VIETNAM TODAY

Vietnam exported 57,723 tonnes of pepper worth US$750.8 million to China during the ten-month period, accounting for 25.8% of the overall market share, according to the Vietnam Pepper Association.

Vietnam was elected as a vice president of the 42nd session of the UNESCO’s General Conference, with the event held on November 8 in Paris, with the country representing the Asia-Pacific region.

A Bangladeshi woman was shot dead Wednesday during violent protests by garment workers after they rejected a government wage increase offer, with the victim's husband blaming the police.

Eight people in HCM City have been fined for causing public disorder on Halloween.

A strong cold spell is forecasted to hit the northern region of Vietnam early next week, according to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.

Ho Chi Minh City is carrying out a survey of more than 15,000 firms, cooperatives, and business households as part of its 2023 Department and District Competitiveness Index.

Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Dao Ngoc Dung on Wednesday appointed leaders of Dantri Newspaper which was established from the merger of Dantri Online Newspaper and Labour and Social Affairs Newspaper.

Many stalls and kiosks that blocked access to the sea in Hai Tien Beach in the northern central province of Thanh Hoa have been removed.

Condé Nast Traveler, a luxury and lifestyle travel magazine, has named the UNESCO-recognised heritage Ha Long Bay in the northeastern coastal province of Quang Ninh on its list of the 51 most beautiful places in the world.

The HCM City Transport Department has just proposed to pilot a speed limit of 30 km/h for all vehicles travelling in the central city areas and 50 km/h in urban areas.

Hanoi will pilot electric tickets for 24 bus routes from next week, according to the Hanoi Public Transport Management Centre.

A Danang flight was delayed after two passengers talked about bringing guns in their luggage.

Vietnam will remain the region’s fastest growing digital economy between 2023-2025, according to the 8th edition of the e-Conomy SEA Report published by Google, Temasek and Bain & Company.

Authorities of Cam Pha City in the northern province of Quang Ninh have requested to halt implementing an urban area project that encroaches on the sea.

Five workers at a stone powder manufacturing company in the northern central province of Nghe An have died from pneumoconiosis.

Vietnam Days in France 2023 opened in Paris as part of activities being held to mark the occasion of the 50th anniversary since the establishment of diplomatic ties and 10 years of the Vietnam-France strategic partnership.

Many households in a residential area in the central city of Danang were evacuated on Tuesday night due to the serious flooding.

Asian markets fluctuated Wednesday as investors tried to figure out the Federal Reserve's interest rate plans, while demand concerns saw oil prices struggling to recover from the previous day's plunge.

Survivors of Super Typhoon Haiyan will hold prayers and light candles in the Philippines on Wednesday to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the storm that left more than 7,000 people dead or missing.