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Chinese localities bordering Vietnam such as Guangxi and Yunnan received their first groups of Vietnamese tourists after a three-year hiatus caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Many southern localities have formed and optimised trans-regional tourism products to promote the attractiveness of both local and regional tourism.

The Tay Nguyen (Central Highlands) province of Lam Dong plans to increase the area of farms with organic standard certification by 575ha this year.

The capital city of Hanoi plans to establish underground public car parks at 78 sites across four central districts, as confirmed by the municipal People's Committee.

The northern and central regions of Vietnam have been forecasted to witness a widespread heatwave next week.

Nearly 10 million shrimp seeds were released into the sea in the two southern provinces of Bac Lieu and Soc Trang on March 31.

All people who enter HCM City from African countries with Marburg outbreaks will be quarantined for 21 days.

Vietnam's economy will grow by 6.6% this year and at a similar rate in 2024, according to a report released on March 31 by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

At least 11 people were killed in a crowd crush in Pakistan's southern city of Karachi Friday as a Ramadan alms donation sparked a stampede in the inflation-hit nation, police said.

A large amount of fish has been found dead on Xuan Huong Lake in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong’s Da Lat City.

French Navy frigate Prairial will pay a visit to the northern port city of Haiphong from April 2-6.

Snorkelling services are still being organised by many tour operators in the central coastal city of Danang despite being banned.

Serious congestion has occurred at some border gates in the northern province of Lang Son as thousands of trucks transporting fruit for export to China await customs clearance.

The remains of 19,357 Vietnamese martyrs have been found, repatriated and reburied in the 2013-2022 period, heard a conference in Hanoi on March 31.

Hanoi has planned to build 48 new markets and upgrade 11 flower gardens and one park this year.

The nation resolutely opposes and demands Taiwan (China) cancel live-fire drills taking place in the waters around Ba Binh (Itu Aba) which are part of Vietnam’s Spratly Islands, said the vice spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

A disruption at automated immigration clearance counters Friday led to rare delays at Singapore's Changi airport, affecting hundreds of travellers.

Construction of a USD1.49 trillion (USD63.41 million) coastal road section in the southern central province of Binh Dinh began on Friday morning.

The Tây Hồ Half Marathon 2023 is expecting a record 5,000 participants in its third edition on April 9 in Hanoi.