VIETNAM TODAY

Australia's prime minister said Sunday he was ready to "engage" with billionaire X owner Elon Musk over his criticism of the government's ban on under-16s joining social media.

National Assembly (NA) Chairman Tran Thanh Man and his spouse Nguyen Thi Thanh Nga departed Hanoi for official visits to Singapore and Japan.

The State apparatus has become too cumbersome and overlapping in many places, hindering national development.

A trans-Vietnam train stopped at Nha Trang railway station in Nha Trang city on November 30, bringing 462 Chinese travelers on a tour of the central coastal city of Vietnam.

Authorities in the Central Highlands Province of Kon Tum are investigating the loss of over 11 hectares of forest that were grown and managed by the Dak Glei Forestry Company.

A man in Vung Tau City in the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau has died from complications that could have been exacerbated by food poisoning.

Flooding in northern Malaysia and southern Thailand has killed at least eight people and forced tens of thousands from their homes, officials in both countries said on Friday.

The Mekong Delta region has 743 erosion-prone areas spanning 794 kilometres, including 168 classified as severe.

Wildlife protection exhibitions on buses in Hanoi will be taking to the roads from next month after six years of nurturing the idea, said Nguyen Van Thai, Director of the Save Vietnam's Wildlife.

VietJet Air launched an air route connecting Hanoi (Vietnam) to Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), with seven return flights per week running from November 29.

E-commerce platforms, both domestic and foreign, will handle the tax obligations for individuals and businesses that sell goods and services through their platforms in Vietnam as of January 1, 2025.

State President Luong Cuong and Cambodian King Preah Bat Samdech Preah Boromneat Norodom Sihamoni toured the Temple of Literature and enjoyed Vietnam’s tea there on November 29.

A bus carrying 11 passengers from Dongxing town of China’s Fangcheng arrived in Mong Cai Town on November 29, kick-starting the restoration of the transport route connecting the two destinations.

Two girls have been found dead in a pond of a coffee farm in the Central Highlands Province of Dak Lak.

A bus transporting 19 Chinese tourists crashed into a cliff in Nha Trang City in the southern central province of Khanh Hoa, causing severe injuries to two passengers.

Police in HCM City are investigating the death of a couple in a rented room in Thu Duc City.

The yen rallied Friday after forecast-busting inflation data out of Tokyo boosted talk of another Japanese interest rate cut next month.

Customer turnout remained low on "Black Friday" – the most anticipated shopping day of the year, despite businesses actively launching promotions and offering discounts ranging from 50% to 80%.

Vietnam has exported 8.05 million tonnes of rice from the beginning of this year to November 15, to earn a historic record value of more than USD5 billion.