VIETNAM TODAY

Total retail sales of consumer goods and services have increased 10.4% year on year to almost 3.53 quadrillion VND in the first seven months of 2023, reported the General Statistics Office.

Travel inspiration platform Tripzilla has listed the capital city of Hanoi among the top 12 safest places in the world for solo female travelers.

Royal International Corporation, the owner of Vietnam’s biggest casino in the northern province of Quang Ninh, has again reported losses of VND24.20 billion (USD1.02 million) for the second quarter this year.

Bamboo Airways has become the first Vietnamese carrier to launch a direct flight route between Hanoi (Vietnam) and Lijiang (China).

The Vietnamese tennis team placed second in the Davis Cup Asia-Oceania Group III and duly advanced to the playoff of Group II which will be held next year.

The European Union and the Philippines will restart negotiations on a free-trade agreement as they seek to accelerate "a new era of cooperation", European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said Monday.

More medicines for hand, foot and mouth disease treatment have been imported into Vietnam, helping ease the shortage at many local hospitals.

Authorities of Vung Tau City in the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau have recommended closing Vung Tau Book Street after five years.

A poor woman and her son in the central province of Nghe An are in need of financial support to help save them from serious health problems.

Authorities in the southern border province of An Giang announced on Sunday that they had seized 14 more kilos of gold while investigating a local gold smuggling ring. Police have also detained five people involved in the case.

Four people have died in a landslide in Bao Loc Pass in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong.

Five people have been killed and two others remain missing as floods ravaged the southern localities on July 29 and 30 following the Storm Doksuri.

Environmental pollution from waste, especially plastic waste, is becoming increasingly urgent, seriously threatening the economy and human life, requiring strong global action.

Vietnam’s luxury coastal real estate market is facing significant challenges due to excess inventory and liquidity issues, industry insiders said.

Tens of thousands of people were evacuated from high-risk areas of Beijing and another northern city as much of China was lashed by torrential rain on Sunday.

A clash occurred in Phnom Penh on July 29, resulting in the death of a 35-year-old Vietnamese citizen, reported the Vietnamese Embassy in Cambodia.

The Research Department of the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) has provided a stark warning about the escalating threat from cybercriminals.

Four police officers are now remaining unaccounted for after a landslide caused by heavy rains buried part of their station in Bao Loc pass in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong on July 30.