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Long-term bond yields in emerging East Asia declined between 15 June and 24 August amid mounting risks and a dimming economic outlook, even as financial conditions eased modestly, according to a report by the Asian Development Bank.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh hosted separate receptions for President of the Cambodian National Assembly Samdech Heng Samrin in Hanoi on September 13.

Members of the Vietnam Automobile Manufacturers’ Association logged their August vehicle sales at 30,846, a month-on-month increase of 2% and a year-on-year surge of 247%.

The Ministry of Public Security has directed the Vietnam Immigration Department and other agencies abroad to print the information on “place of birth” in the annotation section of the new passports from September 15.

Tran Viet Van, 51, a journalist at Lao Dong (Labour) Newspaper, has been honoured in two different categories at an annual photo contest run by Australia’s Better Photography Magazine.

The northern mountainous province of Tuyen Quang has proposed adding Na Hang Airport to the national airport development plan until 2050.

An additional 3,301 new Covid-19 infections were confirmed on Tuesday, raising the national tally to over 11.44 million, according to the Ministry of Health.

Thousands of people in the northern central province of Nghe An’s Ky Son District are being isolated due to flooding.

The number of start-ups from Singapore venturing overseas through Enterprise Singapore's Global Innovation Alliance (GIA) acceleration programmes has ballooned to more than 400 in less than five years.

The Ministry of Transport has urged to speed up the construction of Long Thanh International Airport in order for it to enter operation in September 2025.

Hanoi authorities have proposed extending the deadline again for the whole Nhon-Hanoi Station metro route until 2027.

As the Ministry of Planning and Investment is gathering comments on a draft resolution on favourable policy to boost firms' recovery, the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry asks for clarification on several notions.

Two local youth e-sports teams, Flash and MGN Box Esports, are currently competing at the Asia Star Challengers Invitational (ASCI 2022) which is taking place in an online format.

Cúc Phương National Park, a famous tourist destination in the northern province of Ninh Bình, has once again been named "Asia's Leading National Park".

Moody's Investors Service has raised the ratings of 12 Vietnamese banks following its upgrade of Vietnam's sovereign rating to Ba2 from Ba3.

The United States Embassy in Hanoi announced that as of October 3, all Vietnamese visa applicants with the new blue-covered passports must have their place of birth stated in their passport before being allowed a visa interview.

Many Vietnamese workers are facing difficulties finding a job after returning home from internship programmes in Japan.

Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son and her Australian counterpart Penny Wong co-chaired the fourth Vietnam-Australia Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Canberra on September 12.

National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue held talks with President of the Cambodian National Assembly Samdech Heng Samrin in Hanoi on September 12 following the welcome ceremony the same day.