VIETNAM TODAY

Vietnam bagged 12 more gold medals on May 16, the last competition day of the 32nd Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) in Cambodia, retaining its top position with 136 gold medals.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh will lead a high-ranking delegation of Vietnam to the expanded summit of the Group of Seven (G7) and pay a working visit to Japan from May 19 to 21.

Congratulating the Vietnamese women's football team on their gold medal at the 32nd Southeast Asian Games, which is also the fourth consecutive championship at the biggest regional sport event, Vietjet has presented the players and coaches with free airfares

Hoan Kiem District authorities in Hanoi have attempted to verify the truth about a video in which two women apparently swam topless in Hoan Kiem Lake.

A walking route on the rampart of the Hue Imperial Citadel in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue has been temporarily shut after being graffitied.

As many as 29 bullets left from the American war have been found in the central province of Quang Tri.

The shortage of vaccines in public health facilities has led to many families willing to pay instead of waiting for free vaccination services under the national expanded programme on immunisation (EPI).

After nearly four years of formulation and revision, the National Power Development Plan VIII targeting energy conversion, renewable energy ecosystem development, and electricity imports and exports has been approved by the Government.

A desalination system will be installed on Con Co Island in the central province of Quang Tri after the island has experienced a surge in tourism.

A bomb weighing 334 kilos has been detected at a construction site in the central province of Quang Binh.

The authorities of Hanoi have proposed building a second international airport as the capital region’s population is expected to triple to 23 million by 2050.

Houses and old apartment buildings in Hanoi with balconies covered by steel pose difficulties for firefighting.

More than one million students have registered for the National High School Graduation Exam in 2023, an increase of around 24,000 students compared to last year.

The Vietnam Festival in Japan 2023, the largest-ever of its kind, will be held at Yoyogi Park in Tokyo on June 3 and 4, the Vietnamese Embassy in Japan told a press conference on May 15.

Vietnam beat Myanmar 2-0 in the women’s football final of the 32nd SEA Games in Cambodia on May 15, becoming the first team to win the gold medal for the fourth time in a row.

Investment in sectors related to green growth has been on the rise, but it is necessary to devise practical incentives to help businesses effectively adopt green production and business practices, an official has said.

At least six people have been killed in a fire that tore through a four-storey hostel in the early hours of Tuesday in central Wellington, capital city of New Zealand.

Child model Dang Minh Anh, 13, was named as the runner-up at the Luxury Brand Model Awards 2023 which recently concluded in Da Nang.

Thailand's economy grew 2.7 percent in the first quarter thanks to a steady tourism recovery and strong consumer confidence that offset sluggish exports, officials said Monday.