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Vietnam will investigate and handle all cases of the country’s fishing vessels being arrested by foreign countries, strictly punish all acts related to illegal fishing in the foreign waters and name them on the mass media, according to Deputy

A cafe in the central city of Danang has caused controversy after refusing to serve children under 12 years old.

Authorities of the central province of Quang Tri are seeking ways to handle the case in which an iron-hulled boat has been found at a local beach.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh returned to Hanoi on December 16 afternoon, concluding his European tour of Luxembourg, the Netherlands and Belgium.

The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Industry and Trade has just proposed to open a food street in Phu Nhuan District to develop nighttime tourism in the area.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh attended a Vietnam-Belgium Business Forum in Brussels on December 15 (local time), within the framework of his official visit to the European country.

Nguyen Hai Nam, Director of Ho Chi Minh City Port Authority, has proposed speeding up the construction of the international transshipment port in Can Gio District.

Artists have started repairing and renovating the mural paintings on the Phung Hung Pedestrian Street in Hanoi Capital, which have been badly faded after four years.

Japan’s Shinnyo-en Foundation and the Vietnam Fund for Learning Promotion have awarded 57 scholarships to disadvantaged students in the northern province of Nam Dinh.

At least eight people died after a landslide struck a Malaysian campsite Friday, officials said, as rescuers searched for dozens who were still missing.

The Ministry of Finance has just submitted to the Government a draft decree on trading private placement of corporate bonds in the domestic market and offering bonds to international markets.

Vietnamese air carrier Vietravel Airlines on December 16 launched a route linking Hanoi (Vietnam) and Bangkok (Thailand), marking the company’s first international air service since its debut two years ago.

Vietnam welcomes the European Union (EU)’s commitment to mobilize 10 billion EUR (10.6 billion USD) by 2027 for investment in infrastructure projects in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh hosted a series of meetings with leaders of countries and European partners, including Germany, Italy, Portugal, the Czech Republic, Poland, Greece, the European Commission (EC), Croatia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, and the European Council.

Leaders from Vietnam and the International Partners Group, including the European Union, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, the United States, Italy, Canada, Japan, Norway and Denmark have agreed on a bold Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP).

Construction on a husk-fire power plant in the southern province of Hau Giang, the biggest of its kind in Vietnam, kicked off this morning, December 15.

An additional 389 Covid-19 infections were confirmed in the past 24 hours in Vietnam, and the country has so far administered over 265 million Covid-19 vaccine doses, the Ministry of Health reported on Thursday.

HCM City is witnessing a sharp increase in children infected with hand, foot, and mouth disease, according to the municipal Centre for Disease Control.

The US’s decision to put Vietnam in the special watch list on religious freedom is based on unobjective assessment and inaccurate information regarding the situation of freedom of religion and belief in Vietnam.