VIETNAM TODAY

Eleven hikers were found dead Monday and another 12 were missing after a volcano erupted in Indonesia, with rescuers racing to carry injured and burned survivors down the mountain on foot.

Chairman of the National Assembly Vuong Dinh Hue arrived in Vientiane on December 4, beginning his working trip in Laos to attend the first Cambodia – Laos – Vietnam (CLV) Parliamentary Summit from December 4 to 7.

Hanoi People's Committee have just proposed buying more firefighting equipment including helicopters, firefighting robots and specialised firefighting vehicles and ships to better facilitate firefighting activities in the city.

The upgrade and expansion of the Prenn Pass, Da Lat City’s main access route, in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong, is being completed before the Tet Lunar New Year Holiday.

Vietnam has won the World’s Leading Heritage Destination 2023 title of the World Travel Awards for the fourth time so far, reported the Vietnam National Authority of Tourism (VNAT).

PM Pham Minh Chinh has concluded his working trip to attend the World Climate Action Summit in the UAE and pay an official visit to Turkey from November 29 to December 3.

PM Pham Minh Chinh received Minister of State for Foreign Trade at the UAE Ministry of Economy Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi and representatives of some major enterprises of the country in Dubai.

Vietnam’s total investment capital abroad, including newly registered and adjusted capital, reached US$395 million over the past 11 months of the year, representing a fall of 16.7% year on year, according to the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

The first ever international rice festival will be held in the Mekong Delta province of Hậu Giang from December 11 to 14.

At least three people were killed and dozens wounded in a bomb attack on a Catholic mass in the insurgency-plagued southern Philippines on Sunday, with President Ferdinand Marcos blaming "foreign terrorists".

The coast guards of Vietnam and China conducted a joint patrol from November 29 to December 1 on the waters adjacent to the demarcation line in the Gulf of Tonkin, contributing to strengthening peace, stability and the rule of

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development will tighten inspections at fishing ports nationwide due to pending problems relating to the entry/exit of fishing vessels, according to a representative from the Directorate of Fisheries under the ministry.

PM Pham Minh Chinh attended the Group of 77 summit on climate change in Dubai as part of the 28th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change there.

Vietnam enjoyed a trade surplus of US$24.44 billion as of November 15 this year, according to data released by the General Statistics Office.

Vietnam needs international support, financial cooperation, cutting-edge technology and high-quality personnel to serve its green transition, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh told a business forum in Dubai on December 2.

The Hanoi People's Committee has proposed to raise ticket fees to some local tourist sites to have more funds for renovation work.

The mint-honey harvesting season in the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang starts every November.

Construction on Can Gio Bridge in HCM City which has a total investment of VND11 trillion (USD454.50 million) is scheduled to be started in 2025 and be completed in 2028.