VIETNAM TODAY

As many as 257,549 doses of Covid-19 vaccine in HCM City have expired, according to the municipal Department of Health.

Hanoi’s transport department is planning to introduce a unified electronic ticketing system for its public bus and metro services in 2024.

The national carrier Vietnam Airlines will resume a direct service between the central beach city of Da Nang to Tokyo's Narita Airport with four flights per week starting from March 26.

Vietnam is among the top six best Asian destinations for a family holiday in a list made by the New Zealand Herald.

Around 21,170 hectares of land in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong has been licensed for bauxite mining by the people's committee, including around 4,917 hectares of forest.

Vu Quang National Park in the central province of Ha Tinh has cooperated with concerned agencies to release 43 rare wild animals back into the wild.

Dantri Newspaper has just opened a dormitory for students in the remote mountainous province of Dien Bien.

Two women at an unlicensed kindergarten in Hanoi’s Thuong Tin District have been arrested for beating a 17-month-old boy to death.

Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính has ordered persistent maintenance of macro-economic stability, keeping inflation in check and stimulating growth at the monthly cabinet meeting held on Friday in Hanoi.

At least 17 people have been killed and dozens injured in a massive blaze at a state-run fuel storage depot in Indonesia's capital.

The island district of Ly Son in the central province of Quang Ngai will be developed into a coastal city with a 153-hectare airport.

Vietnam Expo 2023, the largest trade fair in Vietnam, will be held at the Hanoi International Exhibition Centre in the capital city from April 5-8.

The Hue Festival 2023 is set to take place from April 28 to May 5, with the cultural event featuring a diverse range of activities to introduce Vietnamese culture to the world, according to the organising board.

An aquaculture conference was held in the Mekong Delta province of Soc Trang on March 3 to discuss how to boost the shrimp sector's development.

Thousands of fishermen in the Philippines have been ordered to stay ashore as authorities struggled Friday to contain an oil spill from a sunken tanker that is threatening the region's rich marine life and economy.

Two wild elephants have been spotted by trail cameras at Vu Quang National Park in the central province of Ha Tinh.

Gender perspectives should be ensured in national digital policies and resources should be allocated for full implementation, said UN Resident Coordinator in Vietnam Pauline Tamesis at a dialogue in Hanoi on March 3.

USAID Administrator Samantha Power will travel to Vietnam next week to strengthen a partnership marked by years of expanded engagement and cooperation.

Despite improvement in 2022, occupancy and room rates in Ho Chi Minh City have yet to recover to pre-pandemic levels, according to real estate service provider Savills Vietnam.