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Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs Bùi Thanh Sơn proposed Vietnam and the Republic of Korea strive towards raising two-way trade turnover to US$100 billion by 2023 and $150 billion by 2030.

The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) has imposed flight bans on two local men for violating aviation security and safety regulations.

VinFast has revealed its European business strategy and announced the opening of dedicated country headquarters in Germany, France and the Netherlands at the 2022 Paris Motor Show, which is underway from October 17 – 23.

Storm Nesat has been forecasted to affect the two central provinces of Quang Binh and Quang Tri on Thursday.

A new high tide is forecasted to hit HCM City in the coming days, peaking above 1.70 metres on October 25-27.

Rescue forces on Tuesday afternoon found the fourth body at the site of the Nam Suoi Nhum titanium mine collapse in the southern central province of Binh Thuan.

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres will pay an official visit to Viet Nam from October 21 – 22 at the invitation of President Nguyen Xuan Phuc, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on October 18.

Ngoc Chau, the Vietnamese representative at Miss Universe 2022, is forecast to claim a Top 5 finish in the pageant, according to global beauty website Crown Talk.

Local budget-airline Vietjet officially launched two direct flights from the Indian cities of New Delhi and Mumbai to Da Nang from October 18, according to the Da Nang Department of Tourism.

VinFast, a subsidiary automaker of Vietnamese conglomerate Vingroup, officially launched four electric vehicle (EV) models at the Paris Motor Show 2022 international auto show which is running from October 17 to October 23.

An additional 623 new Covid-19 infections were confirmed on Tuesday, raising the national tally to over 11.49 million, according to the Ministry of Health.

As many as six tonnes of fish in a commune of the central province of Thua Thien-Hue have died due to severe inundation.

The Indonesian football stadium where a stampede killed 133 people will be torn down and rebuilt, President Joko Widodo said Tuesday, as the head of FIFA pledged to help "reform and transform" the sport in the country.

The United Nations Development Programme has launched a new project to improve Vietnam’s implementation of the United Nations Convention against Corruption.

Vietnam’s 28 coastal localities have scored achievements in fighting illegal, unreported and undocumented (IUU) fishing, towards having the “yellow card” warning of the European Commission (EC) lifted.

As Japan and the Republic of Korea (RoK) further ease COVID-19 border entry regulations for foreigners, Vietnamese businesses are confident in the growth of tourism.

Politburo member and Secretary of the HCM City Party Committee Nguyen Van Nen has vowed to clear hurdles and create best conditions possible for the development of the Vietnam-US relations.

Equities mostly rose and sterling held on to its gains Tuesday after the UK government scrapped a controversial debt-funded mini-budget that had roiled markets, while traders were also cheered by a broadly positive start to earnings season.

People in the central province of Nghe An have collected drifting wood that has washed up from recent floods.