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Fuel prices were reduced in the latest review on August 11 by the Ministry of Industry and Trade and the Ministry of Finance, the fifth consecutive time and the fourth significant drop.

The National Centre for Socio-Economic Information and Forecast has launched a workshop assessing the Top 500 Vietnamese largest private enterprises.

Swift247, a subsidiary of low-cost airline Vietjet Air, has launched an international super-fast delivery service which will operate between the Republic of Korea (RoK) and Vietnam based on digital technology platforms.

A popular Chinese medical information site has been censored by authorities for "violation of relevant laws and regulations", months after its criticism of a government-backed herbal Covid-19 treatment sent shares in a pharmaceutical giant tumbling.

The northern city of Haiphong has decided to resume the Do Son Buffalo Fighting Festival after a long suspension due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Singapore on Thursday narrowed its economic growth forecast this year after the economy contracted in the second quarter compared to the previous three months due to rising inflation and tighter monetary policies, the government said.

Storm Mulan weakened into a tropical depression after entering the Gulf of Tonkin on the evening of August 10, bringing heavy rain to many areas in northern Vietnam.

Four people have died and two others were seriously injured after a truck collided with a motorbike on a road in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue on Wednesday evening.

The World Cup's start will be brought forward by a day to allow hosts Qatar to play the opening game, sources told AFP on Wednesday, just over three months before the competition gets underway.

In response to impacts of storm Mulan in the Gulf of Tokin, Vietnamese airlines have adjusted operation plans of flights to and from some affected airports from August 11.

UNESCO and The Coca Cola Foundation launched a project themed “Youth Initiative Ideas for an Ocean without Plastic 2022” at a ceremony in Hanoi on August 10 in response to World Youth Day (August 12).

Lots of areas in the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai have been severely inundated following torrential rains over recent days.

The Vietnamese Ministry of Health on Wednesday reported an additional 2,010 Covid-19 infections, raising the country's total tally to over 11 million.

Pig prices in Vietnam have considerably fallen in recent days following tighter control over illegal pig export through border gates.

A bomb weighing nearly 230kg was successfully removed to a safe place in the northern province of Quang Ninh on August 9.

Muong Nhe district in the northwestern mountainous province of Dien Bien was hit by an earthquake measuring 3.6 on the Richter scale hit on August 10.

HCM City is reporting a rise in the number of children hospitalised for Covid-19 treatment while the local health department is urging better vaccination coverage to prepare for the new school year.

A Pakistan zoo has called off plans to auction 12 lions from its ever-growing pride to private buyers, saying it would instead create new enclosures for the big cats.

Storm Mulan is heading towards the northern region of Vietnam and is forecasted to bring heavy rains and strong winds.