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The British travel guide Lonely Planet has named The Reunification Express, or Vietnam’s north-south railway, one of the most incredible rail trips in the world.

National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines has been listed among the top 25 best airlines in the world for 2023, as compiled by Australia-based aviation safety and product rating agency AirlineRatings.com.

The body of German mountaineer Luis Stitzinger has been found on Kanchenjunga, the world's third-highest mountain, expedition organisers said Wednesday, days after he went missing during his descent from the summit.

The southern province of Dong Nai may fail to start work on a belt road project due to some reasons, including sluggish site clearance.

The central province of Nghe An is facing the risk of water shortages and widespread drought this summer as major reservoirs are running out of water.

To prepare for the organisation of the 2024 Asian futsal qualifiers, the Asian Football Confederation has conducted seed grouping as well as announced the draw rules for the 31 participating teams, including Vietnam.

The Prime Minister is scheduled to chair a meeting of the National Steering Committee on COVID-19 Prevention and Control this week in order to examine if Vietnam should declare an end to the COVID-19 pandemic, said Minister of Health

Vietnam’s import-export value in the first five months of this year was estimated at US$262.54 billion, down 14.7 per cent year-on-year, with a trade surplus of $9.8 billion, the General Statistics Office has announced.

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will pay a two-day official visit to Vietnam from June 3 to 4, according to the Australian Embassy to Vietnam.

Vietnam Airlines has announced that it will increase the frequency of flights between Hanoi and Singapore from one to two flights a day on all weekdays from June 15 to meet the travel demand between the two countries.

South Korean tourists topped the charts in terms of visits to Vietnam in the first five months of this year, followed by China.

The Central Highlands province of Dak Nong has recently discovered numerous artefacts belonging to inhabitants dating back 3,500 years.

All six Vietnamese students competing at the Asia-Pacific Informatics Olympiad 2023 won medals, including four silvers and two bronzes, the Ministry of Education and Training has announced.

Authorities in the central coastal province of Khanh Hoa have just reclaimed a complex of five French style villas which used to host late King Bao Dai and his family during their holidays for better preservation.

A total of 60 Vietnamese nationals who were among over 1,000 people rescued from a casino in the Philippines returned home early Tuesday morning.

A Khanh Hoa Television Station director has died after falling off a scaffold while conducting an inspection of the grandstands of the Nha Trang Sea Festival 2023 on Monday.

Asian investors traded nervously Tuesday as they kept an eye on Washington, where lawmakers are expected to vote this week on a deal to hike the US debt ceiling and avoid a painful default.

The 2023 National Traffic Safety Contest will be organised for six months on a larger scale and with bigger prizes.

Thai police said on Monday they have charged a Canadian man they described as a mercenary with the murder of an Indian gangster in the resort island of Phuket.