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Deputy Prime Minister Le Van Thanh has instructed the Ministry of Transport to work with southern localities and related agencies on two new railway lines.

A conference on the future of English language teaching and learning in Vietnam was held on Wednesday by the Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam (DAV).

People in Hanoi are flocking to resorts near the city at the weekend as the Covid-19 pandemic has been brought under control.

The 2021 Kovalevskaya Award will be given to two Vietnamese university professors in recognition of their outstanding research achievements and great contribution to the national development, the award committee has announced.

The capital has the highest cost of living in Vietnam, according to the Spatial Cost of Living Index announced recently by the General Statistics Office.

The northern mountainous province of Tuyen Quang kicked off the first international hot air balloon festival at Nguyen Tat Thanh Square on March 30.

Vietnam has reported an additional 85,765 Covid-19 infections on Wednesday, raising the national tally to 9.47 million, according to the Ministry of Health.

Twenty Thai tour operators will come to Vietnam in early April to survey tour programs and bring Thai visitors to the country after two years of suspension induced by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) and the British Embassy launched the Vietnam National Trade Repository (VNTR) at a ceremony held in Hanoi on March 30.

US President Joe Biden has welcomed a VinFast invested project to build its first factory in North Carolina as part of the Vietnamese firm’s investment strategy to expand operations in the United States.

Vietnam Maritime Search and Rescue Coordination Centre announced on March 30 that they had successfully transported a Bangladeshi crew member who had a heart attack while at sea to shore for treatment.

The Nhon-Hanoi Station metro line will be extended by 8.76 kilometres, increasing the line to 21 kilometres.

Owners of fishing boats in the northern central province of Thanh Hoa are facing difficulties finding crew members.

The northern region of Vietnam has been forecasted to experience a cold spell with heavy rains from March 31-April 1.

A top US diplomat will meet this week in China to discuss issues in Afghanistan with his Chinese, Russian and Pakistani counterparts, the Chinese foreign ministry and the State Department said on Tuesday.

The Ministry of Public Security's Investigation Police Agency on March 29 decided to launch criminal proceedings against and arrest Trinh Van Quyet, Chairman of the FLC Group Joint Stock Company, pending investigations into suspicion of stock market manipulation.

The first quarter of the year saw 35,700 enterprises forced to temporarily suspend operations, a rise of 49.7% on-year, with 17,100 businesses withdrawing from the market every month on average, according to the National Business Registration Information System.

The central and Central Highlands regions of Vietnam have been forecasted to witness heavy rains from March 30 to April 2.

Vietnam has shocked Asia by ending their World Cup qualification campaign with a 1-1 draw against hosts Japan in Saitama on March 29 evening.