VIETNAM TODAY

Thousands of Afghans who survived a powerful earthquake that killed more than 2,000 people were bracing for a winter of homelessness on Tuesday, as rescuers made last-ditch efforts to find survivors.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh received Japanese Minister of Foreign Affairs Kamikawa Yoko in Hanoi on October 10, highly valuing his guest’s contributions to the two countries’ relations on different posts she has held over the past years.

Cửa Vạn and Vung Viêng, two renowned fishing villages located in Hạ Long Bay in northern Quảng Ninh Province, are facing severe deterioration, with some structures slowly sinking into the sea.

State President Vo Van Thuong on October 10 received Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa who is on a two-day working trip to Vietnam.

The industrial real estate market in the south was vibrant and thriving in the third quarter, with many ready-built factories and warehouses entering the market, according to real estate research companies.

Hundreds of households in the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai have been isolated because of flooding.

The recent decline in Vietnam’s automobile consumption and its drop to the fifth place in Southeast Asia can be attributed to both external and internal factors, car experts said.

Families of death row convicts urged the Singapore government Monday to impose a moratorium on capital punishment to allow for an independent review of the controversial use of executions in the city-state.

Together with scientific research, the publication on international scientific journals is being stepped up, becoming a key mission of the Vietnam National University – Ho Chi Minh City.

More than 20 foreign artists and music bands from 13 countries and territories around the world will perform at the Monsoon Music Festival (MMF) – Vietnam’s biggest international music festival.

Dozens of tourist boats on Thac Ba Lake in the northern province of Yen Bai have been suspended after failing to meet registration requirements.

The prime minister has approved a VND4-trillion (USD163.85 million) investment for the Mekong Delta region to help deal with river and coastal erosion.

Police in Thu Duc City on October 9 issued a fine of VND8.50 million against model Ngoc Trinh for two traffic violations.

A one-month-old baby boy has died after his father set fire to their home in the southern province of Ninh Thuan.

A mass funeral ceremony for around 300 earthquake victims was held Monday in rural western Afghanistan, as families remained trapped in the rubble of their ruined homes two days after high-magnitude tremors killed more than 2,000 people.

A running race in Hanoi is due to kick off the Mottainai programme 2023 on October 21, with the event aiming to raise funds to support 280 child victims of traffic accidents.

The European Chamber of Commerce Vietnam has announced its Business Confidence Index for the third quarter of 2023, showing that the BCI has regained its upward trajectory in the period.

As many as 15 monkeypox cases have been recorded in the southern region of Vietnam with the majority in HCM City.

Vietnamese coffee exports this year are forecast to remain positive and are likely to reach turnover of US$4 billion.