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HCM City has decided to halt the ambitious VND1.5 trillion (USD64 million) 1,700-seat theatre in the Thu Thiem New Urban Area.

An 11-year-old boy in Soc Trang Province who was severely burnt in a gas cylinder explosion while trying to save his adoptive mother has received over VND 300 million from the public just a week after his story was

Police in Kbang District in the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai are investigating the identification of two human bodies which have just been found fully decomposed in a local forest.

Under the influence of Storm Ma-on, the northern region and the north central province of Thanh Hoa will experience moderate to heavy rains and thunderstorms from the evening of August 25 to August 27.

The COVID-19 pandemic has set back the fight against poverty in Asia and the Pacific by at least two years, and many in the region will likely find it harder than before to escape poverty, according to a report

BridgeFest 2022 - The 6th annual music and community festival will take place at Bien Dong Park in the central city of Danang on Saturday.

The Department of Health of Hanoi capital has requested that the Hanoi Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) co-ordinate with other relevant agencies to monitor monkeypox cases at Noi Bai International Airport.

Vietnamese Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien and Japanese Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Yasutoshi Nishimura co-chaired the 5th meeting of the Vietnam-Japan Joint Committee on Cooperation in Industry, Trade and Energy in Tokyo on August 23.

A 4.7-magnitude earthquake has hit the Central Highlands province of Kon Tum, shaking some houses in the neighbouring province of Quang Nam.

An additional 3,195 more Covid-19 infections were confirmed in Vietnam on Tuesday, raising the country's total tally to over 11 million, according to the Ministry of Health.

Vietnam’s export revenue in 2022 is expected to reach about 368 billion USD, a year-on-year rise of 9.46%, according to a report by the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

A wild elephant has been seen seeking food near a tourist spot in the central province of Nghe An’s Con Cuong District.

Artificial Intelligence Day 2022 themed “Empower the Future" will take place at VinUni University in Hanoi on August 26 - 27 and will be livestreamed globally.

Ho Chi Minh City will host the Asia & Oceania Gala Ceremony of the World Travel Awards 2022 on September 7, launched to acknowledge excellence in the travel and tourism industry.

The organising board of Miss Universe Vietnam has just been fined VND70 million (USD3,043) for allowing a judge to wear a revealing ao dai in the final night of Miss Universe Vietnam 2022 on June 25.

Authorities of Hanoi’s Hoan Kiem District have decided to transform a local French-period villa and two other land plots into a primary school.

Thai retail conglomerate Central Group is in the process of planning to aggressively expand its efforts in the Vietnamese market in the hope of taping into an expected jump in demand when the COVID-19 pandemic ends, according to Nikkei

The 10th edition of a networking event marking its decade, hosted by the Association of Vietnamese Professionals and Students in the US, wrapped up on August 21.

The UK-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement has given a big push to Vietnamese exports, but insiders say firms still have much to do to make the most of the deal.