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Two young men have drowned at Binh Nin Stream in the southern central province of Phu Yen’s Song Cau Town.

All vehicles must use the electronic toll collection system when travelling on expressways in Vietnam from today, August 1.

Australian home prices slid for a third month in July and the pace quickened as Sydney suffered its worst decline in almost 40 years amid rising borrowing costs and a cost-of-living crisis.

A working team from the Saudi Fund for Development (SFD) has inspected a number of projects it is funding in some localities of Vietnam, according to the Embassy of Saudi Arabia in Vietnam.

Lending interest rates in the remaining months of this year will stay relatively stable to help firms recover production after the pandemic.

The Vietnamese Ministry of Health on Sunday reported an additional 1,478 Covid-19 infections, raising the country's total tally to over 10.77 million.

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.