VIETNAM TODAY

Le Nguyen Bao Ngoc, Miss Intercontinental 2022, has been named as an Ambassador of Earth Day 2023 in Vietnam.

The G7 pledged on Sunday to quit fossil fuels faster and urged other countries to follow suit, but failed to agree to any new deadlines on ending polluting power sources like coal.

Tickets for the coming Reunification Day (April 30) and International Labour Day (May 1) on many air routes have sold out.

Japan's army found wreckage and five bodies Sunday during a deep-sea search for crew on board a helicopter that disappeared from radar earlier this month, an army spokesman said.

Vietnam considers the United States one of its leading important partners and wishes to promote the comprehensive partnership with the US on the basis of respect for each other's independence, sovereignty, territorial integrity and political institution, Prime Minister Pham

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has stressed the US’ commitment to respecting political institutions, independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of Vietnam, and supporting a strong, independent, self-resilient and prosperous Vietnam.

The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam issued a report showing that the punctuality of Vietnamese airline flights between January 6 and February 5 which coincided with the Lunar New Year dropped against the same period last year.

Insufficient transport connectivity is hindering the development of the Southeastern region – a key economic region, an important exchange hub in the south of Vietnam, according to a Politburo resolution.

France is the only country with which Vietnam shares a mechanism of periodic and rotating conferences on localities’ cooperation, a Vietnamese official said at the 12th Vietnam-France decentralised cooperation conference.

The Vietnam Traffic Safety Initiative 2023 programme was kicked-off locally in HCM City on April 14 by the Traffic Police Department under the Ministry of Public Security with Dantri/Dtinews Newspaper and Toyota Vietnam.

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida was evacuated from a port in Wakayama on Saturday after a blast was heard, but he was unharmed in the incident, local media reported.

Authorities in the central highlands province of Kon Tum have decided to stop construction of the Dak Psi 2 Hydropower Plant project which has faced slow progress for a long time.

Vietnam hospitality requires innovative products that can cater to the demands of young domestic and international travellers, experts have said.

US Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken landed in Hanoi on Friday evening, beginning his official visit to Vietnam from April 14-16.

The southern central province of Ninh Thuan will hold a grape and wine festival on June 13-18.

A bomb weighing nearly 225 kilos dating back to the American War has been discovered in the Lam river in the central province of Nghe An.

Ride-hailing service provider Grab has been fined VND60 million (USD2,553) for using a map which incorrectly identified Vietnamese territorial possessions.

The World Robot Competition Robotacon-World Robot Olympiad 2023 in Vietnam was officially launched on April 14 at Phenikaa University in Hanoi.