VIETNAM TODAY

Thousands of visitors flocked to beaches at Do Son in the northern city of Haiphong on the Reunification Day (April 30) and May Day holiday.

The National Assembly is scheduled to convene an extraordinary session on May 2 to consider personnel work under its authority.

Public workers will enjoy four consecutive days off from August 31 to September 3 for the National Day (September 2) holiday, according to an announcement by the Ministry of Labour, War Invalids, and Social Affairs.

Vietnam's Nguyen Thuy Linh and Le Duc Phat ranked 17th and 37th in the latest Badminton World Federation rankings, respectively, securing their spots to compete in the Paris 2024 Olympics this summer.

Approximately 500 people were mobilised to control a forest fire that lasted through Tuesday night in the central province of Nghe An.

Vietnamese model Huynh Vo Hoang Son has been selected to vie for a title at Manhunt International 2024, the world largest male beauty contest.

Vietnam's import-export revenue reached 238.88 billion USD in the first four months of this year, with trade surplus reaching 8.4 billion USD, according to the General Statistics Office.

Choreographer Sahil Kumar found fame showcasing folk dances on TikTok, but his profile has been dormant since the video he posted four years ago supporting India's decision to ban the platform.

Many young people have visited the Independence Palace in HCM City to celebrate the South's Reunification Day today, April 30.

A collision between two sleeper buses at the intersection of the Ho Chi Minh Road and National Highway 25 in the central highland province of Gia Lai on Tuesday morning, left one dead and 17 others injured.

Foreign investment disbursement in the first four months of this year reached an estimated US$6.28 billion, marking a record high over the past five years.

More than 200 tonnes of fish have died from prolonged drought in Song May Lake in the southern province of Dong Nai.

A whale weighing over 10 tonnes has been found dead drifting onto the coast in the northern province of Quang Ninh.

The northern region of Vietnam may have rains from Tuesday evening after days of blistering heat.

Since the national reunification on April 30, 1975, Vietnam has obtained admirable economic achievements and is now on its way to become the 20th largest economy in the world.

Two elderly people in central Ha Tinh province has suffered from heatstroke and died when venturing out during the height of the ongoing heat wave in Vietnam.

Filipino farmer Daniel Velasco pumps water from a well in a desperate attempt to save his wilting vegetables, as a scorching heatwave and the worst drought in years hits crops.

The Lao Cai-Hekou International Border Gate has been congested as a large number of Vietnamese people queue to enter China as tourists.