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Vietnamese are among those who crave holidaying abroad the most across Southeast Asia, according to GrabAds’s latest SEA Travel Insights 2023 report.

PM Pham Minh Chinh visited and presented gifts to children with disadvantaged backgrounds being treated at the National Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion on the occasion of the Mid-Autumn Festival.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) today approved capital management reforms that unlock $100 billion in new funding capacity over the next decade to address the region’s overlapping, simultaneous crises.

Vietnamese astronomy lovers will be given the opportunity to witness the final Supermoon of 2023, also known as Harvest Moon, due to take place in Vietnam on September 29.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has asked localities to urgently relocate people from areas which are at risk of being isolated by flooding and landslides.

Vietnam has received 41.2 million USD, equivalent to 80% of the total funding, from the World Bank for 10.3 million tonnes of CO2 as a result of its efforts to reduce carbon emissions in deforestation and forest degradation until 2025.

Foreign investment capital into Vietnam continues its increasing trend, with US$20.21 billion in nine months, a year-on-year growth of 7.7 per cent.

A total of six Vietnamese universities have been named in the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2024 which was released on September 27.

Thai anti-narcotics police seized over $8 million worth of drugs in one of the largest single hauls in the kingdom's history, officers said Thursday.

Shooter Pham Quang Huy on September 28 won the first gold medal for Vietnam at the 19th Asian Games (ASIAD 2023) in Hangzhou city of China's Zhejiang province.

Vietnam has leaped two places in the Global Innovation Index in 2023, ranking 46th out of 132 countries and territories, according to a GII report released by the World Intellectual Property Organisation.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Vietnam Water Supply and Sewerage Association (VWSA) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to further strengthen their collaboration in promoting a sustainable and inclusive water sector in Vietnam.

Many whales have recently appeared in Co To Island in the northern province of Quang Ninh.

Thousands of houses have been put under water following rising floods triggered by heavy rains over the past few days in the central province of Nghe An.

Local film “Tro tan ruc ro”, known as “Glorious Ashes” in English, will represent the country at the upcoming 2024 Oscars, competing in the preliminary round of the Best International Feature Film award category.

Hanoi will spend VND15.08 trillion (USD625 million) on upgrading 30 local parks, according to the municipal people’s committee.

A temporary closure of 3-5 months has been proposed for a famous banh mi sandwich shop in Hoi An City after its products poisoned hundreds of customers.

Hospitals in Hanoi have reported a sharp rise in number of dengue fever infections with more serious cases.

Many streets in Hanoi were flooded, seriously affecting traffic on Thursday morning due to heavy rains which started from Wednesday evening.