VIETNAM TODAY

Nearly 12,000 people have been stranded on islands in the southern province of Kien Giang as boat services have been suspended since September 2 due to bad weather.

National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines recently announced a direct flight connecting Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam) and Perth (Australia), due to start on December 7, 2023.

Around 100 fishermen and locals living near Fukushima will file a lawsuit this week seeking to stop the release of wastewater from the stricken Japanese nuclear plant, they said Monday.

Asian stocks rose Monday on hopes the Federal Reserve has come to the end of its interest rate hiking cycle following a positive US jobs report.

At least 76 people died and 95 others were injured in 127 traffic accidents reported during four days of the National Day holiday from September 1-4.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and a high-ranking delegation of Vietnam left Hanoi on September 4 morning to attend the 43rd ASEAN Summit and Related Meetings in Jakarta, Indonesia.

The southern economic hub of Ho Chi Minh City led the country in tourism revenue in the first half of 2023. The result showed the city's countless efforts in promoting the tourism sector and tourism development.

Vietnam is ranked the 14th best place for expats in 2023, with a happiness score of 82 against a global average of 72, according to the Expat Insiders 2023 Report released recently.

All the four Vietnamese students competing at the International Olympiad in Informatics 2023 have secured medals, comprising one gold, two silver, and one bronze, the Ministry of Education and Training said.

An Australian icebreaker was sailing to Antarctica on Sunday in a rescue mission to evacuate a researcher with a "developing medical condition" from a remote station.

Many farmers in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak have taken various measures to protect themselves from thieves as the fruits continue to rise in value.

The website Research.com on September 1 announced its rankings of world scientists with excellent achievements in scientific publications in 2023, in which there are 14 Vietnamese.

The development strategy of the textile and garment industry until 2030 with a vision to 2035 has clearly identified that exports will continue to be a major and crucial driving force for the sector's growth.

The first large-scale Vietnamese Mid-Autumn Festival in Japan opened in Saitama prefecture on September 1 evening.

The Vietnamese homepage of tech giant Google features an image of thousands of people gathering together at Ba Dinh Square as part of efforts to honour the nation’s 78th National Day.

The authorities of the southern central province of Khanh Hoa will turn the two rural districts of Cam Ranh and Cam Lam into urban areas.

As many as 15 rare animals in the Central Highlands province of Dak Nong have been released into the wild.

The conservation and promotion of values of geoheritage, especially geoparks, in Vietnam have advanced, contributing to socioeconomic development, enhancing international integration and improving the position of localities in multilateral cooperation mechanisms, according to insiders.