VIETNAM TODAY

A time-travelling TV comedy with a bawdy middle-aged hero has become a big hit in Japan, juxtaposing the country's brash 1980s boom years with its more politically correct present day.

Vietnam has requested that relevant parties respect Vietnam’s sovereignty over the Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago and not take actions to further complicate the situation.

Only 40,000 out of about 100,000 individual brokers in the domestic real estate market have brokerage practising certificates, according to the Vietnam Association of Real Estate Brokers.

The southern province of Kien Giang’s authorities have proposed VND7.92 trillion (USD323.26 million) to build two coastal roads in Phu Quoc Island.

The police of central Quang Tri province have launched criminal proceedings against two Chinese citizens for organising the illegal exits of 21 Vietnamese people to Laos.

The Vietnam Road Administration has agreed with a proposed ban on passenger buses of over 30 seats and trucks of over 30 tonnes from the Cam Lo-La Son Expressway as part of efforts to curb traffic accidents.

Hailstones hit Mu Cang Chai District in the northern mountainous province of Yen Bai this morning, March 28, damaging crops.

The French culinary festival Balade en France (Walking in France) will be held in Hanoi for the fourth time early next month.

The Vietnam Football Federation is looking for a new head coach of the national football team after terminating Frenchman Philippe Troussier’s contract on March 26.

A programme to present gifts and scholarships for impoverished Cambodian students with Vietnamese roots was held in Phnom Penh on March 27.

The Vietnamese movie "Mai" directed by comedian Tran Thanh has brought in US$22.1 million in revenue, recording the 16th highest revenue in the 2024 Worldwide Box Office, according to Box Office Mojo of the global box office tracking site

CocoMellow, a team of students from Vietnam, was announced as one of the 10 finalists for The Earth Prize with their design for eco-diapers made from coconut coir and banana fibres.

An ailing single woman in the southern central province of Phu Yen who is taking care of her autistic child is calling for dire need of support.

Vietnam welcomes a resolution recently adopted by the United Nations Security Council that demands an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, Spokeswoman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Pham Thu Hang said.

Thousands of households in the Mekong Delta province of Long An have had to buy clean water at exorbitant prices due to the prolonged droughts and saltwater intrusion.

Hospitals in the northern province of Quang Ninh have attracted more doctors after local authorities offered higher financial incentives to healthcare workers.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on March 27 suggested Vietnam and Canada maximise their potential, both bilaterally and multilaterally, to boost their development cooperation.

The reddish sea water seen along some beaches in the central province of Ha Tinh was caused by algal blooming.

Hanoi was the top FDI destination during the first quarter of 2024, attracting USD970.80 million, accounting for 15.70 per cent of the country's total registered investment and surpassing the same period in 2023 more than six-fold.