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A firm is seeking HCM City approval for a project to develop electric minibuses to run along local small roads and alleys.

Railways continue to face a stern challenge within the transportation market, not solely due to outdated infrastructure, but predominantly owing to their lack of competitive edge and inefficiencies in organisational structure, with a particular emphasis on the transportation sector.

The Asia Times has published an article outlining how Vietnam has uniquely positioned itself to be among the fastest-growing economies over the coming decade.

Two tourists have been struck after teasing an elephant in the central highlands province of Dak Lak.

Anna Hoang, 14, was awarded the first runner-up title at the Miss Eco Teen International 2023 pageant, with the grand finale of the competition held on November 3 in Egypt.

Authorities in the central highlands province of Lam Dong have just proposed a preferential interest rate loan package to remove greenhouses in the central area of Dalat City.

Filipino widow Agatha Ando has learned to laugh again in the decade after Super Typhoon Haiyan smashed into the central Philippines, killing more than 6,000 people and leaving millions homeless.

A poor couple in the central province of Nghe An have received nearly VND1.20 billion (USD48,910) in donations from the public to help save their small son from heart disease.

Poppy cultivation and opium production have plunged 95 percent in Afghanistan since Taliban authorities banned the crop, according to a UN report published Sunday.

As many as 71 people in Vietnam have been killed by rabies so far this year, with ignorance about possible vaccinations blamed.

A Vietnamese delegation led by Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha is attending the 6th China International Import Expo (CIIE) that kicked off Shanghai, China on November 5.

The Central Highlands resort city is exerting efforts to become a "Green Paradise" with attractions such as eco-tourism and health tourism in Vietnam and Southeast Asia, focusing on intelligent tourism.

A group of 14 British firms specializing in renewable energy technology and services arrived in Vietnam this week to sound out cooperation opportunities, including in offshore wind power development.

Border guards of the central province of Ha Tinh caught red-handed a Vietnamese man trafficking 1,000 synthetic drug pills and 100 grams of ketamine into Vietnam from Laos.

Though bringing in billions of US dollars in revenue, the Vietnamese semiconductor industry is still facing a host of challenges, especially the shortage of a skilled workforce.

Northern Vietnam has been forecasted to see a light cold spell and rains, according to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has approved a seven-day break for the Lunar New Year Tet 2024 holiday.

A four-year-old girl in the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau has just had a cornea transplant surgery with support from Dantri readers.