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Da Nang-based Bach Dang Hotel Complex Trading-Service Company is seeking the Ministry of Transport’s approval for a project costing VND28.9 trillion to restore the Thap Cham-Da Lat railway.

The Ho Chi Minh City Steering Committee for Voluntary Blood Donation held a conference on January 4 to review the city’s blood donation drive in 2022 and launch the Red Spring Festival 2023.

Drum-makers in the southern province of Ha Tinh are busy making new products for the coming spring festivals.

After a decade of establishing a presence in Vietnam, Starbucks, a popular US coffee brand, has recently announced plans to open its 100th store in the country this year.

People and export goods going through border gates in Mong Cai city, the northern province of Quang Ninh, will no longer have to undergo COVID-19 RT-PCR testing from January 8, according to the city’s administration.

Asian markets built on their positive start to the year Wednesday as investors brushed off a drop on Wall Street and weighed China's reopening moves with surging Covid cases, while recession concerns kept any rally in check.

Heavy rains are forecasted to continue in the Central and Central Highlands regions today, and flash floods and landslides may occur in mountainous areas.

Vietnam is among the four markets with potential growth in branded residences segment, according to a global Savills report.

Vietnam saw a sharp rise in international tourists over the New Year holiday 2023 as the COVID-19 pandemic has been brought under control.

The Vietnam national football team progressed into the knockouts of the 2022 AFF Cup as Group B winners after a 3-0 victory at home against Myanmar.

The 15th National Assembly’s second extraordinary meeting will open on January 5 and close on January 9, NA Deputy Secretary General Nguyen Truong Giang told a press conference in Hanoi on January 3.

The aviation market recorded about 55 million passengers in 2022, rising 3.7-fold from the previous year and equivalent to 69.6% of that in the pre-pandemic 2019, according to the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam.

Prices of petroleum products have slightly risen from 3 pm today, January 3, following an adjustment by the Ministry of Industry and Trade and the Ministry of Finance.

Local astronomy lovers will have the chance to enjoy the sight of the Quadrantids, the first major meteor shower of the year as it reaches its peak between nightfall and dawn on January 4.

Vietnamese domestic motorcycle production is estimated at more than 3.32 million units this year, with a year-on-year growth of 9.9 per cent.

The Miss & Mister Fitness Super Model World 2023 contest is scheduled to take place in May, with the southern province of Binh Thuan hosting the event.

In December, VNG Company put into operation a new and international standard data centre called VNG Data Centre in Ho Chi Minh city. The centre has an initial size of 410 server racks and will expand to 1,600 racks.

In 2023, the agricultural sector will promote negotiation to open more foreign markets for local farming commodities, said Hoang Trung, director of the Plant Protection Department under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

A British couple were among four killed in a mid-air collision that left two mangled helicopters on a sandbank near an Australian tourist hotspot, investigators said Tuesday.