VIETNAM TODAY

A Taiwanese fishing boat was broken in half by rough seas after drifting onto a beach in the southern central province of Phu Yen.

The move is aimed at boosting tourism in southwest China, expanding opening up, promoting people-to-people exchange and contributing to the China-ASEAN comprehensive strategic partnership.

Despite the decline in birth rates, Vietnam remains in its golden population period, where for every two working-age individuals, there is one dependent.

PM Pham Minh Chinh encouraged businesses to actively engage in large-scale national projects.

A fire has severely destroyed a hundreds-year-old pagoda in the northern province of Bac Giang.

The State Securities Commission of Vietnam is currently exploring solutions to support foreign direct investment enterprises seeking to go public amid growing demand for new commodities on the market.

Health authorities in HCM City have required people to wear face masks at all local hospitals and medical centres to avoid the possible transmission of seasonal flu.

A male rower has died from severe injuries after his boat overturned during a race on a river in the central province of Quang Nam.

The families of Thai farm workers held hostage in Gaza for over a year wept with joy and hugged their loved ones as they arrived in Bangkok on Sunday.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has ordered comprehensive reports on delayed investment projects and those with challenges so as to craft measures to remove the bottlenecks.

While China remains a significant supplier, recent trade data highlights Vietnam’s efforts to diversify supply to meet industry demands.

An intruding monkey at a Sri Lankan electrical grid sub-station caused a general island-wide blackout on Sunday, government officials said.

Many universities in Vietnam have announced the launch of new academic programmes related to semiconductor chip design in 2025 to meet the increasing social demand

HCM City People’s Committee has approved the project “Mobilising social resources for investment in healthcare development in HCM City in the 2024-2030 period",

Bac Kan plans to develop its crown jewel, Ba Be National Park, aiming to attract six forest environment lease investment projects and launch three new eco-tourism sites this year.

Thais are expected to spend approximately 5.2 billion THB (145.6 million USD) this year during Makha Bucha Day and Valentine’s Day.

Russian airlines Azur Air and Aeroflot have worked out plans to open direct air routes from Russia to the southcentral coastal province of Khanh Hoa, Russian media has revealed.

Over 500 people took part in a tree-planting programme along a coastal road in Danang.

Approximately 1,000 mine clearance workers have temporarily stopped their operations in Quang Tri province following the suspension of most foreign aid by US President Donald Trump.