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King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of Belgium will make a State visit to Vietnam from March 31 to April 4, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva arrived in Hanoi on March 27 afternoon, beginning his three-day state visit to Vietnam at the invitation of State President Luong Cuong.

Dozens of fighter jets and helicopters performed training exercises in HCM City to prepare for a grand military parade marking the 50th anniversary of Vietnam’s National Reunification Day (April 30).

This pilot programme will not impose any restrictions on foreign investors regarding ownership percentages or capital contributions.

Three children have drowned when swimming in streams in the central province of Quang Tri.

The police have busted a massive synthetic drug production ring in the southern central province of Khanh Hoa, confiscating around 1.4 tonnes of ketamine.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam To Lam has urged Vietnam and Singapore to accelerate the implementation of their Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his Singaporean counterpart Lawrence Wong held talks in Hanoi on March 26, creating new breakthroughs for the two countries' comprehensive strategic partnership.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh hosted an official welcome ceremony for visiting Singaporean PM Lawrence Wong and his spouse at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi on the morning of March 26.

Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) members with a third child or more will no longer face disciplinary action.

A man in the northern province of Vinh Phuc has been fined VND29 million (USD1,143) for allowing his little daughter to steer the car while travelling on a local road.

Prime Minister of Singapore Lawrence Wong and his spouse arrived in Hanoi on March 25 afternoon, beginning a two-day official visit to Vietnam.

Two girls in Binh Phuoc, who were mistakenly switched at birth 12 years ago by a midwife, are growing up surrounded by the love of both families.

A Japanese man wrongly convicted of murder who was the world's longest-serving death row inmate has been awarded $1.4 million in compensation, an official said Tuesday.

A man has been detained for attacking a bus driver in HCM City.

Despite warning signs and fencing for renovation work, many locals have slipped through barriers to exercise inside Hanoi's Nghia Do Park amid scattered construction materials.

The HCM City’s traffic police has announced to restrict vehicles on two streets in the city centre to facilitate the construction of a stage and stands for the coming celebrations.

Maj. Gen. Lance Okamura, Deputy Commanding General– Homeland Affairs for US Army Pacific has travelled to Vietnam and met with Sr. LTG Phung Si Tan, Deputy Chief of Staff of Vietnam People’s Army.

Dak Lak Provincial People's Committee issued a call on March 24, urging ethnic people residing illegally in Thailand to return to Vietnam voluntarily.