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A super typhoon swept towards the northern Philippines on Tuesday, the country’s weather agency said, triggering evacuation orders for coastal communities expected to bear the brunt of the powerful storm.

Two new railway lines are planned by 2030 for passenger and freight transportation according to the approved Railway Network Planning by the Prime Minister.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) on July 24 issued a document guiding the use of vaccines against African swine fever (ASF) nationwide.

Remittances to HCM City have seen a surge of 37 per cent in the first half of 2023, reaching a total of US$4.33 billion, according to the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV).

A delegation led by Phan Dinh Trac, Secretary of the Party Central Committee and Chairman of the Party Central Committee’s Commission for Internal Affairs, paid a visit to families of war martyrs in Dak Lak.

Vietnam ranked 44th in the world for fixed broadband speed in June in the Speedtest Global Index, according to Ookla, an American firm that describes itself as a global leader in network and connectivity intelligence.

President Vo Van Thuong and his Austrian counterpart Alexander Van der Bellen discussed measures to deepen the bilateral friendship and multifaceted cooperation during their talks in Vienna on July 24, taking place right after the Alexander Van der Bellen

The Investigation Security Agency under Lam Dong Department of Public Security on July 24 issued decisions to detain and start criminal proceedings against Duong Tuan Ngoc on the charge of “making, storing, disseminating or popularising information and documents against

Dantri/Dtinews Newspaper has given presents to families of war dead and invalids in the northern central region on the occasion of the 76 years of Vietnamese War Invalids and Martyrs Day (July 27).

More than 400 businesses from 22 nations and territories have registered to join the 21st international medical, hospital and pharmaceutical exhibition (Vietnam Medipharm Expo), which will take place in Ho Chi Minh City from August 3-5.

Storm Doksuri has been forested to hit the East Sea to become the second storm in the area this year, said Nguyen Van Huong, head of the weather forecast division under the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.

The southern province of Binh Duong is planning to build 87,000 social housing units during the 2021-2030 period.

A hippo at Dam Sen Cultural Park in HCM City has given birth to her first calf, weighing 25kg after an eight-month pregnancy.

At least 15 people were killed and 19 more were missing on Monday after a wooden boat sank off the coast of Indonesia's Sulawesi island, search and rescue officials said.

The northern region is experiencing a new severe heat wave which will last until July 27 when rains are expected over the weekend.

President Vo Van Thuong, his spouse, and the high-ranking delegation of Vietnam arrived at Vienna International Airport on July 23 afternoon (local time), starting an official visit to Austria at the invitation of Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen.

Despite a bright outlook predicted for rice exports in the second half of 2023, the rice sector still needs more support to shift from quantity to quality to seize global market opportunities.

Ten people have died and one remained trapped after the roof of a school gym collapsed in northeastern China, state media reported Monday.

The Asian Development Bank has appointed Shantanu Chakraborty as its new Country Director for Vietnam.