VIETNAM TODAY

Children scoop jerrycans of murky water from a narrow stream in northern Afghanistan, where a lack of clean water is a looming threat weeks after parts of the country were devastated by flash flooding.

While US e-commerce site Amazon is a hit for many Vietnamese businesses, some struggle to profitably do business on the platform since operating expenses are high.

The Revolution Express steam train which will start running in late 2024 or early 2025, is expected to offer visitors a chance to enjoy the beautiful sea and hill scenery of the central region while running through famous spots

A project on improving the quality of life of persons with disabilities (PWDs) in areas heavily sprayed with Agent Orange was launched in the southern province of Bình Phước on June 5, with the support of the National Action

Heavy rain washed volcanic mud and debris through a village in the central Philippines on Wednesday, two days after a nearby volcano erupted.

Vietnam and New Zealand will deploy bold cooperation measures to raise their two-way trade turnover to US$3 billion by 2026 from more than US$1.32 billion recorded in 2023.

The Ministry of Finance said that in the first five months of 2024, domestic market prices were basically stable, with market developments in line with the price management scenario set by the PM’s Steering Committee for Price Management.

A poor family in the northern central province of Thanh Hoa is in desperate need of financial support to cover treatment for their 10-year-old son who is in the final stage of leukaemia.

New Zealand Minister of Foreign Affairs Winston Peters arrived in Hanoi on June 5 for a two-day visit to Vietnam to outline new directions for cooperation between the two countries.

A woman and her child have been swept away in a flash flood which struck Bat Xat District's Ban Vuoc Commune in the mountainous province of Lao Cai early Thursday morning.

Many streets in Hanoi struggled with severe traffic congestion on Thursday morning due to heavy rain.

Australia's online watchdog on Wednesday dropped a legal effort to force Elon Musk's X to remove posts depicting the violent stabbing of a Sydney priest.

Three teenage girls have drowned while swimming in the Saigon River in the southern province of Binh Duong.

The director of the Bac Huong Hoa Nature Reserve, Ha Van Hoan, has announced that the 80 camera traps they have installed to monitor biodiversity have captured 32 rare and endangered wildlife species.

A woman in the northern province of Thai Binh has committed suicide after killing her father and her son.

The Double Impro from Belgium are set to take part in the Hue Festival 2024 this June, bringing with them special shows including improvisation between artists and audiences, reflecting the art innovation, and breaking the traditional norms of hip-hop

An American man has been rescued off the central province of Quang Ngai by local fishermen.

A foreign resident of Japan unwittingly lived under a fake identity for six months until it came to light that he had been mixed up with an uncannily similar stranger.

The first flight from Hanoi to Melbourne by Vietjet landed on June 4, marking the airline's sixth route connecting Vietnam and Australia.