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Authorities in Bac Lieu Province have announced that they were still searching for three crew members who remained missing after their fishing boat sank off the neighbouring Tra Vinh Province.

Many passengers have been given Christmas gifts at Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi.

The Opera House in the capital is set to host the Hanoi concert on January 1 in celebration of the New Year.

Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe granted an amnesty to more than 1,000 convicts and released them from jails across the country to mark Christmas, a prisons official said Monday.

Thousands of people flocked to central streets and churches in Hanoi and HCM City to enjoy the bustling atmosphere and beautiful decorations during Christmas Eve.

Enterprises are sprinting on the last days of 2023 to compete their yearly production and business plans, and some are expanding their business activities to welcome the New Year 2024.

The northern and north-central provinces are forecasted to see rising temperatures from December 26 as the severe cold spell eases.

Solo travelling is not rare in western countries, but in Asian countries including Vietnam it is somewhat of an oddity. But it has become increasingly popular among young Vietnamese in recent years.

A poor woman in the central province of Quang Nam is struggling with end-stage stomach cancer, but her family is too poor to cover the treatment.

At least 13 people were killed and 46 injured in eastern Indonesia on Sunday in an explosion at a Chinese-funded nickel-processing plant, the owner of the industrial park that hosts the facility said.

A 44-year-old man in the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai who was seriously burnt is seeking the community's help.

Sri Lanka's police announced Sunday the arrests of nearly 15,000 people during a week-long military-backed anti-narcotics drive, a crackdown denounced by rights activists.

Four important transport projects nationwide were inaugurated in the presence of Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on December 24.

Thanks to significant achievements in medicine, increasing quality, and reasonable costs of medical examination and treatment services, Vietnam's healthcare establishments have attracted more and more foreign patients, including those from developed countries such as the US and Canada.

Model Nguyen Hoang Tung is set to represent the nation to compete in the Mister Grand International (MGI) 2023 pageant which is scheduled to take place in Spain in January, 2024.

Oxalis, the only firm operating expedition adventure tour to Son Doong – the world’s largest natural cave on December 23 announced that the tour is fully booked for the whole of 2024.

Various fun-filled activities and workshops were put on at the EU Christmas market, the first of its kind held in Ho Chi Minh City on December 23.

Foreign investors are expected to plough large amounts of money in the Vietnamese property market in 2024-26, according to experts.