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Asian markets rose Monday as traders weighed US inflation data that revived hopes for an early interest rate cut, but gains were tempered by geopolitical worries after fresh US-UK strikes on Huthi targets in Yemen.

Authorities in the central highlands province of Dak Nong are trying to curb the rising number of forest destruction cases as the dry season comes.

The 15th NA started its fifth extraordinary meeting on January 15 in the presence of Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, State President Vo Van Thuong, PM Pham Minh Chinh, and NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue.

A woman in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak is calling for community support for her three-year-old daughter who is struggling with cerebral palsy.

Four members of a family in Hanoi were found dead after a fire broke out at their house in the Hanoi Old Quarter street of Hang Luoc early Monday morning.

Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Pham Thu Hang affirmed Vietnam persistently follows the “One China” policy while replying to the media’s question about the result of the election of the leader of Taiwan.

Asian powerhouse Japan had a good start in their opening match of the 2023 Asian Cup as they defeated Vietnam 4-2 in a thrilling match on January 14 in Qatar.

A new Military History Museum is set to open soon in Hanoi's Nam Tu Liem District.

An agreement signing ceremony to deploy the Nura general health check model, the first of its kind in Southeast Asia, took place on Saturday afternoon in Hanoi.

The Dien Bien Phu Marathon 2024 unfolded amidst the picturesque landscapes in the northern mountainous province of Dien Bien on January 14, with 1,500 athletes at home and abroad taking part.

The Hanoi municipal People’s Committee has decided to hold a series of fireworks shows at 32 venues across the capital on February 10, which will be the Lunar New Year’s Eve.

Vietnam's tourism industry has set a target to welcome 17-18 million foreign visitors in 2024, approaching the pre-pandemic record in 2019 when COVID-19 had yet to disrupt global travel.

A volcano on Suwanose Island in southwestern Japan erupted just after midnight local time on Sunday, the country's weather agency said.

Currently 70 per cent of businesses have changed their strategies and have had many export orders.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and Indonesian President Joko Widodo co-chaired a high-level business dialogue in Hanoi on January 13 morning as part of the latter’s state visit to Vietnam.

Police operating in Da Nang said on January 13 that they have co-operated with their counterparts in Ho Chi Minh City and the southern province of Binh Duong to bust a major loan shark ring headed by a Chinese

The HCM City Forest Protection Department has cooperated with U Minh Thuong National Park in the southern province of Kien Giang to release many wild animals.

2023 marked a significant milestone for the forestry sector as Vietnam successfully sold 10.3 million forest carbon credits for the first time through the World Bank for 51.5 million USD.