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The Ministry of Industry and Trade will capitalise on signed free trade agreements to diversify markets, step up trade promotions and shift to exports through official channels with a view to gaining 377 billion USD in export revenue this year.

The police have detained a Russian national suspected of murdering another Russian in Binh Thuan province, southern Vietnam.

The annual Spring Calligraphy Festival will open this weekend at Literature Lake, part of Hanoi's Văn Miếu – Quốc Tử Giám (Temple of Literature), recreating the national ancient traditional spaces.

Cash-strapped Sri Lanka is "gradually" emerging from its worst economic crisis after the austerity of an IMF bailout, the president said Sunday in a speech to mark independence day.

As many as 9,590 soldiers from 30 countries will join the Cobra Gold 2024 military drills scheduled to take place in Thailand from February 26 to March 8, the local media reported on February 4.

The Complex of Hue monuments, a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage site, is set to open to the public with free admission from February 10 to 12 or the first, second and third days of the Lunar New Year holiday

Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son has expressed Vietnam's readiness to collaborate closely with the EU in building an exemplary cooperation model for green transformation, aiming to support developing nations, including Vietnam, in bridging gaps in finance, technology

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) has set a target to produce some 500,000 tonnes of seaweed by 2030 as part of the nation’s seafood development strategy.

Trade activities between Vietnam and China have been busy since the beginning of 2024, with a series of border gates reopened and upgraded.

Vietnam consumed nearly 55.5 tonnes of gold jewelry in 2023, down 6% compared to the previous year, according to the World Gold Council.

Hanoi will ban vehicles on many streets in Tay Ho District due to a lightshow scheduled to be held in the area around the West Lake.

The death toll from landslides and floods triggered by torrential rain in the southern Philippines in the past week has risen to 14, official tallies showed Saturday.

The 23rd Windsurf Mui Ne Fun Cup 2024 kicked off on February 2 at Mui Ne beach in Phan Thiet city in the south-central province of Binh Thuan.

Vietnamese Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son attended the 24th ASEAN-EU Ministerial Meeting (AEMM-24) in Brussels, Belgium, on February 2, alongside foreign ministers of other ASEAN countries and all 27 member states of the EU.

Thousands of people have started leaving Hanoi since Friday afternoon for the Tet Lunar New Year Holiday, causing serious traffic congestion on many roads.

At the start of 2024, Europeans are of course deeply concerned by the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine and by the conflict that has broken out again in the Middle East.

Lobster farmers in the southern province of Khanh Hoa are currently earning good profits as prices have sharply risen, but worries remain about an unstable market.

There is a visible change in the taste of home seekers which is pushing developers to switch focus to more affordable segment housing.