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Deputy spokeswoman of the Vietnamese Foreign Ministry Pham Thu Hang has said protecting and promoting human rights is Vietnam’s consistent policy.

The northern province of Quang Ninh has launched 38 new tourism products this year.

Many of Hanoi’s traditional markets have attracted fewer customers after the Covid-19 pandemic.

Hanoi may resume 12 tourism services on the West Lake including boat transportation, after six years of suspension.

The number of new customers of commercial banks has increased dramatically in recent years thanks to their digital applications.

School students will compete in a writing and painting contest to promote Japan-Vietnam friendship, celebrating the 50th anniversary of diplomatic ties between the two countries in the central city from March 30 to May 30.

Many students at a school in HCM City have been infected with the H1N1 influenza A according to the HCM City Centre for Disease Control.

The northern region is forecasted to experience a new cold spell with temperatures falling by 8-9 degrees Celsius from March 25.

Myanmar will accept the return of around 1,000 Rohingya refugees in a pilot repatriation programme, with a junta spokesman telling AFP Wednesday the resettlement would likely begin by mid-April.

PM Pham Minh Chinh had a working session with a delegation of the US-ASEAN Business Council, during which he said Vietnam wants to promote its comprehensive partnership with the US.

The four Vietnam Airlines flight attendants that were detained last week on suspicion of trafficking 11kg of drugs have been released on bail pending further inquiries.

Hanoi has recorded 70 chickenpox cases over the past week, raising the city’s total number of patients to 548 since early this year.

A wild elephant has ravaged fruit trees in the southern province of Binh Phuoc’s Dong Phu District.

E-visa holders might be able to stay in Vietnam for up to 90 days, three times longer than the current 30 days, according to a proposed amended Law on Foreigners’ Entry into, Exit from, Transit Through, and Residence in Vietnam.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh asked the youth of Vietnam to play a pioneering role while chairing a hybrid dialogue with young people nationwide on March 22.

The Ciputra Hanoi-Yonex Sunrise Vietnam International Challenge 2023 kicks off in Hanoi on March 22, attracting 309 local and foreign players from 17 countries and territories around the world.

New automobiles will be exempt from the first mechanical check starting today, March 22, under a revised circular on technical safety and environmental protection issued by the Ministry of Transport.

China has approved its first locally developed messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccine against Covid-19, its manufacturer said Wednesday, months after the relaxation of strict Covid-zero regulations sparked a surge in cases.

Asia extended a global equities rally Wednesday as more pledges of government support soothed worries over the banking sector and provided some much-needed stability after more than a week of upheaval.