Society

Authorities of the southern province of Kien Giang are searching for six crocodiles that escaped from An Hoa Cultural Park.

The US Mission to Vietnam and the Ministry of Industry and Trade launched a $3.25 million activity, supported by the US Agency for International Development, to facilitate digital trade.

The International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction and ASEAN Day on Disaster Management was celebrated on October 13 in Quang Ninh.

The three best performing businesses in the Vietnam Environmental, Social, and Governance Initiative 2023 were unveiled at a forum held in Hanoi on October 13.

A poor couple in the northern mountainous province of Yen Bai are calling for financial support to help save their small daughter who is struggling with a brain abscess.

Authorities in the central highlands tourist city of Dalat have just halted the construction of a major hotel project after the investor was found to have violated construction regulations.

Many schools in the central region have had to close due to rising floods.

Vietnamese beauty Nguyen Phuong Nhi grabbed the Miss Visit Japan prize at the Miss International 2023, which is currently taking place in Japan.

A beautiful beach in the central province of Khanh Hoa's Cam Ranh Bay is being covered by a huge amount of rubbish caused by lobster farming.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Israel Ly Duc Trung on October 12 called for the establishment of working groups among the Vietnamese community in Israel to support each other amidst the current conflict.

Many Vietnamese travel companies are facing a risk of losing billions of VND as they have had to halt tours to Israel.

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake shook buildings in the Philippine capital on Friday, the US Geological Survey said, with local authorities warning of possible damage and aftershocks.

The Ministry of Transport has approved VND3.9 trillion (US$159 million) in funding to build a 52-kilometre road section linking the two Mekong Delta provinces of Kien Giang and Bac lieu.

Lieutenant General Daniel Paul Leaf, deputy commander and acting commander of the US Pacific Command, has been appointed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam as honorary consul of Vietnam to the United States.

A total of 8,335 traffic accidents occurred nationwide over the past nine months, killing 4,765 people and injuring 5,802 others, according to a report unveiled by the National Committee for Traffic Safety.

Around 23.8 hectares of crops and plantations in the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai have been damaged due to the breaking of a local hydroelectric dam following heavy rains over the past few days.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade has provided early warnings for 18 export products originating from Vietnam which are facing a high risk of being investigated for trade defence measures, origin fraud and illegal transshipment.

Two environment workers in the tourist city of Dalat have returned a bag including a laptop, some personal papers and USD4,700 in cash to a visitor.

Vietnam Railways Corporation (VNR) will start selling train tickets for the 2024 Lunar New Year holiday (Tet) on October 20.