VIETNAM TODAY

Ride-hailing firm Gojek Vietnam has just launched an electric motorbike taxi service in HCM City.

Australia's government Thursday cited Qatar's "invasive" searches of women air passengers three years ago as a factor in its decision to block extra flights by the nation's airline.

Outstanding loans to the real estate sector in the first half of 2023 surged by 17.4%, exceeding the 10.7% growth rate of the whole of 2022, according to data from the State Bank of Vietnam.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh joined other leaders in the ASEAN Plus Three (China, Japan, the Republic of Korea), ASEAN - US, and ASEAN - Canada summits in Jakarta, Indonesia, on September 6.

Dantri/DTiNews readers have donated a total of VND450 million (USD19,148) for a poor woman in the northern province of Hung Yen who has been severely injured by a traffic accident.

Đào Khương Duy, a seventh grader at Huỳnh Tấn Phát Secondary School in Bến Tre Province, has won the third prize in the International Letter-Writing Competition for Young People.

The water level of Thien Tuong Lake in the central province of Ha Tinh has reached a record low because of prolonged drought.

Four 39-year-old individuals have become the youngest candidates nominated for professor positions this year among the 695 candidates recommended by the Grassroots-level Professor Councils for titles of professor and associate professor in the country.

President Vo Van Thuong received President of the House of Councillors of Japan Otsuji Hidehisa, who is paying an official visit to Vietnam, in Hanoi on September 6.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh attended summits between the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and its partners – China, the Republic of Korea (RoK) and Japan – in Jakarta on September 6.

Dantri/Dtinews Newspaper has just started construction of a new bridge project in the Mekong Delta City of Can Tho.

Ho Chi Minh City is anticipated to have two metro lines and two belt road projects in operation by 2030.

The global trade finance gap grew to a record $2.5 trillion in 2022 from $1.7 trillion two years earlier, as rising interest rates, flagging economic prospects, inflation, and geopolitical volatility reduced the capacity of banks to deliver trade financing,

Da Nang Port in the central coastal city of Da Nang on September 5 welcomed Singapore’s container ship WanHai 362 as part of the AA3 service line connecting Vietnam directly to the Port of Long Beach in the United States.

National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines continues to increase flight frequency on routes to Europe, Australia, and China, thereby restoring nearly 90% of its pre-pandemic international flight network.

A man in HCM City has been given a seven-year jail sentence for smuggling 39 kilos of gold from Cambodia to Vietnam.

Vietnamese wrestlers on September 5 grabbed three gold and three silver medals in the men’s 55kg category at the ongoing 2023 World Weightlifting Championships in Saudi Arabia.

Most Asian markets fell Wednesday as a jump in oil prices to 10-month highs rekindled worries of another US Federal Reserve interest rate hike.

A woman has just safely delivered her baby on an HCM City-Danang train thanks to the support of train staff and a passenger.