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More than 400 businesses from 22 nations and territories have registered to join the 21st international medical, hospital and pharmaceutical exhibition (Vietnam Medipharm Expo), which will take place in Ho Chi Minh City from August 3-5.

Storm Doksuri has been forested to hit the East Sea to become the second storm in the area this year, said Nguyen Van Huong, head of the weather forecast division under the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.

The southern province of Binh Duong is planning to build 87,000 social housing units during the 2021-2030 period.

A hippo at Dam Sen Cultural Park in HCM City has given birth to her first calf, weighing 25kg after an eight-month pregnancy.

At least 15 people were killed and 19 more were missing on Monday after a wooden boat sank off the coast of Indonesia's Sulawesi island, search and rescue officials said.

The northern region is experiencing a new severe heat wave which will last until July 27 when rains are expected over the weekend.

President Vo Van Thuong, his spouse, and the high-ranking delegation of Vietnam arrived at Vienna International Airport on July 23 afternoon (local time), starting an official visit to Austria at the invitation of Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen.

Despite a bright outlook predicted for rice exports in the second half of 2023, the rice sector still needs more support to shift from quantity to quality to seize global market opportunities.

Ten people have died and one remained trapped after the roof of a school gym collapsed in northeastern China, state media reported Monday.

The Asian Development Bank has appointed Shantanu Chakraborty as its new Country Director for Vietnam.

Hoi An and Ho Chi Minh City of Vietnam are the two destinations standing in the winner list of World’s Best Awards 2023 as the favourite cities in Asia, voted by readers of by US travel magazine Travel Leisure.

Child marriage and consanguineous (blood-related) marriage have existed for a long time in ethnic groups in the northern mountainous province of Cao Bằng.

President Vo Van Thuong and his spouse left Hanoi on July 23 morning for an official visit to Austria, a State visit to Italy and a visit to the Vatican.

The death toll from a massive landslide in India's Maharashtra state jumped to 27 on Sunday, with at least 50 people still missing as rescue teams struggle in lashing rain, officials said.

The People’s Council of central Da Nang city has approved free schooling for students from kindergarten to high school in the 2023-2024 academic year with a budget of 408 billion VND (16.3 million USD).

The Vietnam Association for Victims of Agent Orange/dioxin Victims and the National Humanitarian Portal (Portal 1400) jointly launched an SMS text campaign in support of Agent orange/dioxin victims.

President Vo Van Thuong and his wife are set pay official visits to Austria, Italy, and the Vatican from July 23 to July 28 at the invitations of President of Austria Alexander Van der Bellen, President of Italy Sergio

Many HCM City travel companies have launched waterway tours with attractive discounts.