VIETNAM TODAY

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.

Air traffic is booming in India, even though only a tiny fraction of its people fly each year, and manufacturers are seeking lucrative deals at the flagship Aero India exhibition from Monday.

Vietnam’s tourism industry saw a remarkable recovery in 2024, leading Southeast Asia by recovering to 98% of its pre-COVID level, according to Indonesia’s en.tempo.co.

The northern region of Vietnam has been forecasted to experience the high-humidity weather until April.

As many as 29 out of 87 buffaloes from nine households in the central province of Quang Tri have died.

A bartender in the central province of Quang Nam was arrested on Friday for making toxic liquor that led to the death of two foreign tourists in January.

At least three people were killed and 27 others injured after a passenger bus overturned in the southern province of Phu Yen early on Saturday morning.

Ho Chi Minh City has become the first locality in the country to issue a set of criteria for building the “Happy School” model inspired by UNESCO.