VIETNAM TODAY

Vietnamese athletes bagged seven more gold medals on August 5, the last competition day of the ASEAN Para Games 2022, retaining their third place in the medal tally.

Deputy Prime Minister Le Van Thanh has signed a decision approving a plan of action on reducing methane emissions to 2030 with the goal of cutting methane emissions by at least 30% from 2020.

The Malaysian government will stop building coal power plants starting in 2040, and shift its focus toward clean and renewable energy, according to Minister in the Prime Minister’s department in charge of economy Mustapa Mohamed.

Authorities in Co To Island have announced a pilot programme to ban visitors from bringing plastic products onto the island in an attempt to boost sustainable tourism.

The Vietnamese Ministry of Health on Friday reported an additional 2,074 Covid-19 infections, raising the country's total tally to over 11 million.

The 29th ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) opened in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on August 5 with the participation of foreign ministers from countries in the Indo-Pacific region.

The Hoang Quan and Century City real estate projects which sold well thanks to being located near Long Thanh International Airport remain largely unused.

The renovation of Ho Chi Minh City’s iconic Notre Dame Basilica, which began in mid-2017, will be extended until 2027 due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.

A VND10 trillion (USD437.3 million) anti-flooding project in HCM City is four years behind schedule.

University lecturers enjoyed a rise of 20.80 percent in average incomes in the three years since their academic institutions were given autonomy, according to a report released on Thursday by the Ministry of Education and Training.

Many streets in the northern city of Lao Cai were deeply inundated after heavy rain on Thursday evening.

A charred chunk of space junk found jutting from a paddock by an Australian sheep farmer was part of one of Elon Musk's SpaceX missions, authorities confirmed Thursday.

A VND170-billion (USD7.32 million) hospital project in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue has been left idle because of its ineffective operations.

In recent years, when app-based ride-hailing services appeared and grew stronger in Vietnam, many people gradually turned away from traditional taxis.

As many as 3,000 children aged under 15 nationwide will participate in the “LofKun Happy Run” programme in Ho Chi Minh City this month, according to the Ho Chi Minh Young Pioneer Organisation Central Council.

Japan continues to be the nation’s leading economic partner, the number one ODA donor, the third major investor, and the fourth largest trading partner.

The Vietnamese Ministry of Health on Thursday reported an additional 2,012 Covid-19 infections, raising the country's total tally to over 11 million.

A man from the central province of Quang Binh died from rabies three months after he was bitten by his family dog.

Vietnam expects to earn 45.7 billion USD from garment-textile exports this year amid good results recorded since the beginning of this year and positive market developments.