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Japan's government on Thursday approved a bill tightening the rules on religious donations after scrutiny of controversial fundraising practices by the Unification Church.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his spouse will pay a state visit to the Republic of Korea from December 4-6.

President Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has asked the Vietnam Red Cross Society (VRC) to devise specific programmes to pool support from ministries, agencies and localities, and social resources for the poor as the Tết (Lunar New Year) is approaching.

University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City (UEH) will launch a series of scientific and artistic activities as part of the “Ready for Next 2022” programme, which is expected to take place from December 4 to 11.

The disbursement of foreign direct investment in Vietnam went up 15.1% between January and November to some 19.68 billion USD, the highest 11-month figure over the past five years.

At least 19 people were killed and 24 others wounded Wednesday by a blast at a madrassa in Afghanistan's northern city of Aybak, a doctor at a local hospital told AFP.

More than 122,000 Vietnamese went to work abroad in the first 11 months of this year, achieving 135.56 percent of the year's target, according to the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs.

Cherry blossoms have been in full bloom in the tourist town of Sapa, attracting lots of visitors.

A poor woman in the northern province of Phu Tho is suffering in great pain as a tumour on her face continues to grow bigger.

There were no new IPO deals in Vietnam in the third quarter of 2022, according to recent data from Deloitte, as the figure was only counted in the first half of the year.

Vietnam defeated Bundesliga’s Borussia Dortmund 2-1 in a friendly match in Hanoi on November 30, - a perfect test for coach Park Hang-seo and his student ahead of their 2022 AFF Cup campaign in December.

Ho Chi Minh City is an attractive investment destination for Japanese businesses thanks to its both development potential and mechanism to accompany and support investors.

An additional 485 Covid-19 infections were confirmed in the past 24 hours in Vietnam, bringing the national tally to over 11.51 million, the Ministry of Health reported on Wednesday.

The HCM City Department of Health has just proposed that foreign doctors should be fluent in Vietnamese if they want to work in the country.

The Central Highlands province of Lam Dong’s Department of Agriculture and Rural Development has recommended using 7.6 hectares of forest to build a road section.

Vietnamese National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue today met with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese during his on-going visit to the country as a guest of the Australian Parliament.

Miss Universe Vietnam 2017 H'hen Nie attended tree planting efforts at Bach Ma National Park in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue.

Mount Fansipan in the northern province of Lao Cai’s Sapa Town has been forecasted to see frost in the coming days as temperatures fall below zero degrees centigrade.

Surmounting difficulties to boost economic recovery, Vietnam is expected to post a foreign trade record of 780 billion USD in 2022.