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The 29th Meeting of the Mekong River Commission Council was held in Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province under the chair of Vietnamese Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Tran Hong Ha.

Germany’s Lufthansa Cargo has opened direct flights from Frankfurt to Hanoi.

Dak Lak Provincial People's Committee has just proposed upgrading Buon Ma Thuot Airport to an international airport.

The Nhon-Hanoi Railway Station urban rail system in the capital city will undergo a test run starting from December 5 in limited conditions, according Sytra – the consulting contractor of the project.

A workshop providing the press with information on the use of tobacco in Vietnam, challenges in minimising tobacco use and solutions to them has just been held in Hanoi.

Vietnamese Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son and Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) Secretary General Marcin Czepelak cut the red ribbon inaugurating the PCA Representative Office in Hanoi on November 24.

Indonesian authorities deployed heavy machinery, helicopters and thousands of personnel Thursday in a desperate effort to locate dozens trapped in rubble by an earthquake that killed 271 people, as hopes faded to find survivors.

Some streets in Hanoi’s Old Quarter are already filled with a Christmas atmosphere.

The south-central province of Binh Thuan will host Vietnam’s National Tourism Year 2023 which will feature 204 activities.

Five drivers have tested positive for drugs as police intensified their checks on the Noi Bai-Lao Cai Expressway for a week from November 15-21.

Vietnam is on track to export 7 million tonnes this year after India banned exports of broken rice and imposed a 20 per cent duty on exports of various grades of rice in early September.

More than 520 businesses from 20 countries and territories around the world are anticipated to attend the 20th Vietnam Expo between December 1 and December 3 in Ho Chi Minh City.

Three women and 11 men were flogged Wednesday on the orders of an Afghan court after they were found guilty of theft and "moral crimes", a provincial official said.

National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue affirmed Vietnam's consistent policy of consolidating and promoting its strategic partnership with the Philippines in various areas during his meeting with President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos in Manila.

A 30-year-old male elephant in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong has been rescued and handed over to the Dak Lak Elephant Preservation, Animals Rescue and Forest Protection Management Centre.

About 85% of healthcare workers develop clinical symptoms after contracting COVID-19, with men having more symptoms than women, a study revealed.

Minister of Labour, Invalids, and Social Affairs Dao Ngoc Dung on Tuesday gave gifts to 60 families of fallen and wounded soldiers, and 40 low-income families in the northern central province of Thanh Hoa.

NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue led a delegation to Manila on Wednesday, beginning an official visit to the Philippines at the invitation of President of the Philippine Senate Juan Miguel Zubiri.

Contaminated fried chicken wings were the main cause of food poisoning that killed one student and hospitalised over 660 teachers and students at a school in Nha Trang City last week.