MANCHESTER, England -- Manchester United booked their berth in the Europa League final after a 4-1 semi-final thrashing of Athletic Bilbao on Thursday, with Mason Mount scoring twice to give the hosts a 7-1 aggregate win and a chance for the beleaguered team to hoist some silverware this season.

BODO, Norway -- Tottenham Hotspur avoided any mishaps in the Arctic Circle by easing into the Europa League final with a composed 2-0 win at Norway's Bodo/Glimt for a 5-1 aggregate victory on Thursday.

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The newly inaugurated Terminal 3 at Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City encountered a roof leak issue during a heavy rainstorm on Wednesday, less than a month after opening, prompting public concerns over the quality of the VND11 trillion (US$423.56 million) facility.

Authorities in Lam Dong Province, located in Vietnam’s Central Highlands, have ordered an urgent cleanup of agricultural waste in the Dankia – Suoi Vang reservoir, a critical source of drinking water for tourist-popular Da Lat City, after heavy rains earlier this month washed large volumes of debris into the lake.

Vietnamese travel businesses are preparing to seize new opportunities as the central government considers a limited visa-free policy for selected foreign nationals, part of the broader efforts to help the country achieve its 2025 economic goals.

A mother and her 10-year-old son were killed by a lightning strike while working on their farm in Ninh Thuan Province, south-central Vietnam on Wednesday afternoon, a local official confirmed the same day.

Following Pakistan’s temporary closure of its airspace from 2:55 am on Wednesday (Vietnam time), national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines has adjusted flight paths to ensure safety for its Europe-bound operations.

A market monitoring team in Khanh Hoa Province, south-central Vietnam has fined a floating eatery in Nha Trang Bay which was caught overcharging guests VND20.75 million (US$800).

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Vietnam is advancing an initiative to make healthcare more accessible and affordable, with plans to implement free medical check-ups nationwide in the near term and gradually eliminate hospitalization fees from 2030 to 2035.

Visa has announced a collaboration with ETC Technology Systems Corporation (ETC) and EPAY Services Corporation (EPAY), two pioneers in Vietnam's IT and digital payments landscape, to deploy holistic solutions, from acceptance to card issuing.

Vietnam’s Party General Secretary To Lam has called on the education sector and local authorities to prepare for free full-day schooling at elementary and middle school levels starting from the 2025-26 academic year.

Amid rising protectionism and the U.S.'s strict tariff policies, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) has recommended that Vietnam and other ASEAN countries strengthen regional cooperation to build resilience against external shocks.

Northern and central Vietnam will continue facing intense heat through Friday, with some areas seeing temperatures above 38 degrees Celsius before a weak cold front brings showers and thunderstorms, according to the national weather center.

A floating lantern festival to pray for peace illuminated the evening sky in Ho Chi Minh City on Tuesday, with 35,000 lotus-shaped lanterns glowing as part of the 20th United Nations Day of Vesak Celebrations 2025 (Vesak 2025), which officially began earlier the same day in the southern Vietnamese metropolis.

Vietnam’s budget carrier Vietjet recorded a pre-tax profit of VND836 billion (US$32.2 million) last quarter, up 24 percent year on year, according to its business performance report.

Global rice prices, which have tumbled to multi-year lows, are unlikely to fall further with top exporter India's currency firming, but bulging Indian stockpiles and a bumper Asian crop will cap any rebound this year, industry executives say.

Vietnam Airlines flight VN37 from Hanoi to Frankfurt was forced to divert and made an emergency landing at Erzurum Airport in Turkey on Tuesday, after a 61-year-old Vietnamese passenger experienced severe breathing difficulties mid-flight.

The State Bank of Vietnam should increase the participation of foreign investors in local banks to enhance the brand value of banks in Vietnam, a Harvard expert proposed at a forum in Hanoi on Monday.

Thousands of Buddhist monks, nuns, and devotees gathered at Viet Nam Quoc Tu Pagoda in District 10, Ho Chi Minh City on Tuesday to venerate the heart relic of Bodhisattva Thich Quang Duc, a revered Vietnamese monk who self-immolated in 1963 in protest of religious repression.

Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev hosted an official welcome ceremony in Astana on Tuesday for Vietnam’s Party General Secretary To Lam and his spouse Ngo Phuong Ly, who are on a three-day state visit to the Central Asian country.

Vietnamese seafood exporters are accelerating shipments to the U.S. over the next two months in a bid to beat a looming July 9 deadline, when a 90-day delay on Washington’s global reciprocal tariff policy is set to expire.

A taxi company in Da Lat City in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong said it would give one of its electric taxi drivers the sack after a video surfaced on social media on Monday, showing the driver lowering the window on the driver’s side, resting his foot on it while driving.

A man residing in Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province, southern Vietnam has recently died after showing symptoms of suspected rabies more than a year after being bitten by a dog and not receiving a vaccination.

As more Vietnamese students look abroad for their education, experts are urging families to introduce English proficiency testing, including the International English Language Testing System (IELTS), from a younger age to better prepare students for academic and cultural integration overseas.

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A cassava breeding project funded by Australia is being implemented in Vietnam to develop disease-resistant varieties that enhance yield potential and contribute to improving farmer livelihoods in Vietnam and its neighbors.

U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs are increasingly clogging up the wheels of a world economy which for decades were greased by predictable and relatively free trade.

Marvel movie «Thunderbolts» brought in $162 million at theaters around the world over the weekend, providing a solid start to the summer movie season that is key to Hollywood's year at the box office.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) had pledged a substantial US$16.5 billion in loans, grants, and technical assistance to Vietnam's public sector as of 2023, spanning 458 projects.

The Vietnamese government has announced a target to reduce the number of civil servants and public employees by at least 20 percent following a comprehensive restructuring of its organizational apparatus.

Vietnam’s Politburo has issued Resolution No. 68-NQ/TW emphasizing the private sector as the most important driving force of the national economy and urging the implementation of key solutions to strengthen its role.

Vietnam faces more challenges than opportunities because of U.S. tariffs but will still aim to meet its target of at least 8% growth this year, the Prime Minister said on Monday, ahead of the start of trade talks with Washington later this week.

The under-construction VND11-trillion (US$423-million) Huu Nghi – Chi Lang Expressway in Cao Loc District, Lang Son Province, northern Vietnam is taking shape and is envisioned to hold strategic importance for trade between Vietnam and China when it is in place.