VIETNAM TODAY

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam Bui Thanh Son is scheduled to pay an official visit to Singapore from July 17 – 19 at the invitation of his Singaporean counterpart Vivian Balakrishnan.

Rescuers battled to reach people trapped in a flooded tunnel Sunday in South Korea, where at least 33 people have died and 10 are missing after heavy rains caused flooding and landslides.

The central city of Danang attracted around 3.8 million tourists in the first six months of this year, triple the same period of last year.

Construction of three VND358 trillion (USD15.2 billion) projects in HCM City’s Can Gio District has been scheduled to start in 2025.

Talented Vietnamese badminton player Nguyen Thuy Linh suffered elimination from the 2023 US Open Badminton Tournament after being defeated by a Thai rival in the quarterfinals held on July 15 in Iowa.

The south-central province of Ninh Thuan plans to grow 1,121ha of new forests to replace forest areas which are cut down in 2023-25.

The Lao government is prioritising the rolling out of tough measures to solve economic difficulties and control inflation.

Vietnam is seeking to attract high-end tourists from Cambodia, which is rapidly emerging as a promising source of visitors.

At least 22 people have died and 14 are missing after heavy rain caused flooding and landslides in South Korea, officials said Saturday, with thousands more ordered to evacuate their homes.

Fast-growing greenhouse development in the Central Highlands tourist city of Dalat has badly affected its scenery and caused environmental problems including flooding and landslides in the area, experts said.

Many people from Hanoi are flocking to Haiphong to enjoy the food in the northern port city.

Celebrating seven years of the Permanent Court of Arbitration’s ruling on the South East China Sea (East Sea) dispute, a Vietnamese Foreign Ministry spokesperson has reiterated Vietnam’s consistent policy of resolving disputes by peaceful means in accordance with international law.

Green development, energy transition, and emissions reduction are inevitable and irreversible trends that Vietnam cannot stand aside, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said on July 14.

The river running through India's capital New Delhi has reached a record high due to monsoon floods, authorities said Friday as army engineers were deployed to try to contain the waters.

Countries like Vietnam and Indonesia could be beneficiaries if firms start to look for low-cost production centres in Asia, particularly for labour-intensive and low-margin industries, Savills Asia Pacific has said.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son continued to join his counterparts from ASEAN member states in attending the 13th East Asia Summit (EAS) Foreign Ministers’ Meeting and the ASEAN Post Ministerial Conference (PMC) with the US.

People aged 60 and above in HCM City will receive free health checks to detect non-communicable diseases.

Two cargo ships have collided on the Thi Vai River in the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau, seriously damaging the Interflour Cai Mep Wharf.

Potential for cooperation between the central city of Da Nang and Japan was the main focus of a workshop held by the municipal People’s Committee on July 14.