VIETNAM TODAY

The riverbank of the Ngan Pho River in the central province of Ha Tinh is facing serious erosion, causing farmland of over 25 hectares owned by 120 local households to fall into the river.

Vietnam won the 11th ticket to the Paris 2024 Olympics after boxer Ha Thi Linh has been chosen as a representative at the Games this summer.

A strong magnitude 5.9 earthquake on Monday shook the area of central Japan that was hit by a devastating jolt in January, the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) said, but there was no threat of a tsunami.

Cruise ship Resorts World One with 1,138 crew members and 2,128 passengers of different nationalities aboard docked at Con Dao island in the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau on June 2.

The Hanoi Sewerage and Drainage Company reported that as many as 30 spots in Hanoi are often affected by heavy rains, with rainfall of more than 70mm per hour.

The 12th national Red Journey programme, a drive to increase blood donations, started in Buôn Ma Thuột City, the Central Highlands province of Đắk Lắk.

The country's industrial production index (IIP) is continuing its positive growth pace with an increase of 3.9% over April and 8.9% compared to the same period last year, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).

Despite positive results in rice export so far, experts held that domestic firms should carefully evaluate the demand of major export markets to design suitable strategy for the rest of the year.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has signed a decision approving the master plan for the Central Highlands region in the 2021-2030 period with a vision to 2030, which aims to promote the sustainable development of the region.

At a job fair for soon-to-be graduates in central Shanghai, recruiters sat bored under washed-out tarpaulins as rain and an apparent lack of interest kept potential young employees away.

Gio Xanh (Green Wind), the first community choir in Vietnam, will hold its annual concert with the theme Viet Nam Thuong Men (Loving Vietnam) this summer in the ancient royal capital city of Hue and Hanoi.

Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính on Saturday issued an Official Dispatch demanding the mobilisation of local resources to ensure logistics and enhance support for the construction of the Circuit-3 500kV power transmission line.

The Action Month for Children 2024 was launched at a ceremony held in Hue city, the central province of Thua Thien - Hue on June 1.

More than 2,800 boarding houses in Hanoi's Cau Giay District don't have proper emergency exit systems.

Ecotree Group, a sustainable forestry company focusing on carbon removal and biodiversity preservation, will team up with Germany's NGUYEN GmbH Chau Au to implement a carbon dioxide reduction project in Vietnam under an agreement signed on May 31.

Police in Hanoi have just fined a woman VND4 million (USD160) who was found burning votive paper at a staircase in an apartment building in Ba Dinh District.

A festival for peace, the first of its kind, is scheduled to take place on July 6 at the Hien Luong-Ben Hai national special historical relic site in the central province of Quang Tri.

Vietnam has emerged as one of regional leaders in Southeast Asia's green economy transition progress.