VIETNAM TODAY

A coastal forest in the central province of Ha Tinh has been seriously damaged by the recent storm.

A five-year-old child in the northern province of Phu Tho infected with A/H5 avian flu has escaped critical condition.

Dantri/DTiNews readers had donated VD135 million (USD5,443) for people in the central province of Nghe An’s Ky Son District after a recent severe flash flood.

The south-central province of Binh Thuan will host the Visit Vietnam Year 2023 with the focus on promoting green tourism.

Budget revenue was forecast to be 14.3 per cent higher than the plan this year but the structure lacked stability as the increase was mainly from land-related revenues.

The fourth International Guitar Festival and Competition will be held from November 18 to 20 at the Kim Dong Theater in Hanoi, with the event set to attract a huge number of domestic and foreign artists.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc and United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres co-chaired a ceremony commemorating the 45th anniversary of Vietnam’s membership in the UN (September 20, 1977 – 2022) in Hanoi.

Pakistan was taken off a global money laundering watchlist on Friday, officials said, a move Islamabad hopes will ease foreign investment and boost the country's beleaguered economy.

President of the Cambodian Senate Samdech Say Chhum will lead a high-ranking delegation to pay an official visit to Vietnam from October 24-26.

A tropical low-pressure front has been forecasted to affect the East Sea from this evening, including the Paracel Islands.

Vietnam has conducted over 261 million Covid-19 doses as of Friday while the country confirmed an additional 582 new infections the same day, according to the Ministry of Health.

Prices of petroleum products have slightly risen from 3 pm today, October 21.

Most Vietnamese firms operating in supporting industries are technologically and managerially underdeveloped, according to insiders.

The Hanoi Department of Transport has given the green light to the pilot of an electric two-wheeler sharing model to facilitate the transit of bus rapid transit (BRT) passengers.

Vietnam is going to import some 1.50 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines for children to address the vaccine shortages in many localities, especially HCM City.

Satoko Nagamura and her girlfriend conceived their son with donated sperm, but new legislation in Japan could effectively outlaw the procedure for lesbian couples and single women.

Secretary-General of the United Nations António Guterres arrived in Hanoi, beginning an official visit to Vietnam from October 21-22 at the invitation of President Nguyen Xuan Phuc.

A five-year-old girl in the northern province of Phu Tho has tested positive for the A/H5N1 virus, becoming the first human A/H5N1 avian flu case since 2014, according to the Ministry of Health.

Educational geography website World Atlas has named Ho Chi Minh City among nine cities which could be underwater by 2030 due to the continued impact of global warming, including intensifying disasters.