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Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on March 14 chaired a meeting with Hanoi leaders to review the draft Hanoi Capital Master Plan with a 100-year vision.

Doctors at Children’s Hospital 2 have successfully saved a 30-hour-old newborn boy suffering from a rare blood group incompatibility, the hospital announced on March 14.

Authorities in Dong Nai have warned businesses not to hire foreign workers who violate immigration rules after inspections uncovered dozens of cases of illegal residence and employment.

A young monkey with paralysed hind legs and a severed tail is being cared for in central Vietnam, though veterinarians say its chances of returning to the wild are very low.

Hanoi is studying plans for a second airport about 40km south of the city centre to relieve congestion at Noi Bai International Airport and support long-term aviation growth.

A German woman has discovered a deep affection for Vietnamese food and culture after marrying her Vietnamese partner and celebrating their wedding in northern Vietnam.

Vietnam called for stronger ASEAN unity and adherence to international law during a special ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting on the Situation in the Middle East held online on March 13.

A 15-metre wooden boat with no crew, registration or equipment was found washed ashore in Quang Tri Province on March 13, prompting authorities to search for its owner.

Police in Hue City say traffic enforcement is being carried out with a strict, uncompromising approach, particularly for drink-driving offences.

The Vietnamese government has asked the Ministry of Construction to study a proposal to build the VND 25-trillion (USD 950.57 million) Quang Ngai-Mang Den Expressway.

Hanoi is seeking public feedback on a long-term master plan that envisions the capital becoming a global city by 2065 with average income approaching USD 95,000 per person.

Authorities in Danang City have approved plans to build a new expressway connecting the city centre with the southern urban area of Tam Ky-Chu Lai.

Search teams in central Vietnam have recovered the remains of a war martyr from a cave in Quang Tri Province, along with several personal items believed to date back to wartime.

Vietnam has reaffirmed its commitment to improving women’s access to justice while sharing national experiences in legal aid and gender-based violence prevention at a United Nations forum in New York.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Israel Thursday issued a notice to the Vietnamese nationals living, studying, and working there, urging heightened caution amid a complex security situation.

The People’s Court of Ho Chi Minh City on March 12 sentenced four defendants to death for their roles in a large-scale drug trafficking ring in the city.

A historic MiG-21 fighter jet has been left abandoned for years in Ca Mau Province, where it is now in serious disrepair.

With a population of more than 100 million people, strong economic growth, and an increasingly favourable investment environment, Vietnam is regarded as one of the most dynamic markets in Asia.

A court in HCM City has sentenced 19 defendants in a case involving money laundering with financial flows totaling trillions of VND and millions of USD between Vietnam and foreign countries.