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The Lam Dong Provincial People’s Committee has just imposed a fine of over VND90 million on a local bakery for violating food hygiene regulations.

The death toll from landslides and flooding in the Philippines triggered by tropical storm Megi rose to 117 on Thursday, official figures showed, as more bodies were found in mud-caked villages.

Hanoi authorities have planned another pedestrian street around Ngoc Khanh Lake in Ba Dinh District.

The Australian Embassy in Vietnam and Vietnam’s Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs on Thursday launched Australia’s next phase of support for Vietnam’s vocational education and training.

HCM City’s per capita income was estimated at VND8.9 million (USD383.62 million) per month in the first quarter of this year, up 36.5 percent from the fourth quarter of last year.

A recent article published on German travel website Travelbook.de highlighted the capital as one of the most popular travel destinations in Southeast Asia, with six attractions that tourists should explore whilst visiting the city.

Leaders of the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho met with a visiting delegation from the Japanese Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City on April 13 to discuss a range of potential cooperation, particularly in economic development.

Some banks have temporarily stopped providing loans to the real estate sector in the short term in the wake of the State Bank of Vietnam's policy on controlling credit growth in risky areas.

Australia’s Ambassador to Vietnam, H.E. Ms. Robyn Mudie and a delegation from the Australian Embassy in Vietnam on Wednesday visited one of Australia's largest private investments in Vietnam – Blackstone Minerals mining project in Son La province.

A Korean culture road festival organized by the Republic of Korea (RoK)’s Embassy in Vietnam will be held in Hanoi from April 16 and April 17.

Many streets in Hanoi were seriously congested following the reopening of local kindergartens.

US citizen and substitute teacher Paul Bodner has been sentenced in the US District Court for the Northern District of California to 11 years in federal prison on three counts.

Vietnam reported an additional 24,623 Covid-19 infections on Wednesday, raising the national tally to 10.29 million, according to the Ministry of Health.

Vietnam will start giving Covid-19 vaccines to children aged 5-11 from April 14 according to the Ministry of Health.

Several electronics companies, including iPhone and Macbook makers, have halted production in the Chinese cities of Shanghai and Kunshan, adding to supply chain woes under Beijing's strict zero-Covid measures.

Dantri/Dtinews readers have sent over VND168 million (USD7,304) to help a poor woman in Ha Tinh Province to support her ill husband and daughter.

Many kindergartens in Hanoi are facing numerous difficulties including teacher shortages as they reopened after a year due to Covid-19 prevention measures.

The representative office of national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines in Singapore on April 12 launched the “Fly Vietnam Airlines, Re-discover Vietnam” programme with the aim of introducing and promoting the country’s post-pandemic safe tourism.

Vietnamese exports to Russia and Ukraine plunged dramatically in the first quarter of this year due to the adverse impact of the ongoing armed conflict between Russia and Ukraine.