Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has called on Power Construction Corporation of China (PowerChina), a major Chinese state-owned enterprise, to deepen collaboration with leading Vietnamese firms such as Viettel, Petrovietnam, and Song Da Corporation JSC in areas of technology transfer and energy development.

TOKYO -- Japan and South Korea will establish priority immigration lanes at two airports in each country during June to reduce examination times for travelers from the two countries, the Japanese government said Wednesday.

As e-commerce becomes increasingly professionalized in Vietnam, a growing number of businesses – both big and small – are finding success by leveraging data tools to guide their marketing and operations.

Online face mask sales in Vietnam have spiked sharply this month, driven by growing public anxiety over a rise in COVID-19 cases and the emergence of new variants.

With a forecast of continuous double-digit growth until 2029, the audio equipment market in Vietnam promises great potential and is increasingly attracting major and new global brands.

Torrential rain continued to lash eastern Australia on Thursday, swelling already engorged rivers, engulfing roads and leaving nearly 50,000 people stranded.

BANFF, Alberta - Finance leaders from the Group of Seven industrialized democracies sought on Wednesday to downplay disputes over U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs and find some common ground to keep the forum viable as they met in the Canadian Rocky Mountains.

Once a symbol of Vietnam’s state-owned-to-private sector transformation, the Leather Footwear and Garment Making Exporting Corporation (Legamex) has announced it will suspend outsourcing operations after years of mounting difficulties and financial losses.

After a full day of trekking uphill with backpacks and walking sticks, a group of 11 tourists from Quang Nam Province and Da Nang City recently reached the 2,605-meter-high summit of Ngoc Linh in the Annamite Range in central Vietnam.

Final preparations are underway for the grand opening of the 2025 Da Nang International Fireworks Festival (DIFF) in Da Nang City, central Vietnam, as workers were seen on-site completing the final touches on a massive stage and grandstand complex on Wednesday.

US nuclear power station builder Westinghouse has signed an agreement with Vietnam's biggest energy firm, Hanoi said on Tuesday as it seeks to head off stiff tariffs threatened by the Trump administration.

TOKYO -- Japan and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations have confirmed their support for a rules-based multilateral trading system amid uncertainties stemming from U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff policy.

Draft plans for the development of international financial centers in Ho Chi Minh City and Da Nang City in central Vietnam have been sent to London (United Kingdom), Luxembourg, and Frankfurt (Germany) for consultation, Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Hoa Binh said on Tuesday.

Japanese farm minister Taku Eto resigned on Wednesday after remarks he made about rice triggered a firestorm of criticism from voters and lawmakers, posing a fresh challenge to Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's embattled government.

SYDNEY -- Heavy rain in Australia's southeast triggered flash flooding and cut off entire towns on Wednesday, stranding some residents on the roofs of their homes, as authorities issued snap evacuation orders with rivers staying above danger levels.

Vietnamese Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien, who is leading Vietnam’s delegation in tariff negotiations in the U.S., met on Tuesday with executives from SpaceX, Excelerate Energy, Lockheed Martin, and Google to promote business cooperation.

Rising seas will severely test humanity's resilience in the second half of the 21st century and beyond, even if nations defy the odds and cap global warming at the ambitious 1.5 degrees Celsius target, researchers said Tuesday.

The Vietnamese prime minister has green-lighted investment in a new airline, Sun PhuQuoc Airways, backed by leading Vietnamese conglomerate Sun Group, with a total capital of VND2.5 trillion (US$96 million), making it Vietnam's seventh commercial airline.

A rare, injured oarfish measuring roughly two meters long has died and been respectfully buried by locals after it was found being beached at Vinh Hy Bay in Ninh Thuan Province, south-central Vietnam last weekend.

A 73-year-old woman in Ha Tinh Province, north-central Vietnam has been fatally struck by lightning while walking home after bringing a tarpaulin to relatives harvesting rice in the fields.

Google on Tuesday said it was beefing up online searches with even more generative artificial intelligence, as it presses on with embracing AI despite fears for its ad-based business model.

Promotional content from foreign tourism authorities and businesses is flooding digital platforms and social media to attract Vietnamese tourists as only a few days remain until the official start of the summer travel season.

People in Ho Chi Minh City consume an average of 8.5 grams of salt per day, significantly exceeding the World Health Organization’s recommended daily limit of less than five grams, the city’s Center for Disease Control (HCDC) said.

GENEVA -- China, Qatar, Switzerland and others pledged over $170 million for the World Health Organization at its assembly on Tuesday, the agency said, and countries also accepted higher fees to help offset the expected loss of the U.S., the top donor.

NEW YORK - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday said it plans to require new clinical trials for approval of annual COVID-19 boosters for healthy Americans under age 65, effectively limiting them to older adults and those at risk of developing severe illness.

A delegation from the U.S.-based Trump Organization, including executive vice-president Eric Trump — son of U.S. President Donald Trump — and his wife Lara Trump, is set to attend the groundbreaking ceremony for a US$1.5 billion urban, eco-tourism, and golf complex in Hung Yen Province, northern Vietnam this week.

Miss Grand International 2021 Nguyen Thuc Thuy Tien was found to have pocketed nearly VND7 billion (US$270,000) from part of the sale of over 135,000 boxes of Kera Supergreens Gummies, a vegetable supplement now at the center of a fraud probe.

Efforts to combat counterfeit goods have intensified after years of the problem causing widespread harm to the Vietnamese society.

Vietnam and the United States are holding the second round of negotiations on a bilateral reciprocal trade agreement in Washington, D.C. from Monday to Thursday.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh urged faster progress on the Vietnam Exhibition Fair Center project in Hanoi to put it into operation by the National Day (September 2) holiday, while inspecting the project on Monday.

Honda Motor said on Tuesday that it was scaling back its investment in electric vehicles given slowing demand and would be focusing on capturing growing demand for hybrids with new models.

A tour operator in Hoi An, a popular tourist city in Quang Nam Province, central Vietnam, is offering river cleanup experiences as part of a sightseeing tour to promote responsible tourism during the low international season.

As the summer travel season approaches, the Department of Health in Da Nang City, central Vietnam is urging residents to remain vigilant and adopt preventive measures against COVID-19, warning that case numbers may rise during the tourism peak.

MADRID -- Spain's consumer rights ministry said on Monday it had ordered Airbnb to withdraw more than 65,000 listings for holiday rentals from its platform, saying they violated existing rules.

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