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Boasting a width of 14m and length of 30m, DELTA is expected to be the largest ever kite in Vietnam to fly during a kite flying festival in Vung Tau city, southern Vietnam, from April 29 to May 1.

HCM City received more than US$2.1 billion in remittances in the first quarter of the year, a surge of 19 per cent year-on-year, according to the State Bank of Vietnam.

A seminar on building partnerships between Vietnam and the US in higher education has been organised in HCM City with the participation of representatives from more than 30 Vietnamese higher education institutions.

At least 50 people have been arrested in connection with the Vietnam Airlines drug smuggling case.

Vietnam continued to see a rising number of Covid-19 infections with an additional 2,501 new cases confirmed on Tuesday, up 594 cases from yesterday's figure, according to the Ministry of Health.

The United Nations Human Rights Office pressed Singapore on Tuesday to "urgently reconsider" its scheduled execution of a man over one kilogram of cannabis.

PM Pham Minh Chinh has asked ministries and sectors to optimise all tools to remove difficulties facing the financial, corporate bond and real estate markets, thus pumping in more resources and promoting major growth in consumption, exports and investment.

Vietnam has approved the first traditional medicine for treating respiratory tract viral infections, including flu and mild COVID-19.

Vietnam attracted a total committed foreign direct investment of nearly 8.80 billion as of April 20, 2023, down 17.90 percent year-on-year, according to the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

David Thomas, who took part in the US Army's operations in Vietnam’s Central Highlands during the war, and 21 Vietnamese artists opened an exhibition highlighting the healing power of art in Hanoi on April 24.

The northern and northern central regions of Vietnam have experienced rainy and cooler weather.

Asian stocks were mostly down on Tuesday following a mixed session on Wall Street, with investors still casting about for direction at the start of a week of major announcements.

A Japanese space start-up will attempt Tuesday to become the first private company to put a lander on the Moon.

Many streets in Hanoi are still covered by overhead power lines and communication cables, posing dangers to drivers and local residents.

National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue met with Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, President of the Honourable Senate of the Argentine Nation and Vice President of the country, in Buenos Aires on April 24 afternoon (local time).

Four orphans in the central province of Nghe An have received over VND 188 million after their story was published in Dantri/Dtinews.

In order to effectively disburse a low-interest housing credit package of VNĐ120 trillion (US$5.11 billion), many experts recommend expanding the list of borrowers.

Nepal has issued a record 454 permits to climb Mount Everest this spring, officials said Monday, four years after at least four deaths on the world's highest peak were blamed on overcrowding.

The nation’s popular banh mi has been named in the list of the top 24 best sandwiches from across the world by multinational news channel and website CNN.