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The total consolidated revenue of 19 State-owned economic groups and corporations hit 1.871 quadrillion VND (77.9 billion USD) last year, or 20% of the country’s gross domestic product.

A musical concert featuring jazz masters from various countries around the world will be held at the concert hall of the Vietnam National Academy of Music (VNAM) on October 7.

Over 4,317 students in the central province of Ha Tinh's Huong Khe District have had to stay at home due to serious flooding at their schools.

Authorities in the southern coastal province of Kien Giang have temporarily halted ferry and boat services to Phu Quoc Island due to rough sea.

Police in HCM City have just arrested a man for smuggling 22 iPhones into Vietnam.

Two more monkeypox cases have been reported in Vietnam, bringing the total number of infections in the country to four, mainly in the southern region.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva held talks in Brasilia on September 25 (Brazil time) as part of the Vietnamese leader’s official visit to the South American country.

Markets fell further Tuesday as investors grew increasingly fearful about another possible US interest rate hike and the prospect they will be kept elevated for some time to combat persistent inflation.

Authorities in the central city of Danang are planning to remove some stone workshops at the Non Nuoc Stone Carving Village to Hoa Nhon Industrial Park in Hoa Vang District to curb serious pollution.

Authorities in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong have decided to expand the boundaries of the tourist city of Dalat by merging the city with neighbouring Lac Duong District, with the intention of fostering growth throughout the region.

Singapore army specialists on Tuesday detonated a 100-kilogram (220-pound) World War II-era bomb found at a construction site, causing a thunderous boom in the city-state after authorities had evacuated thousands of residents.

The Ministry of National Defence on September 25 handed over the State President’s decisions to three officers, who will join the UN Interim Security Force for Abyei and the UN Mission in South Sudan.

Pakistan's first warm-up match ahead of the ODI World Cup in arch-rival India will be held behind closed doors due to security issues, the hosts said on Monday.

President of the National Assembly of People's Power of Cuba Esteban Lazo Hernandez on Monday paid a visit to the central province of Quang Binh and gave gifts to patients at the Vietnam-Cuba friendship hospital.

Standard Chartered has predicted that Vietnam's GDP growth will reach 5.1% in Q3, up from 4.1% recorded in the previous quarter.

Vietnam is a trustworthy partner and loyal friend of Bulgaria, affirmed President Rumen Radev while hosting visiting National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue in Sofia on September 25.

Chinese tourists received a personal welcome from the Thai prime minister Monday as they arrived in Bangkok under a new visa-free scheme the government hopes will give the kingdom's vital tourism sector a boost.

The northern and central regions of Vietnam have been forecasted to face heavy rain between September 25-29 due to the impact of a tropical depression.

President Vo Van Thuong has welcomed President of the National Assembly of People's Power of Cuba Esteban Lazo Hernandez’s visit to Vietnam.