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Hopes that lawmakers are edging closer to a deal to hike the US debt ceiling lifted spirits in Asia on Friday, though traders remain nervous as a deadline to avert a calamitous default draws closer.

Japanese police on Friday detained a suspect who had been holed up in a building after allegedly killing four people including two police officers in a gun and knife attack, an official told AFP.

Vietravel Airlines on May 25 officially launched direct flights connecting two central localities of Vietnam – Cam Ranh and Da Nang with Macau (China).

Many trips for students in Hanoi have been cancelled after a student and parent recently died when visiting a national park.

Around 400 electric cars have been put into use as taxi services in Hue City in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue.

Vietnam demand China’s relevant agencies to withdraw the Huong Duong Hong (Xiang Yang Hong) 10 ship and other coast guard ships and fishing vessels out of Vietnam’s territorial waters.

Many roads in the central province of Nghe An have been used to dry rice during the harvest season, posing a danger to traffic.

Three hospitals in HCM City have just received six vials of Botulism Antitoxin Heptavalent sent from Switzerland by the World Health Organisation as emergency aid to treat patients poisoned with botulinum.

Scaffolding suddenly collapsed at a construction site in the central city of Danang early Thursday morning, leaving two dead and injuring three others.

The northern province of Ninh Binh has been named among the world's top 10 best hidden family vacation spots to visit in 2023, as compiled by Canadian magazine The Travel.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Vietnam coordinated with the Ministry of Culture of Belarus to organise an art performance programme along with the opening ceremony of the Belarus Cultural Days in Vietnam 2023.

The stock market is expected to see more investment opportunities for the medium and long term in the second quarter of 2023, according to analysts.

Six people have been killed and dozens of homes washed away in central Afghanistan after heavy rains were funnelled down mountain valleys causing devastating floods, a local official said Wednesday.

HCM City has resumed services on two subsidised bus routes that were halted in January this year.

People who buy tickets to attend the F5 Yourself with Yoga event by the end of this month will enjoy massive discounts.

National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines will restore its Hanoi (Vietnam)-Luang Prabang (Laos)-Siem Reap (Cambodia) route on the first day of July, with a frequency of three flights per week on Monday, Wednesday and Friday.

The State Bank of Vietnam is set to further reduce regulatory interest rates on May 25, the third cut in a row since mid-March, expected to give a boost to the stagnant real estate market.

The bad weather has been forecasted to affect airports in the southern region of Vietnam in some days to come.

Du Gia Waterfall in the northernmost province of Ha Giang is attracting more visitors, particularly foreigners. However, local authorities have warned of the dangers of such potentially perilous activities.