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Despite signs of transaction stagnation, apartment prices in several areas of some big cities like Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City still increased during the second quarter of 2023, said the Ministry of Construction.

Vietnam on Thursday asked the Philippines' authorities to strictly handle the case of a group of Filipino protesters tearing the Vietnamese national flag in front of the Vietnamese embassy in Manila.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh highlighted joint efforts by ministries, agencies, businesses and people in handling pending issues related to the real estate market while chairing an online conference on August 3.

Despite having spent thousands of billions of VND on cleaning major canals including Nhieu Loc- Thi Nghe, Tan Hoa - Lo Gom, and Tau Hu - Ben Nghe, authorities in HCM City have failed to curb pollution due to

Human remains have been found at the site where an Australian military helicopter plunged into the sea off the country's northeast coast, authorities said Thursday.

A heavy rain that lasted from Wednesday evening till Thursday morning had deeply submerged many areas in the northern city of Dien Bien.

A child has died and 10 others have suffered serious digestive problems after eating wild poisonous fruits that they found in a forest in the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang.

Six crewmembers of a tourist boat managed to flee after it caught fire while on the way to the northern city of Haiphong for repairs late Wednesday afternoon.

Singapore executed a 39-year-old man who was convicted of trafficking heroin, the city-state's fifth hanging this year and the third in just over a week, authorities said on Thursday.

International organisations and media have continued to make positive assessment of Vietnam’s economic recovery and outlook in the second half of 2023.

A freight train arrived at Hanoi's Yen Vien Station from Shijiazhuang Station in China's Hebei Province on August 2, the first international freight train service between the two countries.

The railway sector will add dozens of trains to meet higher demand during the coming National Day holiday.

Spectrum of the Seas, a ship among the world's top 10 most luxurious cruise liners, arrived at Nha Trang Bay in the southcentral coastal province of Khanh Hoa on August 2, carrying 4,600 foreign visitors onboard.

Chinese children and teens will be cut off from accessing the internet at night and have their smartphone use curbed under new rules unveiled Wednesday aimed at fighting internet addiction.

Enterprises should look for niche markets to better cope with declines in exports in major markets, said the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

A small plane has crashed on a training flight in the northern Philippines, killing an Indian student pilot and his Filipino instructor, authorities said Wednesday.

A poor woman who is struggling with cancer needs financial help to support her four small children in the central province of Quang Nam.

The Vietnamese national women’s football team has been promised approximately VND1.80 billion following their three matches at the FIFA Women's World Cup 2023.

A large 50-metre crack has appeared on National Road 14 that runs through Gia Nghia City in the central highlands province of Dak Nong following prolonged heavy rains in the area.