VIETNAM TODAY

Authorities in the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang are planning to charge visitors who stay overnight on the Dong Van Karst Plateau.

Vietnamese students were awarded one gold, three silver, and one bronze medals at the European Physics Olympiad (EuPhO) 2023 that concluded in Germany on June 20.

Bond yields in emerging East Asia declined from March to May amid easing inflationary pressure in the region and slower monetary tightening in the United States, according to the latest issue of the Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) Asia Bond Monitor.

A prominent Pakistan businessman and his son were among five people aboard a submersible that has gone missing while exploring the wreckage of the Titanic in the North Atlantic, their family said Tuesday.

Natural disasters have left 33 people dead and missing and damaged thousands of houses in Vietnam so far this year.

Every Thursday and Sunday morning, members of the Hanoi Veterans Sports Bike Club gather in a small corner of West Lake and cycle together to improve their health.

In 2022, Vietnam had 14,790,075 ha of forest area, of which 10,134,082 ha were natural forests and 4,655,933 ha were planted ones, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has announced.

South Korea has been ordered to pay hedge fund Elliott $53.6 million in damages over the controversial 2015 merger of two Samsung affiliates, Seoul's justice ministry said Tuesday.

Indonesian police have this month arrested nearly 500 suspects involved in the trafficking of more than 1,500 victims, officials said Tuesday, as Jakarta cracks down on human smuggling.

The Lao media reported on June 20 that the Vietnamese government has provided a grant of more than 2.1 million USD for the construction of a new secondary school in Xienghon district, Xayaboury province of Laos.

Vietnam's economic growth continued to face challenges which were seen in a slowdown in industrial production and declining exports due to weak external demand and global uncertainties, the World Bank’s June edition on Vietnam Macro Monitoring showed.

A python weighing 32 kilos has been handed over to Vu Quang National Park in the central province of Ha Tinh to be released into the wild.

Ha Long City in the northern province of Quang Ninh will open Bai Tho pedestrianised street from June 23.

Two taxi drivers in HCM City have been found with an installed device that fixed the meter to cheat customers.

“Supermarket Affairs” by Vietnamese director Nguyen Luong Hang is one of the four candidates from Southeast Asia competing at the ongoing Palm Springs International ShortFest, the largest film festival for short films in the US.

Low-cost airline VietJet Air and Safran Seats have signed a contract at the Paris Air Show 2023 to equip its new fleet with modern seats.

A Chinese national was charged Tuesday after allegedly attacking diners with an axe-like weapon at three restaurants in New Zealand's largest city, injuring four.

Many craftsmen in HCM City have seen their revenues drop by 90 percent as orders have plunged due to the economic downturn, leaving them facing a financial crisis.

The State Bank of Vietnam has delivered cuts to its policy rate three times in less than three months, each time of 50 basis points, to assist the country’s economic growth via the credit channel.