VIETNAM TODAY

The Australian Cotton Trade Delegation to Vietnam is launching a series of activities in HCMC, Hue and Hanoi from August 7-11 aimed at strengthening the relationships between Vietnam’s textile manufacturers and Australian cotton producers.

As many as 1,700 areas in northern Vietnam are vulnerable to landslides, said Hoang Phuc Lam, deputy director of the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.

The son of a Spanish actor who confessed to killing and dismembering another foreigner on a popular Thai tourist island has been placed in pre-trial detention, police said on Wednesday.

National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue met Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi in Tehran on August 8 as part of his official visit to Iran.

More than half a dozen women competing in the Miss Universe Indonesia beauty pageant have reported organisers to police over allegations of sexual harassment, their lawyer said Tuesday.

The US News & World Report has unveiled the 21 best winter vacations to enjoy this year around the world, with Hanoi ranking sixth in the list.

Vuong Thi Kim Hang of Ho Chi Minh City has been selected to represent the nation at the Mrs Classic United Nations 2023 beauty pageant which will be held in the United States this December.

Chairman of the Vietnamese National Assembly Vuong Dinh Hue had talks with Speaker of the Iranian Islamic Parliament Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf in Tehran on August 8.

Police in the northern province of Bac Giang yesterday carried out a raid on a group of nearly 40 suspects who pretended to be bank employees to swindle money from people using online scams.

Though the reduction of the ownership ratio for individual and institutional investors at credit institutions can help prevent market manipulation and cross-ownership, it might not be suitable at this time if ratified.

At the conference to summarise the school year 2022-2023 for primary education, the Ministry of Education and Training revealed that over 52,000 grade one students did not pass the first grade.

Illegal construction violations have been detected in Hanoi’s outlying district of Soc Son where a serious landslide occurred recently.

An Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) flag-hoisting ceremony was held in Hanoi on August 8 to mark the bloc’s 56th founding anniversary (August 8, 1967 - 2023) and 28 years of Vietnam’s membership of the association.

Chairman of the National Assembly of Vietnam Vuong Dinh Hue on August 8 began an official visit to Iran at the invitation of Speaker of the Iranian Consultative Assembly Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf.

Australian police announced Tuesday the dismantling of a "sophisticated" child abuse ring, saying 19 men had been arrested with the help of the FBI.

Phan Thiet Airport in Binh Thuan Province will be put into operation next January initially serving military flights.

Widespread heavy rains have forced many hydroelectric reservoirs nationwide to discharge water, threatening lives and crops.

The Directorate for Roads of Vietnam has informed the transport departments of Hanoi, Lang Son, Bac Giang, and Bac Ninh about the resumption of the direct passenger bus route connecting Hanoi and Nanning City.

Dozens of fishing boats have been left unused at a port in the central province of Ha Tinh, causing problems for vessels that need to moor, particularly during the rainy season.