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Two children have drowned while two others remain missing when swimming in a river in the southern central province of Phu Yen on Tuesday afternoon.

President Vo Van Thuong arrived in the US on November 14 morning (local time), starting their participation in the APEC Leaders’ Week and bilateral activities at the invitation of US President Joe Biden.

More than 2,000 people fleeing Myanmar have crossed into neighbouring northeastern India as an offensive against the military widens, Indian media reported Tuesday.

A flight from Hanoi was delayed landing at Danang International Airport due to a stray dog on the runway.

Thousands of tonnes of rubbish at a dumping site in the central province of Ha Tinh’s Duc Tho District have remained untreated for years, causing serious pollution.

Vietnam aims to increase the share of renewable energy in the primary energy supply to around 20 per cent in 2030 and around 85 per cent in 2050.

A draft for the Law on Population has proposed that localities with low birth rates in Vietnam should provide financial support for women having a second child, as well as giving the children tuition exemptions.

The number of Vietnamese students at US universities and colleges has increased by 5.70 percent, to 21,900 students in the academic year 2022-2023 according to the 2023 Open Doors Report by the Institute of International Education.

The Vietnam Railway Corporation has announced that it will offer special train services shuttling between the centre of Hanoi and Gia Lam train factory which is the venue of the Hanoi Creative Design Festival 2023 from November 17-26.

Italian Food Week in Vietnam 2023 is currently taking place in Hanoi, offering visitors the chance to sample a range of authentic Italian cuisine.

Vietnamese President Vo Van Thuong’s participation in the upcoming Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders’ Week in the U.S. demonstrates Viet Nam’s support for multilateralism in general and the APEC process in particular, said Vietnamese Ambassador to the U.S.

The Hoi An Town-Cham Island speedboat service in the central province of Quang Nam has been halted due to heavy rain.

HCM City is preparing for high tides forecasted for November 14-16.

More than a hundred rescuers in northern India on Tuesday struggled for a third day to save workers trapped underground after the road tunnel they were building collapsed.

Equity markets edged up Tuesday as investors cautiously await the release of US inflation data, aware that a big miss in either direction could have major implications for the Federal Reserve's interest rate plans over the next few months.

Vietnamese President Võ Văn Thưởng left Hanoi on Tuesday to attend the 2023 APEC Economic Leaders’ Week and bilateral activities in the United States from November 14-17 at the invitation of President Joe Biden.

Authorities in the northern province of Hai Duong have issued fines to three firms for discharging untreated wastewater into the environment.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Myanmar has promptly devised plans to protect and ensure the safety of Vietnamese citizens living and working in some northern states, which have seen complex security developments in recent days.

The Ha Long International Cruise Port is receiving two luxury super ships on November 13 - 14, carrying nearly 3,400 European and American tourists onboard to visit Ha Long Bay and other tourist attractions in Quang Ninh province, northern Vietnam.