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Vietnam regrets and strongly opposes the release of items with ‘yellow flag’ images in Australia, Pham Thu Hang, deputy spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on May 4.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his Luxembourg counterpart Xavier Bettel held talks in Hanoi on May 4, affirming both sides’ wish and determination to lift bilateral relations to a new development stage that is more substantive and effective.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Switzerland signed a cofinancing agreement of up to $5 million to nurture financial technologies (fintech) that can help address low financial inclusion in Vietnam, particularly among small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).

A train carrying 355 passengers had one of its carriage derailed while running in the central city of Hue on Thursday morning.

Hand-shaped watch towers on Hai Tien Beach in the northern central province of Thanh Hoa have disappointed tourists due to their poor construction quality.

Electricity of Vietnam have announced an increase in average electricity retail prices by 3 percent to VND1,920.37 (USD81.71) per kWh from today, May 4.

State President Vo Van Thuong on May 4 left Hanoi for London to attend the coronation of UK King Charles III.

Global and domestic coffee prices are at high levels, providing opportunities for Vietnam to maintain a coffee export revenue of over US$4 billion this year, a record set in 2022, while the global supply is narrowing down.

Phu Quoc Airport security stopped two men carrying suspected explosives on a flight from the island to Hanoi on May 2.

Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi has recorded sharp rises in the numbers of international flights and passengers during the recent holidays which lasted from April 29 to May 3.

The remains of an Australian man who went missing on a fishing trip in crocodile-infested waters have been found inside two of the reptiles, police said Wednesday.

A total of 129 traffic accidents occurred across Vietnam during the national holidays from April 29 to May 3, killing 67 people and injuring 90 others, according to the Traffic Police Department.

The government is drafting a National Assembly resolution on slashing the value added tax to 8% from the current 10% to support businesses and people.

Mohammed Azhar holds his baby niece next to a storm drain full of plastic and stinking black sludge, testament to India's failure to treat nearly two-thirds of its urban sewage.

The northern tourist town of Sapa had served an estimated 103,000 visitors during the recent five-day holiday, the highest number recorded so far and 105 percent higher than the same period last year.

Police in the southern province of Binh Thuan have just detained a 14-year-old boy after he stole a 30-seated passenger bus.

Vietnam and many other countries around the world will likely observe a penumbral lunar eclipse which is set to occur when the Earth's outer shadow falls on the Moon's face on May 5.

Prime Minister Xavier Bettel and a high-ranking delegation of Luxembourg arrived at Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi on May 3 morning, starting an official visit to Vietnam from May 3-5 at the invitation of PM Pham Minh Chinh.

A poor couple in the southern city of Can Tho are in desperate need of financial help to support their two children who are both disabled.