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Malaysian customs officials said Monday they seized a stash of rare animal parts worth $18 million thought to have come from Africa, including elephant tusks, rhino horns and pangolin scales.

Dutch online travel agency Booking.com has revealed the leading six best places in the world for visitors looking to go on a cycling vacation, with the results based on a survey of travelers.

Vietnam has one of the newest and most dynamic start-up scenes in Asia, and it has emerged as a hub for start-ups, according to the recently released Emerging Giants in Asia Pacific report.

As many as 22 walking streets will be opened in the southern economic hub of Ho Chi Minh City according to a proposal from the local Department of Transport.

Four fishermen from a missing trawler in the southern central province of Binh Dinh have been saved.

Vietnam Airlines and Turkish Airlines signed a memorandum of understanding on July 19 as the pair aim to strengthen bilateral cooperation at the Farnborough International Airshow which is currently underway in the UK.

The Vietnamese Ministry of Health on Tuesday reported an additional 1,096 Covid-19 infections, raising the country's total tally to over 10.76 million.

Vietnam will be the host country for Miss Earth 2023.

Swire Pacific is expanding its Coca-Cola bottling business into Southeast Asia.

A gas leak at Miwon Vietnam Company in the northern province of Phu Tho, has killed four and injured another.

Saigontourist, a leading tour operator in Vietnam, received its first 30 international visitors travelling to Ho Chi Minh City by river on July 18 following two years of disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

A 120-kilo bomb has been detected in the northern-central province of Nghe An’s Yen Thanh District.

Four international exhibitions, Paper Vietnam, Rubber and Tyre Vietnam, Coatings Expo Vietnam, and Plastech Vietnam, will be held in HCM City from August 3 to 5.

Australia's unique wildlife is in retreat as it reels from bushfires, drought, human activity and global warming, according to a "shocking" government report Tuesday that prompted calls for dramatic change.

The Thua Thien-Hue Tourism Department announced on July 15 that the Hue Hip-hop Festival 2022 will be held at the 3/2 Park in Hue city on July 23 - 24.

The nation spent US$5 billion on importing 4.8 million m3 of petroleum during the first half of this year, an increase of 18% in volume and up nearly two fold in value compared to the same period from last year.

All four members of the Vietnamese team that competed at the International Chemistry Olympiad (IChO) 2022 won gold medals, the Ministry of Education and Training announced on July 18.

Four children in the northern province of Hung Yen are calling for help after their parents died.

The northern region of Vietnam has been forecasted to see rain with strong winds from this evening, July 18.