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Dozens of houses have been built without permission on a hill in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong.

With trade promotion activities intensified, the agro-forestry-fishery sector is able to earn 54-55 billion USD in export revenue this year as assigned by the Prime Minister, according to Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Phung Duc Tien.

The U Minh Thuong National Park in the southern province of Kien Giang has temporarily closed to visitors to help in fire prevention efforts.

Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai has suggested Vietnam and the US effectively implement the comprehensive strategic partnership framework in key areas such as economics, trade and investment.

Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính ordered Vietnam to strive to achieve the 6.5 per cent growth target this year.

Many people in Hue City in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue are flocking to the Huong River to relax amid the blazing heat.

Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, Secretary for Relations with States and International Organisations of the Vatican, will visit Vietnam from April 9-14 at the invitation of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Vietnam.

Hanoi have diagnosed a seven-year-old girl as their first rubella patient.

Yahoo! Finance has named Hue in central Thua Thien-Hue province among the top 20 most underrated travel destinations throughout Asia.

The drug packages found on Vietnamese beaches had Global Positioning System (GPS) chips attached to them which is a new method used by drug traffickers, an official has said.

Many residential areas in Hanoi will face water shortages this summer.

The continual erosion of the riverbank in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho has threatened many local houses.

Authorities in the northern province of Bac Giang have vowed to strictly deal with rampant illegal logging in the area.

At least seven people were killed and more than 700 injured Wednesday by a powerful earthquake in Taiwan that damaged dozens of buildings and prompted tsunami warnings that extended to Japan and the Philippines before being lifted.

Asian markets tumbled Wednesday as investors grow increasingly sceptical that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates as much as hoped this year, while a massive earthquake in Taiwan added to the sense of gloom.

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said Wednesday that the tsunami threat from a major earthquake in Taiwan "has now passed", with authorities in Taipei saying no injuries or deaths had been reported so far.

Four workers have been killed in a coal mine explosion in the northern province of Quang Ninh.

Customs officers and border guards in the central province of Quang Tri have just arrested nine Lao citizens for allegedly transporting 100 kilos of methamphetamine.

The Southern Traditional Cake Festival 2024 will take place in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on April 17-21.