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A transport infrastructure project costing VNĐ2.1 trillion (US$88.1 million) has been approved to increase the transport capacity of inland waterways in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta, according to the Ministry of Transport.

A flight of Tigerair Taiwan, carrying 170 passengers from Taipei (China), landed at Da Nang International Airport in the central city of Da Nang on December 24 evening, marking the launch of the carrier’s first route to Vietnam.

Several foreign aid groups announced on Sunday they were suspending their operations in Afghanistan after the country's Taliban rulers ordered all NGOs to stop women staff from working.

Both foreign and domestic fintech firms are promoting connections with commercial banks to lend unsecured loans to individuals, and small and micro enterprises as demand for consumer and business loans at the end of the year is rising.

The number of Thai tourists visiting the country is on the rise amid many popular destinations reopening without restrictions, while a weaker currency against the baht is also supporting the outbound tourism market, according to Yuthasak Supasorn, director general

Rescuers were working Sunday to reach 18 people trapped underground after a cave-in at a gold mine in northwest China's Xinjiang region, state media reported.

Vietnam’s e-commerce revenue in 2022 maintained an increase of about 15% compared to last year, according to the Vietnam E-commerce Association.

Buddha’s hand fruit growers in the outlying district of Dan Phuong in Hanoi are busy with the harvest as the Tet Lunar New Year nears.

Six more bodies have been recovered from the sea after a Thai warship went down in the Gulf of Thailand six days ago, the country's navy said Saturday.

Construction on 12 sub-projects of a mega project to build the eastern section of the North-South Expressway in the 2021-2025 period will be kicked off on January 1, 2023.

An elderly couple in the northern province of Phu Tho are seeking support for their grandchildren whose parents have died.

A huge Christmas tree made from 500 conical hats at a church in the central province of Ha Tinh, has attracted lots of visitors.

Construction on Tan Son Nhat International Airport Terminal 3 project kicked off on December 24.

International flights during the upcoming Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday season should prosper, an official from the Ministry of Transport has said.

Ho Chi Minh City has been named among the top 10 trending destinations to visit in 2023, according to New York-based travel site Thrillist, who quote the latest data compiled by travel search engine Kayak.

Seven Indonesian families whose relatives died or were injured in one of the worst stadium disasters in football history are suing officials they consider responsible, their lawyer said Friday.

Huỳnh Thị Thanh Thuỷ, a English language student at Danang University, was crowned Miss Vietnam 2022 in the grand finale in HCM City on Friday night.

Cambodia Angkor Air (CAAir) announced on December 23 that it had successfully launched the first flight linking Cambodia's Siem Reap and Hanoi of Vietnam.