VIETNAM TODAY

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.

Despite a downturn in the export of aquatic products in the first month of 2023, exporters remain optimistic that the market will recover from the second quarter of this year, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers.

R'Bonney Gabriel, Miss Universe 2022, will be joined by the two runners-up of the global pageant as they take part in a working trip to Vietnam from February 23 to February 26, according to beauty website Sash Factor of

HCM City People's Committee has decided to subsidise eye surgery by up to 30 percent for fresh recruits facing economic difficulties.

Lonely Planet suggested newlyweds can spend their unforgettable honeymoon in the “pearl island” of Phu Quoc, the ancient town of Hoi An or Ha Long Bay - the UNESCO World Heritage Site without hurting their wallet.

Vietnamese acrobat duo the Giang Brothers have set a new world record with their head-balancing act in their final international performance in Italy on February 3.

The European Commission (EC) has acknowledged Vietnam's recent efforts in enhancing the fight against illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, as well as its openness to the EC's recommendations, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development said on February 3.

Afghanistan's Taliban authorities have "beaten and detained" an academic who voiced outrage on live television against their ban on women's university education, his aide said Friday.

More than 2,000 people were arrested Friday in India's remote northeast after a government crackdown on illegal child marriages, police said.

HCM City will need to employ between 280,000-320,000 people in 2023 with nearly 60 percent of the number expected to join in nine key service industries, according to the Human Resources Forecast and Labour Market Information Centre.

HCM City has been forecasted to see two high tide fronts this month, according to the Southern Hydrometeorological Observatory.

A wild elephant herd has attacked a facility of the Dak Lak Centre for Elephant Conservation, Animal Rescue and Forest Protection Management.

More than 10,000 rose trees are being planted to replace the fence which has just been removed at Thong Nhat Park in Hanoi.