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Two Vietnamese were among eight found dead in a devastating night club fire in downtown capital Phnom Penh, Cambodia, last weekend.

The pilot bike rental service that was planned for last December in Hanoi has yet to launch due to vehicle shortages, according to the local transport department.

A group of 16 US student volunteers have planned to build six charity houses for poor and disadvantaged households in Quang Ngai, a province in central Vietnam.

Four people were injured in a blast and a blaze in a central Tokyo building, the city's fire department said, with footage showing flames and smoke emerging from a second-floor business.

The Vinh International Airport in the northern central province of Nghe An has just been temporarily closed after a large crack was found on a runway.

Two people were killed and six others injured in a traffic accident in the southern central province of Khanh Hoa.

Several measures have been recommended to help Vietnamese exporters cope with dwindling demand in many markets around the world.

Nguyen Giang Tien, 25 from the south central province of Ninh Thuan province is set to vie for Miss World Tourism 2023 title at a beauty pageant, scheduled to take place in Sri Lanka from July 20 to July 29.

Dantri/DTiNews readers have donated VND300 million (USD12,765) to a poor family in the central province of Ha Tinh as a widow struggles with heart disease.

A Thai elephant gifted to Sri Lanka two decades ago arrived back in its birth country Sunday, following a diplomatic spat over the animal's alleged mistreatment.

The State Bank of Vietnam has sent a document to credit institutions and branches of foreign banks and SBV in provinces and centrally-run cities regarding the reduction of interest rates.

The US Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agricultural Service in Hanoi has collaborated with WinCommerce (WinMart) to organize an in-store promotion featuring 80 US food and beverages products to Vietnamese consumers.

A Thai elephant gifted to Sri Lanka two decades ago was flown back to its birth country on Sunday after a diplomatic spat over the animal's alleged mistreatment.

More than 217,000 workers were laid off in the textile and garment, footwear, woodwork, and electronic components industries in the second quarter as orders plunged due to the economic downturn.

Experiencing the hustle and bustle of Thailand’s Bangkok and HC City of Vietnam, then witnessing the Khmer culture and history with a trip to Siem Reap of Cambodia, is a good suggestion for an action-packed trip to the region.

Professor Go Ito from Japan’s Meiji University has emphasised flexibility in Vietnam’s foreign policy in maintaining relations with countries, referring to its “bamboo diplomacy.”

The export turnover of agro-forestry-aquatic products in the third quarter of 2023 is expected to be equivalent to the figure in the same period last year, and is likely to see positive growth in the fourth quarter.

A 10-member team from the nation is due to participate in the 2023 FINA (International Swimming Federation) World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka of Japan from July 14 to July 30.