VIETNAM TODAY

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has vowed to stop building new coal-fired power plants that lack measures to cut carbon emissions.

HCM City has been holding various activities this year to promote waterway tourism, aiming to better exploit its advantages with a dense river and canal network and rich riverside culture.

Despite positive signs in recent months, the domestic property market is still facing numerous difficulties and challenges, heard participants at a recent conference organised by the Vietnam National Real Estate Association in Hanoi.

PM Pham Minh Chinh had bilateral meetings with leaders of countries and international organisations in Dubai on the occasion of his attendance at the 28th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties.

President Vo Van Thuong hosted a reception for Politburo member, Director of the Office of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee's Commission for Foreign Affairs and Minister of Foreign Affairs Wang Yi.

Ho Chi Minh City, the most populous city and largest financial hub in Vietnam, has been named among the top 10 places to celebrate the new year in Asia by travel website Asiahighlight.com.

NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue will attend the first Cambodia-Laos-Vietnam Parliamentary Summit, pay a working visit to Laos from December 4 - 7, and pay an official visit to Thailand from December 7 - 12.

PM Pham Minh Chinh joined more than 130 leaders of countries and international organisations at the opening ceremony of the World Climate Action Summit in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, kicking off the 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28).

The Danang International Airport will restrict the number of non-travellers permitted to accompany passengers into the airport’s departure hall at the International Terminal T2 to reduce overcrowding.

The Hanoi Department of Education and Training has just requested local schools to warn parents and students not to eat food of unknown origin.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong has affirmed that Vietnam attaches importance to and gives top priority to developing the comprehensive strategic cooperation partnership it has established with China.

The Cuc Phuong National Park and the French Embassy in Vietnam inaugurated Cuc Phuong Tourist Centre at the park on December 1.

A vaccine shortage that has lasted for months in the Expanded Immunisation Programme has affected around 33,000 children in HCM City.

Many roads in Hanoi witnessed serious traffic jams amid the rainy weather this morning, December 1.

Hanoi will send 56 more teachers with an IELTS score of 6.5 to go train at an Australian university for 14 days in December.

Asian markets drifted Friday following a mixed day on Wall Street, with data showing a continued fall in US inflation unable to relight the buying that characterised much of November.

A man died in a traffic accident while being chased by the police after robbing a gold shop in the southern province of Tra Vinh on Thursday.

Train tickets on many routes have sold out for the coming Tet Lunar New Year 2024 festival, despite the holiday being two months away.

Pig prices in Vietnam have been falling despite the year-end holiday season approaching.