VIETNAM TODAY

Hanoians are lighting fires to stay warm outside at night.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh led a Vietnamese delegation on December 18 to attend the first summit of the Asia Zero Emission Community in Tokyo in Japan, with the participation of senior leaders of ASEAN member states, Japan and Australia.

The southern central province of Phu Yen will build a VND2.2 trillion (USD82.64 million) coastal road.

Schools in Hanoi will allow elementary students to not attend school if temperatures fall below 10 degrees Celsius, while secondary school students can also stay home if the temperatures drop below seven degrees.

A large spring in the northern mountainous province of Lai Chau is dying from serious pollution caused by edible canna noodles production plants operating in the area.

Cherry blossoms in Sapa Town in the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai have started blooming, adding a graceful feature to the winter scenery of the tourist town.

The 2023 VinFuture Sci-Tech Week kicked off on December 18, bringing together leading scientists and experts in key technological domains, including semiconductor technology, precision medicine, green transportation infrastructure, and artificial intelligence.

The Investor Golden Heart Charity Golf Tournament has raised VND650 million (USD26,800) this year.

The last two crew members of a cargo ship that sank off Thua Thien-Hue Province have been safely rescued after many hours drifting at sea.

Asian markets fell Monday as traders took a step back following last week's rally, with Federal Reserve officials looking to temper expectations the US central bank will cut interest rates several times next year.

Stranded residents sheltered on a hospital roof as flash floods swamped northeastern Australia on Monday, with raging waters severing roads and flushing crocodiles into towns.

Vietnam's real estate market will bounce back starting from the second quarter of 2024, and prosper into 2025, experts said.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his Lao and Cambodian counterparts Sonexay Siphandone and Hun Manet on December 17 agreed to continue enhancing the three countries’ solidarity in ensuring national security and in the cause of national building and

At least nine workers were killed in a blast Sunday at a factory manufacturing drones and explosives in western India, the government said.

The number of foreign cruise ships registered to dock at Ha Long Bay in the northern province of Quang Ninh next year has equalled pre-Covid-19 pandemic levels.

The Vietnamese homepage of tech giant Google changed its Doodle on December 17, celebrating Vietnam’s Ha Long Bay as a UNESCO World Heritage site.

Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio has pledged to cooperation with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to promote economic growth of both sides through boosting investment and people-to-people exchanges.

The lists of top 10 reputable tourism companies and top five reputable hotels and resorts in Vietnam have been unveiled by Vietnam Report JSC.