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A VND835 billion (USD34.51 million) waste-to-energy plant in the southern province of Binh Duong has been put into operation.

Vietjet opens a direct route between Hanoi and Dien Bien, shortening travel time for people and tourists between the two localities.

Vietnam has so far attracted 1,135 foreign-invested projects in the real estate sector with a total registered capital reaching US$68.045 billion, according to data provided by the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

State President Võ Văn Thưởng on Friday chaired an official welcome ceremony in Hanoi for Indonesian President Joko Widodo who is on a three-day State visit to Vietnam.

Two children have died and one other is in critical condition after eating toad meat at their home in the central highlands province of Gia Lai.

Oil prices surged Friday after US and UK forces launched strikes against Iran-backed Huthi rebels in Yemen following attacks on ships in the Red Sea, fuelling worries about a wider conflict in the crude-rich region.

The Ministry of Public Security (MPS) Office for UN Peacekeeping Operations held an inauguration ceremony for the Vietnam Police Peacekeeping Unit No.1 in Hanoi on January 11.

PM Pham Minh Chinh will attend the 54th Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Switzerland and pay official visits to Hungary and Romania from January 16-23.

Vietnam regrets that the US has designated Vietnam as one of the countries on its Special Watch List regarding religious freedom, and requests it to remove the country from the list.

The central coastal city of Danang is conducting a trial run of its first pedestrian street in the first quarter of this year on Bach Dang Street from the Dragon Bridge to the Nguyễn Văn Trỗi Bridge.

Hundreds of Hanoians flocked to Tay Ho Temple on Wednesday midnight to seek blessings for the new lunar month.

Dalat City People's Committee issued a fine of VND240 million on Thursday to the DL Royal JSC for illegally building a golf club project on Cu Hill.

The Ministry of Education and Training has issued decisions allowing the operations of four international accreditation organisations in Vietnam, namely ACQUIN, THE-ICE, ACBSP and ABET.

Indonesian President Joko Widodo and his entourage arrived in Hanoi on January 11 afternoon, starting a three-day State visit to Vietnam at the invitation of Vietnamese President Vo Van Thuong.

A bridge project started on Wednesday in the northern mountainous province of Son La, connecting two remote villages in Ngoc Chien Commune, Muong Lat District.

The tourism industry in 2024 has seen positive signals as ocean liners have bustled at ports for the past 10 days, bringing tens of thousands of foreign visitors to Vietnam.

Dengue fever patients and deaths in Vietnam declined last year, but many other diseases increased.

The Vietnamese passport has fallen by five notches to 87th on a list of the world’s most powerful passports, according to the latest report released by Henley Passport Index.

Asian markets rose Thursday as investors gear up for the release of major US inflation data that could have a huge bearing on the Federal Reserve's timetable for cutting interest rates.