VIETNAM TODAY

Many areas have witnessed heavy rain, which has helped to ease water shortages for hydropower plants.

Authorities in Hanoi have suspended two new urban area projects in the outskirt district of Me Linh after they failed to complete appraisal procedures, allowing over 200 hectares to be recouped for other developments.

The repair of the S7 submarine internet cable linking Vietnam and the world has been scheduled to be completed by the end of this month.

The International Exhibition for Construction, Building Materials, Housing and Interior Decor (Vietbuild) kicked off on June 14 in Ho Chi Minh City with the presence of Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Do Thang Hai.

More than 100,000 people had been evacuated in India and Pakistan ahead of the expected landfall Thursday of a fierce cyclone which could devastate homes and tear down power lines.

HCM City Central Post Office, which has long been a special tourist attraction, was recently ranked second in a list of the 11 of the world's most beautiful post offices by US magazine Architectural Digest.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh hosted a reception for Minister of Foreign Affairs of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan in Hanoi on June 14.

Cat Ba Sun Limited Company, the investor of the world’s longest sea-crossing cable car on Cat Ba Island in the northern city of Haiphong, reported post-tax losses of VND284.50 billion (USD12.04 million) last year.

Both sides have agreed that economic-trade cooperation is one of the pillars of cooperative ties between the two countries on the basis of mutual benefit and development.

Sapa Town in the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai is attracting an increase in tourists who wanted to avoid the scorching hot weather.

The number of passengers through Hanoi’s Noi Bai International Airport, the second busiest airport in Vietnam, on the first days of this summer has surged, and is expected to maintain at a high level to mid-August.

HCM City has renamed two local bridges which both run across the Saigon River.

The 2023 National Traffic Safety Contest will be organised on a larger scale with total prizes amounting to VND 312 million including a first prize of VND60 million.

Police in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak have so far arrested 46 people involved in the gun attacks in Cu Kuin District on June 11, according to Ministry of Public Security spokesman Lieut. Gen To An Xo.

Electricity of Vietnam have admitted its thermal power plants in the northern region are short of one million tonnes of coal during June and July, causing difficulties in power supply.

Authorities in the northern province of Vinh Phuc have temporarily suspended the kitchen at the Homestay Le Vent facility in Tam Dao Town after 14 guests had food poisoning here.

American singer and songwriter Charlie Puth is scheduled to perform at a concert slated for Nha Trang City, central Vietnam on July 22.

The Australian Government and the World Bank have formally agreed to extend their partnership in support of Vietnam’s sustainable and inclusive development agenda. The partnership started in Vietnam 2012 and will now continue until 2026, valued at AUD95 million.

A series of construction enterprises will benefit from the Government implementing multiple strategic public investment infrastructure projects.