VIETNAM TODAY

The death toll from a fire that ripped through a Thai nightclub in early August has risen to 25, officials said Sunday, with eight victims still receiving medical treatment.

Singaporean President Halimah Yacob and her spouse began a State visit to Vietnam on October 16 at the invitation of President Nguyen Xuan Phuc.

An additional 325 new Covid-19 infections were confirmed on Sunday, raising the national tally to over 11.49 million, according to the Ministry of Health.

Standard Chartered Bank has raised its Vietnam GDP growth forecast for 2022 to 7.5% from the previous 6.7% and for 2023 to 7.2% from 7.0% to reflect robust Q3 growth of 13.7% year-on-year.

A Hanoi city centre road still lacks street lights despite being open for a decade.

The State visit to Vietnam by Singapore President Halimah Yacob will contribute to consolidating political trust, promoting all-around cooperation, connecting the two economies on a digital platform.

Leading Vietnamese female badminton player Thuy Linh has advanced to the semifinals of the YONEX Bendigo International 2022 after defeating Karupathevan Letshanaa of Malaysia in quarterfinals held on October 15 in West Bendigo, Australia.

The Vietnam Red Cross Society (VRCS) has called on individuals and organisations at home and abroad to support central provinces hit by recent storms and flooding.

Vietnam has become the third largest supplier of coffee to the US over the first eight months of 2022, reported the General Department of Customs.

The management board of Nha Trang Bay has proposed setting up an area for turtles to use to lay eggs in the bay.

100 outstanding Vietnamese farmers in 2022 have been honoured on the occasion of the 92nd founding anniversary of the Vietnam Farmers' Union.

The Hanoi-HCM City route has been ranked fourth among the world's top ten busiest domestic air routes over the past year.

Authorities in the southern central province of Khanh Hoa will pilot overnight cruise ship services in Nha Trang Bay.

The central region of Vietnam has been forecasted to continue facing heavy downpours this weekend due to the impact of Storm Sonca.

Two trains on the Hanoi-HCM City routes were cancelled on Saturday as the line was badly damaged by the on-going floods in the central region.

Hundreds of cars in the central city of Danang were seriously submerged after inundation.

Vietnamese representative Le Nguyen Bao Ngoc beat 70 other contestants to win the Miss Intercontinental 2022 pageant held on Friday night in Egypt.

An entire human skeleton has been found outside Universal Studios Japan theme park, police said Saturday, after conducting a search following the discovery of a skull suspected to be part of it.

The policy of payments for forest environmental services in Bình Phước Province has helped protect and develop forests, and improve the livelihoods of forest protecting households.