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United States Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen is paying a will three-day visit to Vietnam from July 19 to discuss bilateral economic relations and regional affairs.

Businesses that recognise their part in mitigating climate change can better recruit and retain employees, and better serve customers and shareholders, experts said.

A new Phu Quoc Express 5 speedboat ferry service was launched on Wednesday on the Sa Ky - Ly Son route in the central province of Quang Ngai.

The latest report compiled by the Henley Passport Index indicates that Vietnam climbed six positions to secure 82nd place in a ranking of the world’s most powerful passports this year.

Security officials shot in the air and used firehoses Wednesday to disperse dozens of Afghan women protesting in Kabul against an order by Taliban authorities to shut down beauty parlours, the latest curb to squeeze them out of public life.

The Asian Development Bank is maintaining its growth outlook for developing economies in Asia and the Pacific at 4.8% this year, as robust domestic demand continues to support the region’s recovery.

Another storm is expected in the East Sea next week, said Hoang Phuc Lam, deputy director of the National Centre for Hydro-meteorological Forecasting.

An elephant has been found dead in a forest in the central province of Ha Tinh.

Vung Tau City of the southern Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province has started charging parked cars on some streets between VND15,000-20,000.

Three people in a family in Hanoi's Hoai Duc District have died after a fire broke out at their house early Wednesday morning.

It’s a big challenge for the economy to reach this year’s GDP growth target of 6.5%, and economic expansion is hoped to be boosted by some important demand factors in the second half of 2023, experts have said.

The image of the Vietnamese national flag on the roof of a hall on Truong Sa Lon Island was shown in the Google Maps app on July 18 morning.

Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs Bùi Thanh Sơn paid an official visit to Singapore on Monday and Tuesday at the invitation of Singapore's Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan.

At least four Chinese tourists have died and 10 others injured after a coach overturned in the south-central province of Khanh Hoa on Tuesday afternoon.

Wetlands just outside India's Kolkata have for generations provided tonnes of food daily and thousands of jobs as they filter sewage through fish ponds -- but rapid urbanisation is threatening the ecosystem.

Korean citizens who have International Driving Permits (IDP) shall be allowed to drive cars in Viet Nam from July 23.

Danang City is set to host a golf tourism festival 2023 between August 25 and September 2, with the ultimate aim of providing a boost to the nation’s golf tourism development.

Vietnam was placed fourth among the ten safest places to retire in Asia for less than 2,000 USD per month, according to a list released by GOBankingRates, a personal finance publication run by US-based financial services corporation Nasdaq.

Vietnam’s export turnover is estimated to reach 29.3 billion USD in June, a month-on-month rise of 4.5%, which shows that the market is gradually recovering thanks to trade promotion activities, according to the General Statistics Office.