VIETNAM TODAY

Many people have donated money and necessities for the relatives of the victims of the deadly fire in an apartment building in Hanoi.

The family of British antiquities smuggler Douglas Latchford handed over a 7th-century statue to Vietnam at a ceremony in London on September 13 (local time).

National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vương Đình Huệ on Thursday attended a rehearsal for the 9th Global Conference of Young Parliamentarians (GCYP), which will open in Hanoi on Friday.

Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Candith Mashego-Dlamini welcomed Vietnamese Vice State President Vo Thi Anh Xuan upon her arrival in Pretoria on September 13 evening (local time) for her four-day official visit to South Africa.

Vietnam Airlines Group, including Vietnam Airlines, Pacific Airlines and VASCO, will provide 3 million seats on its domestic and international flights, from January 25 to February 24, 2024, to meet increasing travel demand during the Lunar New Year 2024.

A mixed US inflation report boosted Asian markets Thursday as it soothed fears of a possible Federal Reserve interest rate hike next week, though the still hot reading left open the possibility of one more before year's end.

Hanoi Party Committee Secretary Dinh Tien Dung has requested thorough checks at all mini apartment blocks in the city after a fire caused 56 deaths and 37 injuries in Thanh Xuan District on September 12.

Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Chi Vinh, former Deputy Minister of National Defense, passed away on September 14 at the age of 66 after a period of combatting illness.

Binh Chanh District in HCM City has proposed to open a night street in Trung Son Residential Area to develop tourism.

Chinese tourists will enjoy visa-free entry to Thailand from the end of September under a temporary scheme announced by the kingdom's newly formed cabinet Wednesday.

Many pharmacies in the central city of Danang have run out of pink eye medicines after a widespread outbreak.

Indonesian police, in a joint operation with Thai and Malaysian authorities, have arrested 39 people allegedly linked to a major regional drug syndicate.

Hanoi Police have detained the owner of a local mini apartment building for violating fire safety regulations after a fire caused 56 deaths and 37 injuries at midnight on September 12 here.

Authorities in the central province of Quang Nam are investigating a food poisoning case at a Banh mi baguette shop in Hoi A City after over 90 customers were hospitalised.

Renewable energy companies have recorded declining earnings results, partly due to burdens on corporate bond payment.

One of Tokyo's last handmade umbrella shops has weathered many storms and is now thriving thanks to booming demand for parasols as Japanese summers get hotter, including increasingly from men.

Dantri/DTiNews readers have donated over VND180 million (USD7,659) to a poor woman in the northern province of Hoa Binh who is struggling with bone cancer.

The Economic Zone Management Board in the northern city of Haiphong has proposed setting up a 2,000-hectare economic zone.

The northern province of Ha Nam has planned to establish a Delacour's langur conservation area in Kim Bang District.