VIETNAM TODAY

Hanoi has set a goal to eliminate straw burning and reduce joss paper usage by 2030 to ease air pollution.

Authorities in Thailand have arrested two men following a bomb blast at a festival near the border with Myanmar that killed three people and wounded dozens, police said on Saturday.

To building a green transport system, Vietnam will need nearly 14 billion USD to develop a network of charging stations, said insiders.

South Korean lawmakers vote Saturday on whether to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol over his failed martial law bid, in a second parliamentary showdown that remains too close to call.

Nam Tra My District in the central province of Quang Nam has proposed constructing 15 more hydropower plant projects in the area.

Two more dolphins have been found dead drifting at Cu Lao Xanh Island in the southern central province of Binh Dinh.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs wrapped up the 2024 training course on Vietnamese language teaching for Vietnamese teachers abroad, the 12th edition of its kind, in Hanoi on December 13.

The Mekong Delta is expected to experience unusually high saltwater intrusion during the upcoming dry season, albeit less severe than in 2015-16, 2019-20 and 2023-24.

The Politburo convened on Friday to address disciplinary actions against Party members found in violation of Party and State regulations.

Vietnam has reported over 80 rabies-related deaths across 33 provinces and cities so far this year.

Foreign direct investment (FDI) remains one of the most vital drivers of national economic growth, recording remarkable results in 2024.

Hanoi has approved the development of a comprehensive plan to invest in the capital’s urban railway system, with the goal of constructing more than 600 kilometres of rail by 2045.

A fire at a private hospital in southern India killed at least six people, police said Friday, with more than two dozen others injured in the blaze.

The Vietnamese Mission to the UN in New York held a ceremony on December 12 to announce the nation’s candidature for re-election to the UN Human Rights Council for the 2026 to 2028 term.

Hundreds of people have flocked to take the Metro Line 1 service during its final trial operation, which started on December 13.

A conference to review the implementation of sub-projects under a project on training international-standard human resources was held by the municipal People's Committee on December 12.

Dantri/DTiNews Newspaper's readers have donated to construct ten houses for disadvantaged people in the southern province of Long An.

Authorities in the southernmost coastal province of Ca Mau met on December 12 to discuss the construction of sea dikes and coastal erosion prevention embankments, estimated to cost EUR32 million.

Hanoi’s authorities have granted approval for more than 1,200 apartments in two prominent residential projects, Lumi Hanoi and Heritage West Lake, to be sold to foreign buyers.