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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.

Northwestern mountainous localities in Vietnam would face a high risk of landslides and flash floods during heavy rains in the coming days.

The complicated development of the monkeypox outbreaks are threatening Vietnam's efforts to restore international flights amid the peak summer holidays, according to the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam.

A photo titled “Matrix of boats” taken by local photographer Cao Nguyen Vu took the first place title at the Hamdan Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum international photography award (HIPA).

Total export-import turnover in July reached 60.36 billion USD, up 6.1% year-on-year but down 6.8% month-on-month, according to the General Statistics Office of Vietnam.

China's biggest tech hub is rushing to stamp out a fresh Covid outbreak, ordering some of the country's biggest manufacturers to operate in a 'closed loop' to reduce infections, state media reported.

Vietnam has welcomed 954,600 foreign visitors so far this year, 10 times higher than the same period last year, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).

Nepal has nearly tripled its wild tiger population, officials announced Friday, in a victory for the Himalayan country's efforts to help the big cats claw their way back from extinction.

Gold demand in Vietnam increased significantly in the second quarter of this year, according to the World Gold Council.

The Vietnamese Ministry of Health on Friday reported an additional 1,805 Covid-19 infections, raising the country's total tally to over 10.77 million.

Domestic tourism continues to lead the way, with HCM City remaining the top destination for local travel in 2022, according to a study, ‘Summer Travel Trends,’ released by online digital travel platform Agoda.

Vehicles working with ride-hailing apps won't be allowed to pick up customers on the 3rd, 4th or 5th floors of the car park at Tan Son Nhat Airport in Ho Chi Minh City from July 28.

The nation’s consumer price index during the initial seven months of the year edged up 2.54% on-year, while core inflation rose by 1.44%, as announced by the General Statistics Office on July 29.

Vietnamese are the fourth tallest people in Southeast Asia, only after Singapore, Thailand and Malaysia, thanks to improvements in maternal and child nutrition, heard a workshop held by the Ministry of Health in Hanoi on July 28.

A man in Nha Trang City rescued 31 dogs from a local slaughterhouse that he visited while looking for his two missing dogs.

Vietnamese students won big with two gold, one silver, and one bronze medals at the 2022 Microsoft Office Specialist World Championship’s awards ceremony held in the United States.

The numbers of enterprises and employees working in the non-state and FDI sectors increased rapidly, but reduced markedly in the state-owned sector during 2016-2020.