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The central city of Danang has topped a list of the ten most sought-after destinations for Indian tourists on the travel search site Skyscanner India.

Vietnam has recorded 56 cases of monkeypox as of October 31, including two imported cases from 2022, the Ministry of Health announced on Thursday.

With 90.49% of approval votes, the National Assembly has adopted a resolution on the socio-economic development plan for 2024, which sets a target of 6.0 - 6.5% growth in gross domestic product for the year.

Local budget-airline VietJet Air is set to increase the number of flights connecting Vietnam to major Australian cities to 48 per week, starting from December 1.

An exhibition, Development Achievements of Australian Partner NGOs in Vietnam, was opened on Thursday at the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology by the Australian Embassy in Vietnam and the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations.

Most Asian stocks crept back up Thursday after another positive day on Wall Street, with focus on upcoming speeches by Federal Reserve officials, while oil edged back after a second successive plunge fuelled by demand doubts.

The Pioneer the Possible University Tour with a series of events focused on innovation and sustainability has just arrived in the central city of Danang.

Authorities in the Mekong Delta Province of Dong Thap Province have approved spending of nearly VND 185 billion (USD7.59 million) to lure back the sarus cranes to Tram Chim National Park.

Hang Dau Water Tank in Hanoi’s Ba Dinh District will be restored and opened to visitors soon.

Vietnam exported 57,723 tonnes of pepper worth US$750.8 million to China during the ten-month period, accounting for 25.8% of the overall market share, according to the Vietnam Pepper Association.

Vietnam was elected as a vice president of the 42nd session of the UNESCO’s General Conference, with the event held on November 8 in Paris, with the country representing the Asia-Pacific region.

A Bangladeshi woman was shot dead Wednesday during violent protests by garment workers after they rejected a government wage increase offer, with the victim's husband blaming the police.

Eight people in HCM City have been fined for causing public disorder on Halloween.

A strong cold spell is forecasted to hit the northern region of Vietnam early next week, according to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.

Ho Chi Minh City is carrying out a survey of more than 15,000 firms, cooperatives, and business households as part of its 2023 Department and District Competitiveness Index.

Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Dao Ngoc Dung on Wednesday appointed leaders of Dantri Newspaper which was established from the merger of Dantri Online Newspaper and Labour and Social Affairs Newspaper.

Many stalls and kiosks that blocked access to the sea in Hai Tien Beach in the northern central province of Thanh Hoa have been removed.

Condé Nast Traveler, a luxury and lifestyle travel magazine, has named the UNESCO-recognised heritage Ha Long Bay in the northeastern coastal province of Quang Ninh on its list of the 51 most beautiful places in the world.

The HCM City Transport Department has just proposed to pilot a speed limit of 30 km/h for all vehicles travelling in the central city areas and 50 km/h in urban areas.