son has been selected to vie for a title at Manhunt International 2024, the world largest male beauty contest.

Vietnam's import-export revenue reached 238.88 billion USD in the first four months of this year, with trade surplus reaching 8.4 billion USD, according to the General Statistics Office.