VIETNAM TODAY

A poor family in the central province of Quang Nam are struggling to support two children who are both suffering from palsy while the mother has recently developed thyroid cancer.

The northern mountainous province of Cao Bang is experiencing the most severe flooding for the past 20 years.

The VN-Index surged towards its previous peak with gains in four out of five sessions. Various sectors took turns rallying in the first three sessions of the week, pushing the index beyond the 1,280-point level. In fact, the movements

The 15th National Assembly (NA) opened its eighth extraordinary session in Hanoi on August 26 to consider personnel work.

The Airport Corporation of Vietnam has just proposed a second runway for Long Thanh International Airport project which would cost an estimated VND3.45 trillion (USD138.33 million).

The Pacific Kingdom of Tonga was jolted by a magnitude 6.9 earthquake on Monday, the United States Geological Survey said, as foreign leaders gathered for a key regional summit.

The International Union of Geological Sciences has recognised Ha Long Bay - Cat Ba Archipelago in the northern province of Quang Ninh and neighbouring Hai Phong City as a world geological heritage site.

National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man held talks with visiting President of the Australian Senate Sue Lines in Hanoi on August 25.

A brain-dead patient, killed in a traffic accident donated his organs, including two kidneys, a heart, a lung, a liver and two corneas.

President of the Australian Senate Sue Lines and her entourage made a tour of the Tràng An eco-tourism site, part of the Tràng An landscape complex, in Ninh Bình Province, approximately 100km south of Hanoi on Sunday as part

In recent years, the crop industry has demonstrated its crucial role in ensuring national food security, job creation, and increasing farmer incomes.

The use of artificial intelligence (AI) in medical imaging diagnostics helps doctors reduce working time and make decisions faster with higher accuracy, Dr Mai Hồng Sơn from the Military Hospital 108 shared at a medical conference on the weekend.

Thousands of households in the central province of Quang Ngai are living in areas which are vulnerable to landslides and erosion.

The Da Nang Department of Tourism will co-operate alongside 10 large enterprises to attend a programme on August 27 in Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia aimed at promoting local tourism.

Malaysia began exporting fresh durians to China on August 24, two months after the two countries signed a protocol on phytosanitary requirements for the export of the fruit to China, according to Deputy Agriculture and Food Security Minister Datuk

Security forces from India and Bangladesh had a tense confrontation this week over the construction of a fence supposedly meant to keep cattle from straying over their shared border, officials said Saturday.

With months until crunch talks on the world's first binding treaty on plastic pollution, experts are meeting in Bangkok to discuss financing options and problematic plastics.

Hoa Sen Vang, an integrated communication company, on August 23 announced that Miss Grand Vietnam 2023 runner-up Bui Khanh Linh will represent Vietnam at the Miss Intercontinental 2024 contest in Egypt later this year.