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Leaders of Ho Chi Minh City have called for support from the heads of the country’s overseas representative bodies for local development, during a meeting held on March 17.

Police in the northern city of Haiphong announced on Friday that they had detained a Georgian man who was accused of swindling USD 30,000 from a gold shop in Le Chan District.

Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Friday pledged to boost child allowances and paid parental leave as he warned the country faced its "last chance" to tackle a declining population.

Vietnam’s trade with 11 other major Asian markets could rise significantly in value by 2030, according to an industry study released by UPS.

Bamboo Airways on March 17 started selling tickets for its direct flights from the capital city of Hanoi to the southernmost province of Ca Mau and vice versa with prices from 769,000 VND (32.6 USD) per ticket.

The northern province of Ninh Binh is seeking the prime minister’s approval to build a VND8.4 trillion (USD35.744 million) expressway linking the northern coastal city of Haiphong.

The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs have sent gifts worth VND 1 million each to 30 people whose stories have been published on Dantri/Dtinews.

A 820 metre-long bridge named Thượng Cát crossing Hồng (Red) River in Hanoi will be constructed with an investment of nearly VNĐ8.3 trillion.

Naomi Kitahara, the United Nations Population Fund Representative in Vietnam, speaks to Vietnam News reporter Thu Trang about the milestone of Vietnam's population passing 100 million next month, and the challenges and opportunities that this will bring.

The first group of Chinese visitors arrived in HCM City today, March 17, marking the return of Chinese travellers to the city after a three-year suspension due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Authorities of the northern province of Quang Ninh have called on the partial relocation of Ha Long tour boats to Bai Tu Long Bay to operate.

The central city of Danang is making preparations to welcome the return of Chinese holidaymakers.

Northern and central provinces are forecasted to experience their first major hot spell of summer with temperatures reaching 37 degrees Celsius.

Four female Vietnam Airlines flight attendants have been detained after transporting 10 kilogrammes of drugs from Paris to HCM City.

Cambodian leader Hun Sen unveiled a collection of stolen Angkor crown jewellery on Friday which was recently returned to the kingdom after decades in Britain, pleading for other long-lost treasures to be handed back.

The Can Tho Department of Agriculture and Rural Development held a ceremony on March 17 to mark the export of its first batch of 18 tonnes of durians to the Chinese market.

Dalat City Ward 1 People's Committee has urged Lam Dong Provincial Ornamental Creatures Association to return the land of Bich Cau Garden which is being used for the Bich Cau Coffee Shop to local authority management.

Authorities in Quang Ninh Province have planned to remove nearly one million styrofoam buoys used at fish farms in the Van Don Island District and replace them with environmentally-friendly alternatives.

Asian markets rose Friday, tracking New York and European equities, as traders welcomed multi-billion-dollar shows of support for troubled banks aimed at soothing concerns about contagion in the sector.