VIETNAM TODAY

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.

Vietnam Airlines has inaugurated a route between Vietnam and the Philippines, making it the first Vietnamese carrier to establish a direct connection to the island nation.

Russian President Vladimir Putin will pay a state visit to Vietnam from June 19-20, at the invitation of General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam's Central Committee Nguyễn Phú Trọng, the foreign ministry announced on Monday.

A strange species has just been discovered by a cave exploration team of the Jungle Boss Co., Ltd, in Hùng Cave within a strictly protected area of the Phong Nha – Kẻ Bàng National Park in the central province

The Ministry of Transport has just approved a VND2 trillion (USD78.74 million) project to expand bridges and tunnels on National Road 1.

Despite the peak summer holiday, Vietnamese airlines are seeing low demand on many domestic air routes.

Local representative Lydie Vu left Ho Chi Minh City on June 16 as she headed to Poland to compete for a title at the Miss Supranational 2024 pageant.

Police in HCM City have launched a new programme to encourage homeless people to relocate to local protection centres.

At least five people were killed when an express passenger train and a goods train collided Monday in India's West Bengal state, derailing three passenger carriages, police said.

Six Vietnamese provinces and cities, including Ho Chi Minh City, Bac Ninh, Binh Duong, Thai Nguyen, Hai Phong, and Bac Giang earned export turnover of more than US$10 billion over the past five months.

Asian markets mostly fell Monday following last week's losses, with traders trying to assess the Federal Reserve's plans for interest rates, while the euro was weighed by political uncertainty as France prepares for a snap parliamentary election.

Thánh Gióng inclusive playground has been formally opened at the Giám Garden located on the west side of the Văn Miếu Literature Temple.

Vietjet has launched two new air routes connecting Phu Quoc island, the southern province of Kien Giang, with Taichung and Kaohsiung (Taiwan, China).

Four bodies were found in the aftermath of another tragic fire incident in the capital city Hanoi on Sunday, including three young children, according to the city's police.

Yellow-spined bamboo locust have damaged crops in more provinces, with the northern mountainous province of Cao Bang hardest hit.

Though the latest US Federal Reserve’s interest rate decision will not have a major impact here in Vietnam, the move is still a positive signal for the economy, experts said.

Three out of five undersea cables connecting Vietnam with the world encountered problems as of June 15, slowing down the internet speed across the country, according to local internet service providers.

The National Steering Committee for Voluntary Blood Donation held a ceremony in Hanoi on Saturday to honour 100 blood donors in 2024.