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The UK’s Home Office on March 25 launched a social media campaign in Vietnam to deter migrants from coming to the UK illegally, following successful similar drives in Albania, France and Belgium.

At least 13 people were killed in the southern Philippines on Monday after a collision between a dump truck loaded with sand and a passenger van, local authorities said.

The Ministry of Health said that there is still a potential risk of avian flu infection in humans.

The Phu Yen Provincial People's Committee issued a VND3.40 billion fine for the Fococev Company for illegally discharging wastewater which caused environmental pollution.

A 4.0 magnitude earthquake occurred in Hanoi’s outlying district of My Duc on Monday morning.

Three members of a family in the southern province of Dong Nai have died of asphyxiation after entering a biogas facility at their pig farm on Monday morning.

The Ministry of Transport has just asked the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam to prepare for peak season amid an aircraft shortage facing some major carriers.

The UNESCO World Heritage Site of Ha Long Bay received over 610,000 visitors, earning over VND 200 billion (USD8.07 million) in ticket sales in the first three months of this year, according to its management board.

Vietnam's ambition to elevate its stock market from "frontier" to "emerging" status by 2025 faces two key hurdles, including pre-trade margin requirements for foreign investors and foreign ownership ratios in certain sectors.

Mong Cai Border Gate in the northern province of Quang Ninh is serving between 20,500-30,000 Chinese tourists to Vietnam, according to the Mong Cai Customs Department.

Two cueists Tran Quyet Chien and Bao Phuong Vinh made history for Vietnam when they defeated their Spanish opponents at the 2024 World Championship Three-Cushion National Teams in Germany on March 24, securing the championship title for the first time.

The development of artificial intelligence (AI) is expected to contribute trillions of US$ to the global economy annually, with Vietnam being forecast to become an "AI dragon", thereby helping to further promote AI development in Southeast Asia.

Speaker of the Parliament of Finland Jussi Halla-aho and a high-ranking delegation of the Finnish Parliament arrived in Hanoi on March 24, beginning a three-day official visit to Vietnam.

The establishment of a semiconductor technology training programme is emerging as a trend among Vietnamese education institutions, aiming to meet the market's demand for skilled engineers in the field.

Nearly 20 commercial banks have adjusted deposit rates since the beginning of this month, with most lowering rates.

A 21-year-old male student in Nha Trang City in the southern central province of Khanh Hoa died on Saturday after eight days fighting against avian influenza A (H5) virus.

Cruise tourism plays a crucial role in attracting foreign visitors to the central province of Thua Thien-Hue, contributing to its overall socio-economic development.

SK ecoplant company has signed a memorandum of understanding on co-operation and development for renewable energy business in the nation with BCG Energy- a member of Bamboo Capital.