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People and businesses are expecting petrol prices will drop substantially from next month after the National Assembly Standing Committee passed the resolution on reduction of environmental protection tax rates on petroleum, oil and lubricants.

The Taliban have ordered airlines in Afghanistan to stop women from boarding flights unless accompanied by a male relative, aviation officials told AFP.

Vietnamese tennis player Ly Hoang Nam lost two sets to French opponent Kenny De Schepper in the final clash of the M25 Toulouse-Balma in France on March 27 evening.

Millions of people in China's financial hub were confined to their homes on Monday as the eastern half of Shanghai went into lockdown to curb the nation's biggest Covid outbreak.

A tourist has been found dead after his group of five people were washed away while swimming at a beach in Danang City.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has stressed the need to further step up international tourism re-opening in association with safe and flexible adaptation to the pandemic in the new situation.

Children aged between 5-11 will be vaccinated against COVID-19 from early April, according to the Health Ministry.

HCM City expects to welcome 3,000 international visitors in March and April, a tourism official says.

Vietnam has seen a sharp decrease in the number of daily Covid-19 infections with 91,916 cases confirmed on Sunday, a fall of over 11,000 cases against yesterday's figure, according to the Ministry of Health.

Hong Kong announced Sunday it will halve the period for which it suspends international flights that bring in passengers infected with Covid-19, as the aviation industry increasingly voices alarm over the continued difficulty of operating in the city.

Vietnam’s milk export turnover has consistently seen annual growth in recent years, reaching roughly US$300 million, with the milk export market expanded to nearly 56 countries and territories globally, according to the Vietnam Dairy Association.

Vietnam's wood processing and furniture industry has made big strides over the past decade, heard a workshop in Ho Chi Minh City on March 25.

The Vietnamese Embassy, in coordination with the embassies of French-speaking countries in Chile, has organised the Francophone Film Week 2022 on the occasion of International Francophonie Day.

The south-central province of Khanh Hoa, home to the famed resort city of Nha Trang, welcomed some 254,000 tourists in the first quarter of 2022, up more than 12 percent year-on-year, said the provincial People’s Committee.

Vietnam confirmed an additional 158,305 Covid-19 infections on Saturday, raising the national tally to 8.91 million, according to the Ministry of Health.

The northern region of Vietnam has been forecasted to see a light cold snap with downpours this weekend.

The "city of thousands of flowers" Da Lat, Vietnam has been named among the world’s ten best destinations to see flowers by global travellers, according to data from the online travel service platform Booking.com.

The Vietnam national football team only has 20 players fit enough to travel to Japan on the evening of March 25 as the side prepares for the upcoming clash against the host team, the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) has said.