VIETNAM TODAY

Vietnam and China have issued a joint statement on further strengthening the comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership between the two countries.

The police of Ho Chi Minh City have so far prosecuted as many as 1,038 suspects since the case involving four flight attendants smuggling drugs from France into Vietnam in March 2023.

A severe landslide has occurred on a road connecting the two northern mountainous provinces of Lai Chau and Dien Bien.

Vietnam has always proactively applied and responded to trade defence measures in international trade to prevent negative impacts of massive imports, unfair competition and protect domestic manufacturing industries.

The State visit to China by Party General Secretary and President To Lam from August 18-20 is successful in every aspect, Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son has remarked.

Hanoi plans to build 15 metro routes by 2045, with a vision until 2065, costing an estimated USD55 billion.

Japan's Nintendo said Tuesday it will open its much-awaited first museum on October 2 featuring vintage video games and an interactive shoot-em-up with "Super Mario" characters.

A rare elongated tortoise has been found at a nursery school in the central province of Ha Tinh.

Two-way trade turnover between Vietnam and Russia hit US$2.74 billion in the past seven months, marking a remarkable increase of 45.5% year on year.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and State President To Lam visited and had a working session with the Central Party School of the Communist Party of China in Beijing.

A documentary filmed by the BBC titled Planet Earth III highlighting the majestic Son Doong Cave in Vietnam’s central Quang Binh province has received nominations at the Emmy Awards 2024.

Sixteen buffaloes have been chosen for the annual Do Son Buffalo Fighting Festival set to be held on September 11 in the northern city of Haiphong's Do Son Ward.

The operator of Japan's stricken Fukushima nuclear power plant said Monday it will send a probe inside a battered reactor this week for a trial removal of radioactive debris.

A surge in dengue fever cases across Vietnam has led to several fatalities, health officials warned.

Although gaining strong growth in export turnover in the first seven months of this year, Vietnam still faces many challenges to maintain the high growth in the export until this year end.

Outbound tours to Asian countries have attracted people on the coming National Day (September 2) Holiday.

The wife of General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee and State President To Lam, Ngo Phuong Ly, attended a tea party hosted on Monday by Professor Peng Liyuan, the wife of General Secretary of

Lao Cai Province will play host to a range of activities from August 30 to September 2 as part of the Sa Pa autumn festival 2024 to celebrate the 79th August Revolution (August 19) and National Day (September 2).

FIFA has appointed two female Vietnamese referees Le Thi Ly and Ha Thi Phuong to officiate games at the 2024 U17 Women’s World Cup, due to take place in the Dominican Republic from October 16 to November 3.