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More than 5,000 people joined a charity walk in support of agent orange (AO)/dioxin victims at Dam Sen Culture Park in Ho Chi Minh City on July 31.

A delegation of the National Assembly’s Committee for National Defence and Security paid a working visit to the United States and the United Nations from July 26 to July 30.

The number of newly-established enterprises and enterprises resuming operations continued to set a new record in the first seven months of this year, along with the recovery of the domestic economy.

Standing behind her control tower with headphones around her neck, Saudi DJ Leen Naif segues smoothly between pop hits and club tracks for a crowd of business school graduates noshing on sushi.

Four coastal provinces have completed the installation of vessel monitoring systems (VMS) equipment on all fishing boats with a length of 15m and more, according to the Directorate of Fisheries under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines will continue to deploy online check-in services for passengers departing from Sydney and Melbourne airports in Australia as of August 1.

The Vietnam Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (VAMA) has announced that its members sold 25,159 vehicles in June, down 42% from May ending three consecutive months of gains.

International visitors to the country reached 954,600 during the opening seven months of the year, representing a 10-fold increase compared to the same period from last year, according to figures revealed by the General Statistics Office (GSO).

The Vietnamese Ministry of Health on Saturday reported an additional 1,670 Covid-19 infections, raising the country's total tally to over 10.77 million.

As many as 56,863 Vietnamese were sent to work abroad in the first seven months of this year, fulfilling 63.2 percent of the year’s target.

Ferry service provider Phu Quoc Express JSC has recommended halting the Danang-Ly Son route until the year-end due to modest passenger numbers and unfavourable weather conditions.

The central province of Quang Ngai has recorded 1,300 dengue fever cases so far this year, a three-fold increase from the same period last year.

Northwestern mountainous localities in Vietnam would face a high risk of landslides and flash floods during heavy rains in the coming days.

The complicated development of the monkeypox outbreaks are threatening Vietnam's efforts to restore international flights amid the peak summer holidays, according to the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam.

A photo titled “Matrix of boats” taken by local photographer Cao Nguyen Vu took the first place title at the Hamdan Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum international photography award (HIPA).

Total export-import turnover in July reached 60.36 billion USD, up 6.1% year-on-year but down 6.8% month-on-month, according to the General Statistics Office of Vietnam.

China's biggest tech hub is rushing to stamp out a fresh Covid outbreak, ordering some of the country's biggest manufacturers to operate in a 'closed loop' to reduce infections, state media reported.

Vietnam has welcomed 954,600 foreign visitors so far this year, 10 times higher than the same period last year, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).

Nepal has nearly tripled its wild tiger population, officials announced Friday, in a victory for the Himalayan country's efforts to help the big cats claw their way back from extinction.