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Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on April 7 received Alec Cameron, President for RMIT University who is in Hanoi for a working visit to Vietnam.

Vietnam has reached agreement on the mutual recognition of vaccine passports with 19 countries, said deputy spokeswoman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Pham Thu Hang at the ministry’s regular press conference.

The IMF announced Thursday a conditional agreement to provide Lebanon with $3 billion in aid to help it emerge from a severe economic crisis, following months of negotiations.

Many traders have left markets in HCM City after being unable to maintain their businesses due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Deputy Prime Minister Le Van Thanh has greenlit the VND3.7 trillion (USD159.48 million) Tuyen Quang-Phu Tho Expressway.

The first Covid-19 vaccine batch for children aged 5-11 donated by the Australian government will arrive in Vietnam on April 9.

Dantri/DTiNews readers have donated VND163 million (USD5,603) for two children in the central province of Ha Tinh.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc visited the Khmer Theravada Buddhist Academy to extend greetings to dignitaries at the academy and the Khmer community on the occasion of Chol Chnam Thmay, the traditional Khmer New Year festival.

The Vietnamese Ministry of Health on Thursday reported an additional 45,886 Covid-19 infections, raising the country's total tally to over 10 million.

A Vietnamese diplomat has asked China to immediately stop militarizing some features of Vietnam’s Spratly archipelago in the East Sea, saying such move violates its sovereignty and increases concern regionally and globally.

The second Vietnam Clean Energy Forum took place in Hanoi on April 7, offering a venue for managers, scientists and businesses to exchange views on mechanisms, policies, technology and financing for wind, solar and gas power projects towards carbon neutrality.

Famed Japanese manga artist Fujiko Fujio A, known for beloved children's cartoons including "Ninja Hattori" and "Little Ghost Q-Taro", has died aged 88, local media reported on Thursday.

A Norwegian diving instructor was rescued alive on Thursday a day after going missing off Malaysia's southeast coast but three other Europeans were still missing, officials said.

Deputy Prime Minister Le Van Thanh has emphasised the target of opening Long Thanh International Airport in the southern province of Dong Nai by 2025, with quality given the top priority.

South Korean president-elect Yoon Suk-yeol's team backed away Thursday from the avowed anti-feminist's campaign pledge to abolish the country's Ministry of Gender Equality.

The southern region of Vietnam has been forecasted to officially start this year’s rainy season from mid-April, earlier than usual.

Vietnamese universities have earned greater reputation worldwide as more of their programmes have received recognition and higher rankings from the UK’s Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) this year.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Louis Dreyfus Company B.V. (LDC), have signed a loan of up to $100 million to help smallholder farmers recover from the economic challenges caused by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, and improve their

Authorities in Hanoi have allowed the reopening of karaoke parlours, bars, clubs, massage, and gaming venues from April 8.