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Vietnam ranks fourth in the list of most Googled tourist destinations by Australians over the past 20 years, according to Google.

Vietnamese GDP growth is projected to surge by 7% this year, thereby taking the lead among the group of five emerging markets in Southeast Asia (ASEAN-5), according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF)'s World Economic Outlook Report for October.

Thailand will toughen its gun possession and drug laws, the interior ministry said Wednesday, following the nursery massacre of 36 people -- including 24 children -- in the kingdom's worst mass killing.

Border guards at the southern central province of Tay Ninh’s Moc Bai International Border Gate on Tuesday received 78 Vietnamese who had been tricked into illegally working in Cambodian businesses.

Despite low liquidity, the prices of apartments in Hanoi have sharply increased due to the shortage of supply.

Many areas in Vietnam’s central region have been isolated by floods.

Japan's space agency said it sent a self-destruct order to its Epsilon rocket after a failed launch on Wednesday because of a problem that meant the craft could not safely fly.

The European Chamber of Commerce and its member businesses are ready to help the Vietnamese Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment build policies and mechanisms to build a green and sustainable economy, EuroCham Chairman Alain Cany has said.

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has proposed a temporary halt on appraisal and approval for the surveying of offshore wind power projects due to a number of legal and technical problems.

Singapore Airlines flight attendants will no longer be let go after becoming pregnant, the carrier said Tuesday as it ditched the long-criticised practice.

An additional 1,226 new Covid-19 infections were confirmed on Tuesday, raising the national tally to over 11.48 million, according to the Ministry of Health.

Vietnam International Digital Week opened in Hanoi on October 11, with the theme of “Global Partnership for the suitable digital future.”

Lightning struck a Vietnam Airlines plane parked at Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City on the evening of October 10, blasting a hole in its fuselage.

The Vietnam International Travel Mart (VITM) Da Nang 2022 will take place in the central city this December, it was made known at a recent press conference.

A landslide in the central province of Quang Ngai on Monday evening buried part of a local hydropower plant and left one worker missing.

Chipmakers plunged in Asian trade Tuesday over new US measures to limit China's access to high-end semiconductors with military uses, a move that wiped billions from companies' valuations worldwide.

March 24 is expected to be observed as the Day of Banh Mi (Baguette) in honour of the Vietnamese cuisine both at home and abroad.

After almost three years of disruption Japan is fully reopening its borders to foreign tourists and other arrivals as of October 11, providing a chance for many international travelers, including those from Vietnam, to tour Japan without restrictions.

Most markets fluctuated in Asian trade Tuesday as traders grow increasingly fearful that more big interest rate hikes will tip economies into deep recessions, with the mood also darkened by the worsening Ukraine war and worries over China's outlook.