VIETNAM TODAY

Rescue forces in Thua Thien-Hue Province are searching for two people who went missing after a garbage truck fell off the Binh Thanh suspension bridge into the Huu Trach River on Thursday morning.

A cold spell is predicted to impact the northern region from November 27, potentially bringing temperatures in high mountainous northern areas to under 10 degrees Celsius.

NA Chairman Tran Thanh Man left Hanoi on November 21 for an official visit to Cambodia.

HCM City People's Committee officially announced on Thursday the ticket prices for the city's first metro line which is scheduled to be put into commercial operation from the end of December.

Vietnam’s shrimp exports in October reached 394 million USD, a strong 24% increase year-on-year, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).

Srinakharinwirot University has hosted a Vietnamese speaking contest for university students in Thailand to promote and spread the Vietnamese language here.

Social media companies could be fined more than US$30 million if they fail to keep children off social media under new laws to be debated in Australia's parliament Thursday.

Authorities in the central province of Nghe An's Anh Son District are investigating a mass fish death case at four local ponds, which is alleged to have been caused by poisoning.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee To Lam left Hanoi on November 21 for an official visit to Malaysia at the invitation of Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim.

PM Pham Minh Chinh and President of the Dominican Republic Luis Abinader Corona held talks in Santo Domingo as part of the Vietnamese leader's official visit to the Caribbean country.

Some roads in the northern mountainous province of Bac Kan remain unrepaired after being damaged by Typhoon Yagi, creating hazards for travellers.

State President Luong Cuong on November 20 hosted a reception for President of the National Assembly (NA) of Armenia Alen Simonyan who is on an official visit to Vietnam.

Vietnam pledges to enhance the partnership with the World Bank and hopes to continue cooperation in programs aimed at promoting sustainable growth, green economy, digital economy and circular economy.

Authorities in the northern coastal city of Ha Long are planning to upgrade dozens of streets and pavements to deal with rising tides.

Japanese people are the least satisfied with their sex and romantic lives, closely followed by South Koreans, a global survey by a French research firm showed.

Searchers found three bodies on Wednesday morning of the students who went missing while swimming in the Red River in the northern province of Phu Tho's Tam Nong District two days earlier.

Many roads leading to the Tan Son Nhat International Airport in HCM City face severe traffic congestion, especially during rush hours.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has started an official visit to the Dominican Republic following the invitation of President Luis Rodolfo Abinader Corona and his spouse.

Budget Singaporean airline Scoot has unveiled that it will operate a direct flight from Singapore to Phu Quoc with a frequency of three flights running per week from December 20.