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Vung Tau City of the southern Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province has started charging parked cars on some streets between VND15,000-20,000.

Three people in a family in Hanoi's Hoai Duc District have died after a fire broke out at their house early Wednesday morning.

It’s a big challenge for the economy to reach this year’s GDP growth target of 6.5%, and economic expansion is hoped to be boosted by some important demand factors in the second half of 2023, experts have said.

The image of the Vietnamese national flag on the roof of a hall on Truong Sa Lon Island was shown in the Google Maps app on July 18 morning.

Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs Bùi Thanh Sơn paid an official visit to Singapore on Monday and Tuesday at the invitation of Singapore's Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan.

At least four Chinese tourists have died and 10 others injured after a coach overturned in the south-central province of Khanh Hoa on Tuesday afternoon.

Wetlands just outside India's Kolkata have for generations provided tonnes of food daily and thousands of jobs as they filter sewage through fish ponds -- but rapid urbanisation is threatening the ecosystem.

Korean citizens who have International Driving Permits (IDP) shall be allowed to drive cars in Viet Nam from July 23.

Danang City is set to host a golf tourism festival 2023 between August 25 and September 2, with the ultimate aim of providing a boost to the nation’s golf tourism development.

Vietnam was placed fourth among the ten safest places to retire in Asia for less than 2,000 USD per month, according to a list released by GOBankingRates, a personal finance publication run by US-based financial services corporation Nasdaq.

Vietnam’s export turnover is estimated to reach 29.3 billion USD in June, a month-on-month rise of 4.5%, which shows that the market is gradually recovering thanks to trade promotion activities, according to the General Statistics Office.

The new head of the World Bank said Tuesday that growing divides between rich and poor nations risked deepening poverty in the developing world, at a meeting of G20 finance ministers in India.

The European Chamber of Commerce (EuroCham) in Vietnam has proposed the expansion of Vietnam's visitor visa exemption list to encompass all 27 EU member countries.

The northern airports of Cat Bi, Van Don, and Noi Bai have been closed amid the risk of heavy rains and strong winds caused by Storm Talim which is forecasted to hit the region today, July 18.

Some hotels near My Dinh National Stadium in Hanoi have seen room coverage of up to 80-90 percent ahead of the K-pop girl group Blackpink’s concerts.

Synchronous development of transport infrastructure and abundant land in the east of Hanoi will attract investors, although the city's whole real estate market has gloomy forecasts for development, according to experts.

A 1.9m long cannon dating back to the 19th century of the Nguyen Dynasty has been found at a construction site along the Tam Bac River in the northern port city of Hai Phong.

State President Vo Van Thuong and his spouse will pay an official visit to Austria, a State visit to Italy and tour the Vatican from July 23-28.