VIETNAM TODAY

Vietnamese bodybuilder Pham Van Mach has just won a gold medal in the men’s 55kg category at the 14th WBPF World Bodybuilding and Physique Sports Championships in South Korea.

Local teen model Tran Ngoc Gia Han was awarded the title of Little Miss World Tourism 2023 during the grand final of the World Tourism Festival for Beauty Friendship and Fashion which recently concluded in the Philippines.

Forest rangers in the northern mountainous province of Cao Bang have caught three kangaroos which have appeared in the wild in Vietnam for the first time.

As many as 84.40 percent of the HIV-infected population in Vietnam are men with a rising number of young people affected through sexual transmission, an official has said.

President Vo Van Thuong and his spouse will lead a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation to attend the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Economic Leaders’ Week from November 14-17.

Asian stocks sank Friday and the dollar held gains after Federal Reserve boss Jerome Powell warned he "will not hesitate" to hike interest rates further in his quest to bring inflation to heel.

Up to 500 brands, 3,000 businesses, e-marketplaces, and sale supporting platforms will take part in the Vietnam Online Shopping Day - Online Friday 2023 in early December.

A poor breast cancer-stricken woman with four children is struggling to cover the cost of treatment.

Workers in difficult circumstances will be given free bus, train or air tickets to return home for the 2024 Tet Lunar New Year.

The central province of Quang Tri has approved two areas covering a total of 720 hectares for dumping waste mud at sea.

The central city of Danang has topped a list of the ten most sought-after destinations for Indian tourists on the travel search site Skyscanner India.

Vietnam has recorded 56 cases of monkeypox as of October 31, including two imported cases from 2022, the Ministry of Health announced on Thursday.

With 90.49% of approval votes, the National Assembly has adopted a resolution on the socio-economic development plan for 2024, which sets a target of 6.0 - 6.5% growth in gross domestic product for the year.

Local budget-airline VietJet Air is set to increase the number of flights connecting Vietnam to major Australian cities to 48 per week, starting from December 1.

An exhibition, Development Achievements of Australian Partner NGOs in Vietnam, was opened on Thursday at the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology by the Australian Embassy in Vietnam and the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations.

Most Asian stocks crept back up Thursday after another positive day on Wall Street, with focus on upcoming speeches by Federal Reserve officials, while oil edged back after a second successive plunge fuelled by demand doubts.

The Pioneer the Possible University Tour with a series of events focused on innovation and sustainability has just arrived in the central city of Danang.

Authorities in the Mekong Delta Province of Dong Thap Province have approved spending of nearly VND 185 billion (USD7.59 million) to lure back the sarus cranes to Tram Chim National Park.

Hang Dau Water Tank in Hanoi’s Ba Dinh District will be restored and opened to visitors soon.