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Tropical storm Chaba, the first storm to affect Vietnam this year, is gathering strength, with wind speeds near its centre reaching 89-102 kilometres per hour.

Viet Nam sent 51,677 workers, including 19,849 females, abroad under labor contracts in the first half of 2022, according to the Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs.

Approximately 100 tonnes of Vietnam’s ST25 rice has hit the shelves of Japanese supermarket chain in order to serve both Japanese consumers and Vietnamese nationals residing and studying in the Far East country.

NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue had a meeting in London with UK Cabinet Office Minister and President for 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference Alok Sharma who expressed impression at Vietnam’s determination in transition to green and renewable energy.

Ho Chi Minh City is calling for investment into 197 projects in ten key areas, including infrastructure development, agriculture, industry, trade and services, healthcare, tourism, education and housing, an official told the Vietnam – Europe Business Forum.

Vietnam's international star Nguyen Quang Hai has finally completed a move to Europe, signing with French Ligue 2 side Pau Football Club.

The Vietnam Office for Seeking Missing Persons handed over remains of American soldiers missing in action during the war in Vietnam to the US in a ceremony held at Da Nang International Airport on June 30.

A coach crashed into a coffee shop in the southern province of Ca Mau, killing one and injuring four others.

A poor man and his son who are both suffering from health problems have just received VND62 million (USD2,696) from the public after their story was published on Dantri/Dtinews.

Vietnam has officially launched the Southeast Asia Flash Flood Guidance System on Tuesday morning and assumed the role of being a regional hub in forecasting landslides and flash floods.

HCM City’s districts with low rates of Covid-19 vaccination would face the risk of resurgent viral infections due to the new Omicron BA.5 sub-variant, according to municipal Department of Health.

A tropical depression to the north of the East Sea has strengthened into a storm, the first hitting the waters this year, according to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.

It would cost about VND 1.20 trillion (USD 52.18 million) to fill the Nui Beo open-cast coal mine pit in Ha Long City after closure.

China's factory and services activity picked up in June, official data showed Thursday, fuelled by the easing of Covid-19 restrictions in major cities such as Shanghai and Beijing.

Authorities in Vietnam have called for investigations into the deaths of five Vietnamese at a toxic gas explosion at Jordan's Aqaba Port on June 27.

Minister of Education and Training Nguyen Kim Son and British Secretary of State for Education Nadhim Zahawi agreed to enhance the countries’ educational cooperation during a meeting in London on June 29.

There were 76,233 newly-registered enterprises in the first six months of this year, an increase of 13.6 per cent compared to last year.

A coastal road in the central province of Ha Tinh is facing high risk of more landslides following a severe incident last year.

Speaker of the UK House of Lords John Mcfall said he supports efforts to ramp up all-round cooperation between the UK and Vietnam, including in climate change response, during his talks with the top Vietnamese legislator in London.