VIETNAM TODAY

The nation will be one of 11 host countries for the group stage of the AFC U23 Asian Cup 2024 qualifiers, as announced by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) on May 19.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh had a meeting talks with the Republic of Korea (RoK)'s President Yoon Suk-yeol on May 19 in Hiroshima, Japan, as part of his trip to attend the expanded Summit of the Group of Seven (G7).

Nguyen Phuong Nhi has been selected as the Vietnamese representative at Miss International 2023, an international beauty contest which is scheduled to take place in Japan this October.

Around 30 locations in the centre of Hanoi face a high risk of being flooded when it rains heavily, said Phan Hoai Minh, general director the Hanoi Sewerage and Drainage Company.

The Vietnam-Wales education cooperation workshop took place in Cardiff, Wales, gathering representatives of the Vietnamese Ministry of Education and Training (MoET), the Global Wales programme, the British Council, eight universities from Wales, and 30 from Vietnam.

China spent more than US$397 million buying one million tonnes of cassava in the first four months of the year, thereby becoming the largest importer of Vietnamese cassava, according to statistics released by the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

Water at as many as 11 among 47 hydropower reservoirs nationwide have reached or are nearing dead levels due to the prolonged hot weather.

Guard dogs have been used to ensure security at Ben Thanh-Suoi Tien metro project after it faced graffiti and thefts.

One more high-speed boat has been put into use to connect Phan Thiet City and Phu Quy Island in the southern central province of Binh Thuan.

A collection of signatures and autographs of late President Hồ Chí Minh in the 1945-1969 period is being displayed at the Presidential Palace in Hà Nội on the occasion of the late leader’s 133rd birthday (May 19, 1890-2023).

Đồng Nai’s Department of Natural Resources and Environment has announced that it will inspect the investor of Long Thành International Airport - Airports Corporation of Việt Nam (ACV) in handling the dust pollution during the construction of the project.

An inspection team from the European Commission (EC) is scheduled to visit Vietnam from May 25 to consider whether the "yellow card" warning against Vietnam’s aquatic products should be lifted.

Four State-owned banks have further cut deposit interest rates by 0.2-0.3 percentage points to reach around 7 per cent for 12-month deposits.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh stressed the need to take short-term solutions to ensure enough electricity for production, business and daily use at a meeting between permanent Cabinet members and ministries and agencies in Hanoi on May 18.

Australia newspaper Herald Sun recently published an article by Cathy Finch highlighting her thrilling travel experience when exploring the numerous winding roads throughout the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang by motorcycle.

ASEAN and the US reaffirmed their commitment to making their comprehensive strategic partnership meaningful, substantive, and mutually beneficial, at the 14th Meeting of the ASEAN-US Joint Cooperation Committee in Jakarta on May 17.

A workshop themed “Solutions for sustainable urban cooling in Vietnam” took place in Hanoi on May 17.

The United State still lacks impartiality in its judgment about the religious situation in Vietnam, according to Pham Thu Hang, deputy spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam.

The railway sector will provide more trains from HCM City to the southern central cities of Nha Trang and Quy Nhon to meet increasing summer tourism demand.