VIETNAM TODAY

Pakistani three-year-old Afshan's trip to school is a high-wire balancing act as she teeters across a metal girder spanning a trench of putrid floodwater, eyes fixed ahead.

State President Nguyen Xuan Phuc left Hanoi on November 16 for an official visit to Thailand and attendance at the 29th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Economic Leaders’ Meeting.

Prime Minister of New Zealand Jacinda Ardern viewed agriculture as a basis for relations with Vietnam while addressing an agriculture connection event (AgriConnectioNZ) in Hanoi on November 15.

A transgender couple in the southern province of Tay Ninh have just welcomed their first child.

An additional 580 new Covid-19 infections were confirmed on Tuesday, raising the national tally to over 11.50 million, according to the Ministry of Health.

Authorities of Can Tho and representatives of the US Consulate General in HCM City agreed to boost their comprehensive cooperation in health, education and renewable energy.

The global population is projected to reach 8 billion today, November 15, according to the World Population Prospects 2022, released by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs.

HCM City authorities have instructed that 4.5 hectares of military land be handed over for construction of Terminal 3 at Tan Son Nhat International Airport.

Through the US Agency for International Development and the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment have launched a new USAID project to reduce environmental pollution through Vietnamese-led collective action.

The only road leading to a mountainous commune in the central province of Nghe An remains covered by soil and rocks a month after being hit by recent flash floods.

The Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers asked for capital support for seafood enterprises, which are set to make a 20-year high in export turnover this year.

Renowned tourism website Thetravel.com has named Sa Pa in the mountainous province of Lao Cai among the top 10 most attractive snowy destinations throughout Asia.

Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the United Nations (UN), has stressed the need to give the top priority to ending the conflict, restoring peace, and protecting security and safety of civilians and civil infrastructure facilities

A man in HCM City owns many valuable items after spending 34 years collecting scrap.

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said Tuesday he had tested positive for Covid-19 after hosting more than a dozen world leaders, including US President Joe Biden, at a summit in Phnom Penh.

HCM City has planned to build five railway routes by 2030.

Authorities of the northern province of Quang Ninh have asked agencies to reopen tours to Bai Tho Mountain and open new beaches in Ha Long City.

The HCM City Department of Transport has asked localities in collaboration with its inspectors to enforce punishments of traffic violations, specifically picking up or dropping off passengers at illegal locations.

Crisis-hit Sri Lanka said Monday it would take responsibility for $1.7 billion owed to China by state enterprises as it seeks to sell them off and restructure its foreign debt to secure an IMF bailout.