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Hanoi authorities are investigating an oil spill that has been found on the Linh Dam Lake over the past few days.

Petrol retail prices slightly fell from October 2 following an adjustment by the Ministry of Industry and Trade, and the Ministry of Finance.

Red sand has blanketed a coastal street in the southern central province of Binh Thuan’s Phan Thiet City.

The eighth plenum of the 13th Party Central Committee opened in Hanoi on October 2 under the chair of General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong.

Pakistan police busted an organ trafficking ring run by a disgraced doctor and a motor mechanic, who conducted at least 328 illegal kidney transplants, authorities said.

Vietnam’s southern region has been forecasted to experience torrential rains during the first ten days of October.

Two teenagers drowned while swimming at a beach in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue's Phu Loc District on Sunday afternoon.

Localities are diversifying tourism products and stepping up promotion activities to attract both domestic and foreign holidaymakers in the remaining months of this year.

The Directorate for Roads of Vietnam has just asked the HCM City Transport Department to inspect the operations of the Thanh Buoi Company after one of its bus drivers caused a serious traffic accident leaving five dead.

One more monkeypox case has been reported in Vietnam, bringing the total number of infections in the country to five, all in the southern region.

The Ministry of Transport said it has approved adjustments to the project reviewing, evaluating and recommending the results of research on planning for international airports of Da Nang, Cam Ranh and Phu Quoc for the 2021-2030 period with a

Domestic demand is driving a tourism recovery in Vietnam and compensating for the lower number of international visitors, tourism and hospitality experts said.

Afghanistan's embassy in India suspended operations on Sunday, more than two years after the Taliban's return to power in Kabul following the collapse of the Western-backed government.

The Ministry of Health has submitted to the Government a proposal to declare the end of the COVID-19 pandemic as a group A disease and abolish a number of pandemic prevention measures.

Vietnam's southern localities remain attractive destinations for Japanese investors thanks to the completion of infrastructure systems coupled with an improved local business environment.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has required utmost efforts to fulfil to the highest possible level the targets and tasks for 2023 while chairing the regular Government meeting for September and an online meeting between the Cabinet and localities

Vietnam aims to become a leading country in ASEAN and East Asia in chip production, with deeper participation in the global production and supply chain by 2030, according to an expert.

Bui Quynh Hoa, 25, from Hanoi was crowned Miss Universe Vietnam 2023 at the final night on September 29 in Ho Chi Minh City.