VIETNAM TODAY

Many areas in the central province of Ha Tinh have been deeply flooded in torrential rains which started from Sunday afternoon.

Thanh Buoi Bus Company has announced the suspension of their passenger transport on the HCM City-Dalat/Can Tho routes amid an investigation by authorities into a deadly accident.

The Vietnam Banks Association has proposed a 2 per cent value-added tax reduction for credit institutions because the institutions are currently facing difficulties, with their non-performing loans and potentially risky debts tending to increase significantly.

For the first time Vietnam has established a national semiconductor network which was inaugurated on October 29 as part of the Vietnam Semiconductor Summit.

Oil prices fell Monday as Israel stepped up ground attacks on Hamas targets in Gaza but held back from a full-on incursion, fanning hopes a wider conflict can be avoided.

At least eight people were killed and around 20 injured Sunday evening after two trains collided in southeast India, local media reported, citing officials.

Thai Airways marked the resumption of its flights to/from Vietnam with a flight landing at Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi and other from Hanoi to Bangkok on October 29.

The northern mountainous province of Ha Giang has held a ceremony to receive UNESCO’s recognition of the Dong Van Karst Plateau as a global geopark for the third time.

Prime Minister of the Netherlands Mark Rutte will pay an official visit to Viet Nam from November 1-2 at the invitation of Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh.

Victims' families, survivors and activists will hold a mass commemoration in Seoul on Sunday to mark the first anniversary of the deadly crush that killed nearly 160 people during Halloween festivities last year.

Vietnam plans to develop a modern seaport system in the near future, but the question remains on how to optimise the facilities.

Vietnamese athletes won two silver and three bronze medals on the last day of the 4th Asian Para Games that took place in Hangzhou, China, from October 22-28.

The Hanoi Promotion Agency, in collaboration with relevant departments and agencies, launched Hanoi Mega Sale 2023 in the capital city on October 27 evening.

The French Development Agency has increased its funding for a dyke upgrading project in the southernmost province of Ca Mau to VND849 billion (USD36.53 million) from VND750 billion earlier.

Bamboo Airways has announced plans to halt many international air routes, as they focus on more popular flights in the run-up to New Year and the Lunar New Year 2024.

Binh Dinh Port, which serves hundreds of boats every day, is facing serious pollution caused by fish trading and processing activities.

A ban on alcohol came into force around Tokyo's tourist hotspot Shibuya on Friday in an attempt to discourage raucous Halloween gatherings a year after a deadly crowd crush in South Korea.

Vietnamese acrobat duo the Giang Brothers who have set several world records with their head-balancing act have just made an apology for a stunt in an advert.