VIETNAM TODAY

The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAA) said that it would give its best efforts to negotiate to keep slots at foreign airports for Vietnamese carriers.

Vietnam continued to suffer another loss at the ongoing 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup when they were beaten 0-2 by Portugal in their second Group E match on July 27.

Pha Lai Thermal Power Plant in the northern province of Hai Duong’s Pha Lai City has been suspended for 12 months for causing environmental pollution.

HCM City authorities have officially agreed on charging fees for the temporary use of road and pavement for commercial purposes.

Ha Long City authorities in the northern province have recommended removing Bai Tho Mountain from the new local tourism product list.

The police of central Quang Binh province have successfully arrested a group of 11 suspects, including two Chinese, for operating an online forex scam.

Authorities in the southern coastal province of Kien Giang have temporarily halted ferry and boat services to Phu Quoc Island due to strong wind and high waves.

A delegation of the Party Central Committee, the NA, the State President, and the Government laid wreaths at the monument to war martyrs and paid tribute to President Ho Chi Minh at his mausoleum in Hanoi.

The US Agency for International Development has announced a USD32 million contract to the US firm Tetra Tech to continue the cleanup of dioxin-contaminated soil in and around the Bien Hoa Air Base.

Experts have issued warnings about an increasingly complex storm season this year, in conjunction with the onset of a moderate to robust El Nino weather phenomenon.

The death toll from a typhoon in the northern Philippines has risen to six, official figures showed Thursday, as the storm swept towards southeastern China.

Authorities in the south-eastern province of Tay Ninh have just received 33 Vietnamese nationals handed over by Cambodian authorities at Moc Bai International Border Gate on Tuesday.

Thousands of candles were lit at the war cemeteries nationwide on Wednesday evening to commemorate soldiers who died for the country.

A poor woman in the northern province of Hung Yen is in desperate need of support to save her daughter who was severely injured after a traffic accident.

The US Mission in Vietnam is calling for applications from outstanding candidates to participate in the AY 2024 - 2025 Fulbright US- ASEAN Visiting Scholar Programme.

Vietnam President Vo Van Thuong and his Italian counterpart Sergio Mattarella discussed and agreed on major orientations and measures to strengthen the Vietnam – Italy strategic partnership at their talks in Rome on July 26.

The HCM City Department of Health has proposed the establishment of lifeboats in Can Gio District and neighbouring localities.

US Ambassador to Vietnam Marc Knapper on Tuesday visited the Centre for DNA Identification (CDI) under the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST).

The benchmark VN-Index increased for the fourth consecutive trading session on July 26 to surpass 1,200 points, the highest in 10 months.