VIETNAM TODAY

Hundreds of parents queued through the night on Friday to register their students to local primary school in Hanoi.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi added his voice Friday to calls for reform of global lenders such as the World Bank, as G20 finance ministers and central bank heads met.

A major beach-side resort in the south-central tourism hub of Nha Trang City is being removed for public use.

Many hospitals in Vietnam are facing a serious medical supply shortage, including major hospitals in Hanoi and HCM City.

Indonesia has deployed security forces to a town in the breakaway eastern region of Papua after 10 people were killed during a riot sparked by rumours of a child abduction, officials said Friday.

Vietnamese airlines have been forced to temporarily postpone flights to China until the end of April or May as they await a Chinese decision to allow passengers to fly to Vietnam, according to the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam.

The Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang has recommended building a VND25.6 trillion (USD1.08 billion) highway to link Rach Gia and Ha Tien cities.

Dantri/DTiNews has donated a total of VND461 million for a four-year-old boy in the central province of Quang Binh whose father died and had been abandoned by his mother.

The Ministry of Finance has proposed to apply a special consumption tax on sugar-sweetened beverages to protect people's health following recommendations from the World Health Organisation.

While rents for affordable apartments remain steady in HCM City, they have fallen sharply and continue to do so in the case of high-end apartments.

Nguyễn Đức Tài, a 34-year-old resident of Đà Nẵng, has been sentenced to 13 years in prison by the Đà Nẵng's People's Court.

Bamboo Airways is set to open a direct flight connecting Ca Mau with Hanoi from late April in an effort to meet growing travel demand.

Vietnam’s railway network planning expects to have 16 new national lines with a total length of about 4,802km by 2030.

Property prices in the central city of Danang have fallen by 25-30 percent compared to last year.

Ho Chi Minh City is gearing up to popularise the ninth Vietnamese Ao Dai (traditional long dress) festival at ITB Asia 2023 in Singapore from October 25-27.

A family in Hanoi has handed over five Tibetan bears to the Bear Rescue Centre of Vietnam.

Many streets in Hanoi City have been covered in sweeping white sua flowers that are blooming during spring time.

Police in HCM City have co-operated with the US Consulate General in the city to arrest a Vietnamese national suspected of using forged documents during the visa application process to acquire a US student visa.

The 76-member search and rescue team of the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA) safely arrived in Hanoi from Turkey on February 23, completing their mission in the earthquake-hit nation.