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Campaigners on Monday demanded the Thai government urgently pass a "clean air act" as the kingdom braces for its annual peak pollution season.

The HCM City Tourism Association is working with some local firms to launch 5,000 vending stalls selling quality rice noodle soup or Hu tieu, a famous traditional dish of the southern region, to visitors.

Many old trees in HCM City have been cut down while building a VND4.8 trillion (USD196.91 million) road.

Many areas in the central region have faced serious flooding following heavy rains triggered by a cold front.

Asian markets were mixed Monday ahead of key US inflation data later in the week, with traders still concerned the Federal Reserve could lift interest rates again.

Less positive business results in the nine months of 2023 have caused many businesses to lower their whole year’s target, with some even expecting losses.

Vietnam has recorded 136,000 dengue fever cases, including 35 deaths, according to the Ministry of Health.

Irish pop group Westlife have decided to add an additional concert to their November 2023 performance schedule in Ho Chi Minh City as part of their ongoing world tour “The Wild Dreams Tour”.

Danang City Department of Tourism are investigating a foreign tourist complaint about being overcharged by a local taxi driver while visiting the city.

Vietnam's economy is resilient in the face of the "vortex" of geopolitical instability in the world, but it still needs to maintain growth momentum to keep up with the global economy, according to experts.

At least 40 construction workers were trapped Sunday after the road tunnel they were building collapsed in northern India, with rescuers scrambling to reach them beneath piles of debris.

Chairwoman of the Vietnam-Cambodia Friendship Association Nguyen Thi Thanh and Chairwoman of the Cambodia-Vietnam Friendship Association Samdech Men Sam An co-chaired a conference in Tay Ninh province.

The 23rd Vietnam - China international trade fair is being held in the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai from November 10-15.

A kaleidoscope of tourism offerings have been branched out under a tourism connectivity programme between Ho Chi Minh City and the Mekong Delta region to unlock the allure of the southern localities.

China's annual "Singles Day" sales bonanza wraps up at midnight on Saturday, but consumers this year appear largely unswayed by its flashy deals and discounts as the world's second-largest economy slows.

Missosology, the world’s leading publication on beauty pageants, has named Vietnamese representative Bui Quynh Hoa among its third hot picks of the leading 15 beauties participating in Miss Universe 2023.

A poor couple in the northern mountainous province of Yen Bai have received nearly VND430 million in donations from the public to help save their small daughter from a brain abscess.

Vietnam saw a sharp rise in catfish output but lower export value in the first ten months of this year, according to the Vietnam Pangasius Association.