VIETNAM TODAY

Police in the southern province of Binh Thuan have just detained a 14-year-old boy after he stole a 30-seated passenger bus.

Vietnam and many other countries around the world will likely observe a penumbral lunar eclipse which is set to occur when the Earth's outer shadow falls on the Moon's face on May 5.

Prime Minister Xavier Bettel and a high-ranking delegation of Luxembourg arrived at Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi on May 3 morning, starting an official visit to Vietnam from May 3-5 at the invitation of PM Pham Minh Chinh.

A poor couple in the southern city of Can Tho are in desperate need of financial help to support their two children who are both disabled.

A Dutch man has just been arrested for allegedly killing his Vietnamese wife in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong.

The coffee industry of Vietnam is working to increase the value of raw coffee exports as low added value still makes up the majority of the product that is shipped overseas.

Drastic measures are needed for HCM City to address a series of problems in a bid to speed up recovery, experts say.

Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan is scheduled to leave Hanoi on May 3 for Dubai to attend the 2023 Global Summit of Women and then visit the United Arab Emirates and Qatar.

Xavier Bettel, prime minister of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, is scheduled to arrive in Hanoi on May 3, beginning a three-day official visit to Vietnam at the invitation of his Vietnamese counterpart.

A US climber has died on Mount Everest, his expedition organiser said Tuesday, in the first foreign death on the highest mountain in the world this season.

Four COVID-19 patients have died of the coronavirus and underlying illnesses in Vietnam during the past 24 hours, the Ministry of Health said in its coronavirus update on May 2.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB), in partnership with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Plus Three (ASEAN+3) finance ministers and central bank governors, today launched the report “Reinvigorating Financing Approaches for Sustainable and Resilient Infrastructure in ASEAN+3”.

Three tourists from Hanoi were rescued from being drowned while swimming at Lang Co Beach in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) today announced the Innovative Finance Facility for Climate in Asia and the Pacific (IF-CAP), a landmark programme which could significantly ramp up support for the region in the battle against climate change.

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has issued a plan on solutions to realise Vietnam’s commitment to cutting emissions to net zero by 2050 announced at the 26th UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in the UK in 2021.

The central city of Danang has witnessed a sharp rise in tourists on the Reunification Day (April 30) and International Labour Day (May 1) holidays.

Under a new initiative approved by Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha, at least one million homes will be built for low-income and industrial park workers by 2030.

A train of Ben Thanh-Suoi Tien metro line in HCM City has been covered in graffiti paintings.