VIETNAM TODAY

STEAM for Vietnam, the American Centres in Hanoi and HCM City, and Hanoi University of Science and Technology have announced the collaborative launch of the “A Year of Robotics 2024” Programme and Vietnam VEX Robotics National Championship 2024.

Thai election chiefs on Wednesday asked the country's top court to suspend Pita Limjaroenrat, the frontrunner in the race to become prime minister, over allegations he broke campaign rules as an MP.

InterNations, a website of the largest global community for people living abroad has placed the nation in ninth position on its list of the 10 most welcoming countries in the world.

Hanoi tourism authorities have expressed hopes that the city will earn more reputation and money from K-pop group Blackpink’s concerts.

A high-speed boat service connecting the southernmost province of Ca Mau, Nam Du Archipelago and Phu Quoc Island in the southern province of Kien Giang has been suspended after failing to attract passengers.

Northern and northern central localities in Vietnam have been forecasted to experience a rainy spell next week.

Vietravel Airlines, a member of Vietravel Corporation, will receive and put into use its fifth aircraft in mid-August, and further expand its fleet to six within this year, according to the airline’s representative.

A US$5.08 billion package in preferential lending rates for social housing developments started to see first disbursement, a positive signal after the development of affordable homes had been in stagnation for several years.

People who live near Da Phuoc Rubbish Dump in HCM City have been seriously affected by its severe pollution.

All six Vietnamese students have won medals, including two gold medals, at the International Mathematical Olympiad 2023 (IMO) held in Japan.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Energy Market Authority (EMA) of Singapore have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) that paves the way for the development of renewable energy generation and transmission across the Association of Southeast Asian Nations

Credit institutions forecast the demand for banking services will be buoyant in the remaining months of this year, according to a survey of the State Bank of Vietnam.

All six people aboard a tourist helicopter in Nepal were killed when it crashed soon after take-off in the Everest region on Tuesday, aviation authorities said.

Sixty overseas Vietnamese young people from 14 foreign countries and territories have joined local youths in an annual summer camp which kicked off in Ho Chi Minh City on July 11.

HCM City plans to focus on disseminating information to create a strong transformation, aiming to raise awareness and work toward a more robust approach to cybersecurity in State agencies, businesses and people’s day-to-day activities.

Using discarded agricultural and fishery waste, a group of high school students have successfully researched and manufactured unburnt lightweight materials from shells and rice husks.

The hot spell, believed to be the longest to hit northern and north-central regions of Vietnam this summer, is forecast to last for several days more with daytime temperatures even rising past 39℃.

National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines has announced it will put three Airbus A321 CEOs up for auction.

Three Vietnamese students have won a silver and two bronze medals at the 34th International Biology Olympiad held in the United Arab Emirates, according to the Ministry of Education and Training.