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Their interest piqued during Covid lockdowns and by a new Netflix drama, a fresh rush of foreign tourists are flocking to Japan for a look inside the insular world of sumo.

President Võ Văn Thưởng met with 56 international and Vietnamese scientists attending the international scientific conference "Windows on the Universe" that recently took place in Quy Nhơn City, the south-central province of Bình Định.

The Ho Chi Minh City Union of Friendship Organisations (HUFO) and the Consulate of Indonesia organised ASEAN Fun Walk 2023 on August 12, with the event drawing the participation of approximately 1,000 local and foreign runners.

The 37th World Flower Council Summit is scheduled to take place in Da Lat City from September 8 to September 12, marking the first event to be held in Vietnam.

The northeastern coastal province of Quang Ninh aims to make its tourism a spearhead and sustainable economic sector by 2030, attracting at least 25.5-26 million visitors, including about 9 million foreigners.

A group of hundreds of monkeys come to Linh Ung Pagoda in the northern province of Thanh Hoa to seek food every day.

The south-central coastal province of Khanh Hoa has seen a significant increase in the number of visitors during the summer months, with a 60% surge compared to the same period in 2019 before the pandemic hit.

Big data on e-commerce would help the tax watchdog to efficiently collect tax from foreign cross-border IT services providers, according to Nguyễn Bằng Thắng, director of Tax Management Department of Large Enterprises.

The Vietnam Summer Camp 2023, which brought together 120 outstanding young overseas Vietnamese people from many countries and territories around the world, wrapped up its journey but left a strong impression on solidarity among participants.

Two people died and 16 others are missing after a mudslide triggered by heavy rains occurred near the northern Chinese city of Xi'an, state media reported Saturday.

Hanoi police have recommended that homes in Hanoi should have fire alarms installed.

As many as 5,000 people joined in a yoga performance that was recognised by VietKings as the most attended yoga session on Saturday morning in Hanoi.

Tens of thousands of scouts danced, sang and waved glow sticks at a massive K-pop festival in Seoul on Friday, as South Korea sought to salvage a problem-plagued jamboree with "the power of Korean culture".

Fishermen and fishing vessel owners in the coastal province of Quang Ninh will have their products and vessels seized by authorities from September if they don’t follow regulations on vessel registration, inspection, and reporting.

The ministries of Industry and Trade, and Finance have raised retail petrol prices again in their latest adjustment on Friday afternoon.

A convicted paedophile, who visited Vietnam 18 times, has admitted to regularly travelling to Southeast Asia to sexually abuse children over a ten-year period.

There are few skilled Vietnamese guest workers in Europe in recent years, according to deputy head of the Department of Overseas Labour under the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Nguyen Gia Liem.

Vietnamese electric vehicle maker VinFast is scheduled to list its share on the Nasdaq Global Select Market on August 15 after its partner Black Spade Acquisition Co. adopted the business combination plan.

Floods and landslides caused by monsoon rains have killed five people and forced the evacuation of around 40,000 others in Myanmar, officials said Friday.