VIETNAM TODAY

Military officers in the central province of Nghe An have just successfully deactivated a 350 kg wartime bomb which was found at a house construction site in the province's Ky Son District.

Vietnam shipped nearly 104,000 tonnes of rice to the EU market worth US$71.7 million last year, exceeding the quota of 80,000 tonnes per year under the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement.

Total retail sales of goods and revenue from consumer services in January were estimated at 524.1 trillion VND, up 8.1% year-on-year, as consumers have been on the mood to shop for the upcoming Tet Lunar New Year Festival.

The launch of direct flights by Aeroflot airline between Moscow and Ho Chi Minh City from January 31 is expected to increase the number of visitors travelling between the two countries moving forward, according to tour operators.

Domestic retail prices of petroleum products in Vietnam rose at 3 pm today, February 1, following the adjustment jointly decided by the Ministry of Industry and Trade, and the Ministry of Finance.

Authorities in the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau are searching for three crew members from a Malaysian cargo ship who went missing after the ship sank off Con Dao Island.

HCM City has decided to increase the number of venues hosting fireworks displays on this Lunar New Year's Eve to eleven, an increase of five venues compared to last year.

A poor woman in the northern province of Bac Giang is calling for financial support to help save her small grandson from serious health problems.

Dantri Newspaper has just co-operated with authorities in Hanoi's Hai Ba Trung District to give gifts to local disadvantaged people for the Tet Lunar New Year Festival.

Two more people have died from their injuries after a gas explosion in Mongolia last week, the country's National Trauma and Orthopedic Research Center said Thursday, bringing the toll to five.

There is great potential for Vietnam to increase its agricultural, forestry, and aquatic exports to the US, particularly when the quality and competitiveness of its products are improved.

The Asian Development Bank committed $9.80 billion in climate finance last year, including $5.50 billion for mitigation and $4.30 billion for adaptation, which showed an increase of over 46% against its 2022 climate financing commitments.

Vietnamese citizens are invited to submit applications for the Australia Awards Scholarships Intake 2025. Applications are open from 1 February until 30 April 2024.

Police in the northern city of Haiphong are investigating a house fire which killed three people in Vinh Bao District early Thursday morning.

Real estate has emerged as the biggest recipient of foreign direct investment in January while foreigners now also have great demand for property in Vietnam, statistics show.

Many hired farm labourers in the northern central province of Nghe An are cultivating rice until night despite the bone-chilling cold weather to ensure their schedule.

A pig-tailed macaque which attacked a staff member at a HCM City coffee shop has been captured.

The Intellectual Property Office of Vietnam under the Ministry of Science and Technology reported that it has received more than 156,000 applications to establish industrial property rights of all kinds last year, a year-on-year increase of 11%.

The Central Highlands city of Dalat has received large numbers of visitors as the cherry blossoms begin blooming.