VIETNAM TODAY

Two Thai protesters held under the kingdom's tough royal insult laws are growing extremely weak after nearly three weeks on hunger strike, a hospital statement said Monday.

Four Vietnamese students from Le Hong Phong High School for the Gifted in the northern province of Nam Dinh won a gold medal at the World Invention Creativity Olympic (WICO) 2023, which recently concluded in the Republic of Korea.

Many flights from and to Nghe An Province's Vinh Airport have had to either be diverted, delayed or cancelled due to thick fog.

Vietnam is enjoying global rice price rises as local exporters are receiving more orders.

The Ministry of Transport is going to reconsider the Yen Vien - Pha Lai - Ha Long - Cai Lan railway project in 2024 after it has been suspended for nearly 20 years due to investment problems.

Asian markets mostly fell Monday and the dollar extended gains after a forecast-busting US jobs report fanned expectations of more Federal Reserve interest rate hikes.

Some banks have announced plans to pay cash dividends to shareholders for the first time in three years.

The Clay Mathematics Institute (CMI) has announced that, Pham Tuan Huy from Vietnam would be appointed as a Clay Research Fellow for a five-year period beginning from July 1.

The annual Nguyên Tiêu Festival on the 15th of lunar January in Hội An has been recognised as a National Intangible Heritage by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, his wife and a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation will pay official visit to the Republic of Singapore and Brunei Darrussalam from February 8-11.

Rescue workers were searching by sea and air for nine people missing after a fishing boat capsized in waters off South Korea's southwestern coast, authorities said Sunday.

The President's Office on Saturday hosted a ceremony to transfer the presidency from former President Nguyễn Xuân Phúc to Acting President Võ Thị Ánh Xuân.

The nation will work alongside other ASEAN member states to discuss, agree upon processes, procedures, and necessary measures aimed at supporting Timor Leste to become an official member of the bloc, Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son said.

Vietnam remained the third largest seafood supplier to the Republic of Korea (RoK) last year with the country’s seafood market share as part of the RoK’s total imports reaching 10.2%, according to statistics released by the Korea Customs Service.

HCM City Power Corporation (EVNHCMC) has announced a plan to implement 44 power projects this year.

It will not be easy to keep inflation at 4.5% this year as targeted, economic expert Nguyen Bich Lam, former General Director of the General Statistics Office (GSO), has said.

Airports across Vietnam handled more than 9.8 million passengers in January, an increase of 13.8% compared to the previous month, according to the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV).

A man in the southernmost province of Ca Mau has handed over two rare pangolins to the local Forest Protection Department.