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Ben En, a watery area with multiple islands surrounded by majestic mountains, is an attractive destination in Vietnam.

Customers of seven banks, including Vietinbank, BIDV, Vietcombank, Sacombank, TPBank, BVBank and Nam A Bank, can now scan LaoQR codes to make payments in Laos.

A new study from Agoda indicates that the desire for travel among Vietnamese tourists is anticipated to persist into 2025.

Macadamia, first grown in the northern province of Dien Bien in 2013, has not only helped stabilise the livelihoods of local farmers but has also opened up a new direction for local agriculture.

Russian PM Mikhail Vladimirovich Mishustin will pay an official visit to Vietnam on January 14 to strengthen the comprehensive strategic partnership and prepare for key bilateral activities in 2025.

To accommodate passenger demand during the Tet Lunar New Year Festival 2025, the Ben Thanh-Suoi Tien metro route (Metro Line 1) in HCM City will reduce its operating hours and train frequency.

Eight Tokyo university students attacked by a hammer-wielding woman in a classroom are recuperating and none required hospitalisation, their school has said.

Many streets in HCM City have reported serious traffic jams.

The Vietnamese passport has dropped one spot to 91st on the list of the world’s most powerful passports, according to the latest report by the Henley Passport Index.

A total of 41 remains of Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and experts who sacrificed their lives during the wars in Cambodia arrived home on January 10.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh met with Lao Party General Secretary and State President Thongloun Sisoulith in Vientiane on January 10.

The number of measles cases is forecast to rise as the Tết (Lunar New Year) and Spring festivals approach, doctors said.

Illegal parking has occurred on many streets leading to Tan Son Nhat Airport in HCM City, especially during the peak travelling season.

PM Pham Minh Chinh and his Lao counterpart Sonexay Siphandone attended the ground-breaking ceremony for the Laos - Vietnam Friendship Park in Vientiane on January 10.

There have been no reports of Vietnamese citizens as casualties in a recent earthquake in Tibet, China, Spokeswoman of the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs Pham Thu Hang said on January 9.

Train tickets for routes from HCM City to many northern and central localities have been completely sold out for the upcoming Tet Lunar New Year 2025.

Vietnamese PM Pham Minh Chinh and his Lao counterpart Sonexay Siphandone set forth practical steps to further strengthen their comprehensive bilateral relations.

Military Region 3 has sent a delegation to visit and present gifts to people living and working in two islands in the central region on Thursday ahead of the 2025 Tet Lunar New Year Festival.

According to the Hanoi Transportation Corporation (Transerco), diesel public buses on three routes will be replaced with electric vehicles beginning February 1.