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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.

China has "solved" the issue of youth video game addiction, a report co-written by the country's top gaming industry body has said, a year after the government limited the number of hours young people could play a day.

The northern region of Vietnam would witness cold weather from today, November 23 with mountainous areas affected first.

Vietnam's Ministry of Health has issued its first specialised guidance on the diagnosis and treatment of obesity in response to the increasing obesity rate in the last decade.

The Ministry of Public Security has cracked down on a large-scale illegal online football betting ring with transactions amounting to VND 30 trillion (USD1.27 billion) over the past two days.

Construction on a new Dantri/DtiNews-supported dormitory for students in a mountainous part of the northern central province of Nghe An has just been completed.

Banh ran (as it is called in the north of Vietnam) or Banh Cam (in the south), is a familiar deep-fried sticky rice dessert that can be found at any market in Vietnam.

Vietnamese companies must understand trends in the EU consumer market, which is undergoing a significant shift towards green and clean goods, the European Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam said.

Roughly 23 million Vietnamese people are suffering from non-communicable diseases (NCDs) that are the leading cause of death in the country, revealed Prof. Nguyen Lan Viet, vice president of the Vietnam National Heart Association, at a conference in Ho