VIETNAM TODAY

A group of young people in the central province of Nghe An have cleaned a seriously-polluted local lake.

In its recent report, the World Gold Council said demand for gold in Vietnam shrank 9% in the second quarter year on year due to the economic difficulties.

The northern region of Vietnam has been forecasted to experience another rainy spell until August 22.

Numerous Vietnamese architectural projects have won prizes at the prestigious Asia Architecture Design Awards (AADA) 2023 held in Singapore under the theme Impactful Asia.

Global football governing body FIFA has decided to provide an additional two video assistant referee (VAR) vans for Vietnam to use in its football tournaments.

HCM City is committed to achieving net zero emissions by 2050 by adopting policies and mechanisms to transition into a green and sustainable economy.

Continuous interest rate cuts and support policies are gradually proving effective, helping ease difficulties facing the real estate market, experts have said.

The Ministry of Public Security’s Investigation Police Agency has recently delivered its investigation conclusions and proposed the Supreme People's Procuracy prosecute 38 individuals involving in the COVID-19 test kit overcharging at Viet A company.

The US Agency for International Development on Friday celebrated its successful partnership with Vietnam and Arizona State University to improve STEM education in Vietnamese higher education institutions over the last eight years.

More than 80 Christian homes and 19 churches in Pakistan were vandalised when a Muslim mob rampaged through the streets over alleged blasphemy this week, the head of Punjab provincial police, Usman Anwar, said Friday.

A railway section project connecting Vietnam's central region and Lao’s capital Vientiane has just been proposed to the Ministry of Transport.

HCM City will consider organising a firework display and a hot-air balloon show on National Day (September 2).

Two elephants at Hanoi’s Thu Le Zoo have been freed from chains following calls from the public and animal rights groups to release the animals.

Three Vietnamese writers Tran Quang Dao, Vo Khac Nghiem, and Vinh Quyen have received the SEA Writers Award, also known as the Southeast Asian Writers Award, at a recemony recently held in Bangkok, Thailand.

The Central Highlands province of Lam Dong has targeted to complete the restoration of the Da Lat –Thap Cham railway and put it into operation by 2030.

The headquarters of the HCM City People’s Council and People’s Committee will open again to visitors during the coming National Day Holiday on September 1 and 2.

Asian markets mostly fell Friday on growing worries of another Federal Reserve interest rate hike and deepening concerns about China's economy, with the country's property crisis once again adding an extra layer of jeopardy.

As a major coffee exporter to the EU, Vietnam should get prepared for the deforestation law to maintain and expand coffee export to the block, raising the pressing need for digitalization of the value chain.

Markswoman Trinh Thu Vinh officially won a slot at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics after achieving a high result at the 53rd ISSF World Shooting Championships qualifiers in Azerbaijan on August 17.