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Hail struck the central provinces of Quang Tri and Quang Nam on Friday.

The Vietnam Cashew Association has complained that rising amounts of imported cashews are threatening the operation of local firms.

PM Pham Minh Chinh will chair a meeting with foreign investors, which will take place in-person in Hanoi and connect with 63 provinces and centrally-run cities and 80 international destinations.

The Czech Republic considers Vietnam its most important partner in Southeast Asia and wants to ramp up cooperation with Vietnam in all fields, PM Petr Fiala told his host, PM Pham Minh Chinh, during their talks in Hanoi.

The retail prices of petrol slightly fell from April 21 following an adjustment by the Ministry of Industry and Trade, and the Ministry of Finance.

The northern region of Vietnam has been forecasted to face another spell of light cold weather from Sunday evening.

The number of Vietnamese brands in the country's top 50 has increased from 14 in 2018 to 21 in 2022, with six belonging to the top 10 most valuable brands.

A Singaporean man is scheduled to be hanged next week for conspiring to smuggle a kilogram of cannabis, rights groups said, in the city-state's first execution in six months.

Cuc Phuong National Park in the northern province of Ninh Binh on Thursday received 91 rare keeled box turtles which were rescued from a wild animal trading case.

Authorities in the southern tourism city of Phu Quoc are going to dismantle a 12-storey hotel building that has been illegally built in Duong To Commune.

Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính on Friday morning hosted an official welcome ceremony for his Czech counterpart Petr Fiala who is on an official visit to Vietnam from April 20-22.

NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue attended a ceremony renaming the Peace Park in Cuba to Ho Chi Minh in honour of the late Vietnamese President.

Danang City Party Secretary Nguyen Van Quang has demanded a solution to the issue of pollution caused by wastewater overflows into the sea.

Asian markets fell Friday on lingering recession worries as data indicated the US economy was slowing down, while Federal Reserve officials pressed their case for further interest rate hikes to battle stubborn inflation.

HCMC will organise firework displays at two locations to celebrate 48 years of the South Liberation and National Reunification Day on April 30.

Four more generators will be installed for Con Dao Island District in the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau by 2024, raising the locality’s total electricity capacity to 16 MW.

The Mekong Delta city of Can Tho is scheduled to host a hot air balloon festival from April 30 to May 3, with the event featuring a demonstration of 30 hot air balloons, heard a press conference in Can

Hanoi's Department of Construction has revealed four reasons for the quick deterioration of local pavements after recently being paved with costly natural stones.

The "fishing ban" imposed by China in the East Sea violates Vietnam’s sovereignty over Hoang Sa (Paracel) as well as its sovereignty rights.