VIETNAM TODAY

Vietnam’s total retail sales of consumer goods and services saw a year-on-year increase of 8.7% to 3.6 trillion VND (143.3 million USD) during January – July, the General Statistics Office said.

The average income of Vietnamese workers in the first half of 2024 was 7.5 million VND per month, up 7.4% or 519,000 VND compared to the same period last year, according to the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs.

Two Impressed Tortoises have been handed over to Vu Quang National Park in the central province of Ha Tinh.

Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh is set to make a State visit to India from July 30 to August 1.

Landslides in India triggered by pounding monsoon rains struck tea plantations and killed at least 63 people Tuesday with at least 250 others rescued from mud and debris, officials said.

The Market Management Department in the northern province of Vinh Phuc has just destroyed 40 iPhone devices found at a local shop after the shop failed to show papers relating to their origin.

Authorities in the Central Highlands Province of Kon Tum have asked concerned agencies to prepare for continuous earthquakes in Kon Plong District.

A man who is struggling with kidney failure in the southern province of Long An is taking care of his ailing son.

The Vietnamese stock market has evolved significantly from its earlier rudimentary state.

Police in the central province of Quang Binh have just arrested three Chinese nationals suspected of killing a taxi driver and stealing his car.

Five workers have been killed in a coal mine accident in the northern province of Quang Ninh.

Environmental workers have found eight grenades while classifying rubbish in the central province of Quang Tri.

Vietnam ranked second out of the 89 participating countries and territories at the 56th International Chemistry Olympiad (ICHO), taking place from July 21-30 in Saudi Arabia, the Ministry of Education and Training has announced.

The capital city of Hanoi is positioning itself as a prime destination for semiconductor investment, with a conference kicking off on July 29 as part of the Hanoi Semiconductor Investment Festival.

With significant strides in mechanical engineering, particularly in agriculture, Vietnam is now working to increase the localisation rate in industrial production.

Sailing vessel HQ 286 - Le Quy Don of the Vietnam People’s Navy arrived at Port of Muara of Brunei on July 29, beginning a working visit and exchange programme with the Royal Brunei Navy.

The Ministry of Science and Technology on July 29 organised a conference to evaluate the programme to use genetic resources sustainably in the 2015-2024 period and orient its implementation in the 2025-2030 period.

President of Timor-Leste José Ramos-Horta will pay a state visit to Vietnam from July 31 to August 3, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced.

As many as 15 quakes happened in the Central Highlands Province of Kon Tum on Monday morning, after 21 struck the locality yesterday.