VIETNAM TODAY

Viejet opened a direct air route linking Hanoi and Hiroshima on May 12, marking the first of its kind connecting Vietnam and the Japanese prefecture and the eighth of Vietjet between the two countries.

An event themed “Vietnam - EU joining hands for a clean environment” took place in Hạ Long city, the northern province of Quảng Ninh, on May 12.

Ten Nepali climbers reached the top of Mount Everest late Friday from its southern approach, opening the route for hundreds of summit hopefuls.

The Vietnam International Electronics and Smart Appliances Expo will be held in HCM City from May 23 to 25.

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang on May 11 attended a ground-breaking ceremony for a high-tech biodegradable materials factory, a trillion-VND project by Ecovance Co. Ltd under the Republic of Korea’s SK Group, at the Dinh Vu industrial park.

Vietnam’s tourism sector served over 6.2 million foreign visitors and 40.5 million domestic tourists in the first four months of this year, earning nearly 10.7 billion USD in revenue.

The authorities of Hoanh Mo commune of Binh Lieu district, the northeastern province of Quang Ninh, coordinated with their Chinese counterparts from Fangchenggang city’s Dong Zhong town to clean up the environment along the shared border river from May

Mega transport projects will be stepped up in the Central Highlands in the coming years to help promote local socioeconomic development.

More than 200 people were killed in flash floods that ripped through multiple Afghan provinces, the United Nations said on Saturday, as authorities declared a state of emergency and rushed to rescue the injured.

The northern region of Vietnam would experience heavy rains from this morning, May 11, according to the National Centre for Hydrometeorological Forecasting.

The HCM City Department of Construction has proposed an upgrade project for the Hy Vong Canal which could deal with the flooding at Tan Son Nhat Airport.

Hanoi is home to some of the world's most expensive roads due to high site clearance costs.

The Hanoi People's Committee has just announced a decision by chairman Tran Sy Thanh to present national flags to all households to celebrate the 70th Liberation Day of the city.

Vietnam’s industry sector has seen continuous recovery with the index of industrial production expanding 6.0% year on year in the first four months of this year, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

The East Sea may face between 11 and 13 storms this year, including 5-7 that could directly affect Vietnam.

The Vietnam Sea and Island Festival 2024 is scheduled to be organised in Vung Tau City in the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau.

Nearly 3,000 triathletes from 52 countries and territories, including a record of 1,532 Vietnamese, are competing in the 2024 VinFast IRONMAN 70.3 Vietnam in the central city of Da Nang from May 10 to 12.

People who have already received the AstraZeneca vaccine shots do not need a D-Dimer test or any other blood clotting test, recommended the General Department of Preventive Medicine under the Ministry of Health (MoH).

Minister of Education and Training Nguyen Kim Son hosted a working session with Ambassador Julien Guerrier to discuss ways to ramp up educational cooperation between Vietnam and the EU.