VIETNAM TODAY

Three suspects have been arrested after police of the Central Highlands province of Dak Nong to raid a human trafficking ring who have sold dozens of women into China.

Asian markets opened higher on Wednesday, tracking Christmas holiday gains on Wall Street, with investors betting on the US Federal Reserve cutting interest rates as early as March.

Chuong Duong Park has been developed on the site of a polluted dumping ground thanks to the efforts of local authorities and people in Hoan Kiem District.

The country attracted nearly US$36.61 billion in foreign direct investment in 2023, representing an increase of 32.1% against the same period from last year, according to statistics compiled by the Foreign Investment Agency.

Rescue crews were Wednesday searching for survivors after seven people died in heavy storms across Australia's eastern seaboard, including a 40-year-old woman sucked into a stormwater drain.

President Vo Van Thuong signed a decision to present the Bravery Order to Pham Quoc Viet, head of FAS Angel, a volunteer rescue team in Hanoi, who risked his life to save people and property in a deadly fire

Increasing numbers of elderly in Hanoi have been hospitalised amid the cold weather.

Ha Long Shipyard is scheduled to hand over a second Essence Grand twin cruise ship next year.

The pedestrian space in Hanoi’s Hoan Kiem district will open from December 29 through January 1 to serve local residents and visitors during the 2024 New Year holiday.

The Vietnam Aviation Administration has reported that the Hanoi - HCM City route has consistently ranked among the top four busiest domestic routes in the world.

A whale was found in weak health and died shortly after it was stranded on a beach in Bac Lieu Province on Tuesday morning.

Domestic gold prices continued to surge on the morning of December 26, hitting a record high of nearly VND80 million per tael.

Mount Fansipan, Vietnam's highest peak in the northern province of Lao Cai, was left hoar frost-covered on December 26 as local temperatures dropped to minus three degrees Celsius due to the effect of a strong cold wave.

Vietnamese workers will no longer need to go to other countries for skill tests before working in Japan following a recent meeting between the two governments.

Hanoi authorities are considering plans to collect fees on pavement and road usage from January next year.

Domestic enterprises imported a total of 9.4 million tonnes of petrol, oil, and other petroleum products worth US$7.8 billion over the past 11 months of the year.

Additional vaccines will be added in the national expanded programme on immunisation by 2030 to offer free vaccination to children, according to the National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology.

A total of US$41 million in carbon credit sales is the first forest proceeds from six north central provinces from the emission reduction agreement with the World Bank.

Passengers have been advised to arrive at Tan Son Nhat International Airport earlier than usual during the coming New Year or Tet Lunar New Year holidays to avoid congestion.