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A passenger bus carrying 30 tourists veered off a road while travelling on National Road 2B in Tam Dao District on Sunday.

Vietnam’s consumer price index (CPI) in the first five months of the year edged up 2.25 percent year-on-year while core inflation rose by 1.1 percent, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).

HCM City has planned to spend around VND28.4 trillion (USD1.22 billion) to clear around 14,000 homes on or along canals by 2025.

The number of new Covid-19 infections continued to drop with 890 cases recorded on Sunday, down 224 cases from the previous day, according to the Ministry of Health.

A planning exhibition centre project in HCM City is seven years behind schedule.

A ceramic mural, Tình hữu nghị Việt Mỹ (The Vietnam-US Friendship), has been inaugurated at the new US-Vietnam Co-operation Centre in Hanoi.

A passenger plane with 22 people on board went missing in Nepal on Sunday, the operating airline and officials said, as poor weather hampered a search operation.

The cattle market in the central province of Ha Tinh’s Can Loc District has become a special feature for over a century.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh made a fact-finding trip to strategic projects in Son La on May 28 as part of his two-day visit to the northern mountainous province.

Activities calling for environmental protection efforts were rolled out during an event held in Tien Yen district of the north-eastern province of Quang Ninh on May 28.

The exports of aquatic products are expected to fetch 2.8-3 billion USD in the second quarter, a year-on-year increase of 36-38 percent, thanks to the strong growth of key products, according to Le Hang, deputy director of the Vietnam

The Guinness World Records has just confirmed the Bach Long pedestrian bridge in northern Vietnam is the longest glass-bottomed bridge in the world.

As many as 305 outstanding athletes have been honoured with the Prime Minister's certificates of merit for their excellent performances at the 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31).

More than 1,500 people will participate in the "International Yoga Festival - Da Nang 2022" held at Bien Dong (East Sea) Park in Son Tra district, in the central coastal city of Da Nang, on June 11-12.

An additional 1,114 new Covid-19 infections were confirmed on Saturday, raising the national tally to over 10.71 million, according to the Ministry of Health.

Free trade agreements spurred Vietnam’s bilateral and multilateral trade, with 2022 revenues projected to hit a record 750 billion USD, according to experts.

Many flights from Tan Son Nhat International Airport in HCM City to other localities were delayed for hours on Friday evening because of rain and strong wind.

The United Nations on May 26 awarded its medal to three officers of the Vietnam People’s Army who are working at this organization’s headquarters in New York, USA, on Peacekeeper’s Day (May 29).