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The state budget revenue stood at 875.8 trillion VND in the first half of 2023, equivalent to 54% of this year’s target, reported the Ministry of Finance.

As many as 500 people have been mobilised to put out a large fire that broke out at a pine forest in the northern central province of Nghe An on July 12.

A poor couple in the southern central province of Phu Yen are in desperate need of community support to cover treatment for their two-year-old daughter.

A film focused on a group of friends within a Tam My Tay community gathering to protect the grey-shanked douc langur has won the runner-up prize in the Documentary Shorts Category of the Film for the Forest 2023 award.

In its recently audited financial report, Vietnam Electricity Group announced a loss of 20 trillion VND, attributing it to the acquisition of electricity at costs exceeding its selling prices.

A river festival, the first of its kind in Ho Chi Minh City, is scheduled to take place from August 4 to August 6, featuring various special culture, entertainment, and art activities with the goal of promoting local tourism.

The recent terrorist attacks on two commune offices in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak were instructed from overseas, according to the Ministry of Public Security.

STEAM for Vietnam, the American Centres in Hanoi and HCM City, and Hanoi University of Science and Technology have announced the collaborative launch of the “A Year of Robotics 2024” Programme and Vietnam VEX Robotics National Championship 2024.

Thai election chiefs on Wednesday asked the country's top court to suspend Pita Limjaroenrat, the frontrunner in the race to become prime minister, over allegations he broke campaign rules as an MP.

InterNations, a website of the largest global community for people living abroad has placed the nation in ninth position on its list of the 10 most welcoming countries in the world.

Hanoi tourism authorities have expressed hopes that the city will earn more reputation and money from K-pop group Blackpink’s concerts.

A high-speed boat service connecting the southernmost province of Ca Mau, Nam Du Archipelago and Phu Quoc Island in the southern province of Kien Giang has been suspended after failing to attract passengers.

Northern and northern central localities in Vietnam have been forecasted to experience a rainy spell next week.

Vietravel Airlines, a member of Vietravel Corporation, will receive and put into use its fifth aircraft in mid-August, and further expand its fleet to six within this year, according to the airline’s representative.

A US$5.08 billion package in preferential lending rates for social housing developments started to see first disbursement, a positive signal after the development of affordable homes had been in stagnation for several years.

People who live near Da Phuoc Rubbish Dump in HCM City have been seriously affected by its severe pollution.

All six Vietnamese students have won medals, including two gold medals, at the International Mathematical Olympiad 2023 (IMO) held in Japan.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Energy Market Authority (EMA) of Singapore have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) that paves the way for the development of renewable energy generation and transmission across the Association of Southeast Asian Nations

Credit institutions forecast the demand for banking services will be buoyant in the remaining months of this year, according to a survey of the State Bank of Vietnam.