VIETNAM TODAY

Equities rose across most of Asia on Wednesday following yet another record day in New York fuelled by data that boosted US interest rate cut hopes, though expectations were tempered by cautious comments from Federal Reserve officials.

Foreign developers have dominated the modern warehouse market in Vietnam, accounting for over 75 per cent of the country’s market share by the end of 2023.

Some streets in Hanoi will be closed to vehicles during Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit on June 19 and 20.

Hanoi needs around 10,200 more fire hydrants and many other facilities to support firefighting efforts.

The German Embassy in Vietnam launched a logo design contest on June 18 aimed at marking the upcoming 50th anniversary of diplomatic ties between the two countries (1975- 2025).

A number of V.League 1 matches will be officiated by two foreign referees from Southeast Asia, the Vietnam Professional Football Joint Stock Company (VPF) has announced.

With signs of recovery ahead in both demand and import prices in major markets, the seafood industry aims to achieve an export turnover of US$10 billion this year, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers.

Thailand on Tuesday became the first country in Southeast Asia to legalise same-sex marriage, in a historic parliamentary vote hailed as a "victory" by campaigners.

Commercial banks have been holding back on increasing their foreign ownership ratio, or foreign room, to wait for suitable strategic buyers in the future, according to industry leaders and insiders.

The upcoming official visit to Vietnam by Russian President Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin is expected to open up new opportunities in bilateral relations, aiming towards the prosperous development for both sides.

Survivors of an Indian double train crash that killed nine people described on Tuesday their terror when a driver missed a signal and rammed a goods train into a passenger express.

Local archer Le Quoc Phong became the 12th Vietnamese athlete to qualify for the upcoming 2024 Paris Olympics, with the prestigious sporting event scheduled to run from July 26 to August 11.

A milk tea shop in Hanoi has attracted many customers after opening as early as 4 am.

Vietjet has launched two new air routes connecting Phú Quốc Island in the southern province of Kiên Giang with the two Taiwanese cities of Taichung and Kaohsiung.

Four people in a family in the northern mountainous province of Bac Kan have died in a landslide that buried their house early Tuesday morning.

The masterpiece “Người hát dân ca” (Les Chanteuses de Campagne) created by renowned Vietnamese painter Nguyen Phan Chanh fetched US$1.09 million in Paris, France, when it recently went on sale as part of Arts d'Asie: Sotheby's Auction.

Thai lawmakers will vote Tuesday on legalising same-sex marriage, putting the kingdom on the cusp of becoming the first Southeast Asian nation to recognise marriage equality.

A troop of around 50 monkeys have damaged crops in a village in the northern mountainous province of Son La.

Vietnam always considers Russia one of the top priority partners in its external policy, said President To Lam at a June 17 reception in Hanoi for Russian Ambassador to Vietnam Gennady Bezdetko.