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The Central Highlands province of Kon Tum is seeking approval from the Ministry of Industry and Trade for removing four hydropower plant projects from a development plan, due to environmental concerns.

Vietnam has made multi-dimensional efforts to achieve its net zero greenhouse gas emission targets by 2050 as committed at COP26, an official from the Ministry of Construction told a training workshop in Ho Chi Minh City earlier this week.

Cardiovascular diseases are on the rise in Vietnam, especially among the young and people of working age, experts have said.

The Vietnamese Students' Association in Singapore has held its second congress to review its activities in the 2019-2022 term, elect a new executive committee for 2022-2024 and develop an action plan for the coming time.

More than 90% of Tra fish (Pangasius hypophthalmus) available in the US market comes from Vietnam, said Vietnamese Commercial Counsellor in the US Do Ngoc Hung citing statistics from the US Department of Agriculture (USDA).

Vietnam will further actively be part of efforts for the global biodiversity preservation and is willing to mobilise all resources for effectively implement its national strategy on the matter, affirmed Deputy Minister of Environment and Natural Resources Vo Tuan Nhan.

A video introducing tourism in Ho Chi Minh City is set to appear during the New Year's Eve celebrations held at the world-famous Times Square in New York City.

A poor single mother in Hanoi is in desperate need of financial help to cover medical treatment for her son who is struggling with cerebral palsy.

Hanoi traffic police have set up mobile patrol teams to check drivers’ blood alcohol concentration.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chaired the plenary session of the fifth Vietnam Economic Forum in Hanoi on December 17.

The Danang City People's Court announced on Friday that they have prosecuted Nguyen Duc Tai for violating regulations on the protection of endangered, precious, and rare animals.

Rescue workers scoured muddy terrain for survivors and bodies on Saturday as the death toll from a landslide at a Malaysian campsite rose to 21, including five children, authorities said.

Authorities of the southern central province of Binh Dinh are seeking approval from the Ministry of National Defense for expanding Phu Cat Airport.

The fifth Vietnam Economic Forum is scheduled to take place in Hanoi on December 17 to examine ways to stabilize the macro-economy, ensure major balances, and firmly overcome challenges in 2023.

Vietnam's real estate market is unlikely to boom next year, according to experts.

OPSWAT, a US-based provider of infrastructure protection cybersecurity solutions, announced on December 16 the opening of its first critical infrastructure protection lab in Asia in its new office in HCM City.

The Ministry of National Defence held a ceremony in Hanoi on December 16 to present President Nguyen Xuan Phuc’s decisions to send four military officers to the UN peacekeeping mission in the Central African Republic, replacing four others who

The death toll from an earthquake that hit Indonesia's main island Java last month has jumped by hundreds to 602, a local administration official said Friday, after authorities verified unreported casualties across the worst-hit town.