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The Australian Government has committed A$4.9 million for Ascend Vietnam Ventures which, together with additional existing funding, will mobilise up to A$70 million in private sector investment to support the burgeoning tech startup market in Vietnam.

Four people in a family in Thanh Hoa Province are in need of financial support as they all suffer from health problems.

Around 8,000 people have rushed to Mount Mau Son in the northern province of Lang Son to see frost over the past few days.

The Vietnamese U23 men’s football team have suffered a major setback ahead of their clash with Thai opponents in their second 2022 AFF U23 Championship match slated for February 22 evening as five more players tested positive for the SARS-CoV-virus.

Vietnam has so far reopened air routes to 20 countries and territories, compared to 28 in the 2019 winter flight schedule before the COVID-19 pandemic broke out, a transport official has said.

The world’s latest liquefied natural gas (LNG)-powered cruise ship, Costa Toscana, will be transformed into a sky-high ocean catwalk for J Spring Fashion Show 2022, on February 28.

United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix on February 21 thanked Vietnam for its strong support for UN peacekeeping operations, as well as its personnel contributions to the United Nations.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MoCST) has proposed to let foreign visitors test for COVID-19 using rapid antigen test kits and those who have negative testing results travel freely when they are in Vietnam, as the country

Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi said on Monday he hopes a trip to Qatar to attend a regional gas conference will boost political and trade relations with Gulf Arab countries.

The 2022 German Film Festival will be held throughout Southeast Asia from February 18 to March 31 via online platform Goethe-On-Demand.

Retail petrol prices have increased from 3 pm on Monday, marking the third consecutive rise since December 25 last year.

A wedding was organised for 20 couples who are doctors and medical staff at Military Hospital 175 in HCM City on Sunday evening.

An additional 46,880 Covid-19 infections were confirmed in Vietnam on Monday, raising the total number of patients in the country to over 2.83 million, the Ministry of Health has reported.

A runway at Tân Sơn Nhất International Airport will be closed for maintenance from Monday, said the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam.

Many people in Hanoi are rushing to buy quick test kits and face masks amid the city’s rapid Covid-19 infections.

Vietnamese grandmaster Le Quang Liem recorded a victory over 2021 World Cup champion Jan Krzysztof Duda of Poland in the second day of the Airthings Masters online tournament.

Running with the theme of "Restoring the economy and developing supply chain in the new normal", the Vietnam Business Forum presents an opportunity for the business community to propose solutions to carry out the Government’s Resolution on the Socio-Economic

Vietnamese carrier Bamboo Airways operated first flight connecting Ho Chi Minh City and Melbourne in Australia on February 19-20.

Pepper farmers in the central highlands province of Dak Nong are facing difficulties in finding workers amid the harvest season.