General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee and President To Lam received leaders of Australian businesses in Canberra on August 12 morning (local time), highlighting opportunities to expand cooperation in strategic mineral supply chains, high technology and innovation as the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership between the two nations enters a new phase.

Southern Vietnam is expected to see increasing rainfall from late Thursday, while the heatwave in the north will possibly ease from Friday and end a day later, according to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.

Nguyen Tien Dung, 18, from Tuyen Quang Province, northern Vietnam, has completed a 1,870-kilometer bicycle trip across the country in 14 days, challenging himself while gaining valuable lessons from strangers he met along the way.

A Vietnamese tourist has been assaulted and then hospitalized after reminding another man not to urinate on Nha Trang beach in front of visitors.

Ho Chi Minh City parents are confused by a growing number of English programs. A USDT 'black market' with $10 million in daily transactions has been busted in northern Vietnam. YouTube is expanding subscription revenue sharing for Vietnamese creators. A drone intrusion disrupted 60 flights at Tan Son Nhat Airport.

A drone intrusion near Tan Son Nhat International Airport triggered two temporary suspensions of takeoffs and landings on Tuesday evening. Why did the airport halt operations a second time, who made the decision, and how were affected passengers assisted?

Australian kangaroo meat is set to regain access to the Vietnamese market soon in 2026, along with venison, under an agreement to deepen agricultural cooperation between Vietnam and Australia.

Vietnam is seeking to attract international visitors through medical treatment and healthcare services as it develops medical tourism.

TOKYO -- An increasing number of young people in Japan, including those aged under 20, are seeking double eyelid surgery and other cosmetic treatments.

Police in the northern city of Hai Phong have uncovered a large-scale network trading USDT, a cryptocurrency pegged to the U.S. dollar, with daily transactions worth US$7-10 million.

Airfares on routes from Ho Chi Minh City to some Southeast Asian destinations including Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand have fallen sharply in August and September, with some one-way tickets priced at VND1.4-1.9 million (US$53.5-72.6).

Masan High-Tech Materials (UpCOM: MSR), a mining company under Vietnam's Masan Group, plans to pay around VND1.1 trillion (US$42.1 million) in cash dividends after reporting a sharp rise in first-half profit.

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Southern Vietnam, including Ho Chi Minh City, will see showers and thunderstorms from Wednesday afternoon through evening, according to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.

Vietnam has begun construction of a multipurpose anti-submarine frigate described as the country's largest and most advanced domestically made anti-submarine frigate to date, marking a major milestone for its defense and military shipbuilding industries.

A more than 10-kilometer firebreak on Lon (Big) Mountain in Vung Tau Ward, Ho Chi Minh City has unexpectedly become a popular trekking route for locals and tourists after being built as part of a wildfire prevention project.

Christopher E. Freund, founder of private equity firm Mekong Capital, has submitted a resignation letter seeking to step down from his position as a non-executive board member of pawnshop chain F88.

Numerous discussions about expanding the use of English in Vietnam’s schools have recently been raised at an international conference in Ho Chi Minh City.

Vietnam’s draft Law on Urban Development is designed to be groundbreaking but it must include strict safeguards to ensure decentralization is accompanied by multi-layered oversight, according to the country’s Justice Minister Hoang Thanh Tung.

Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City suspended take-offs and landings twice on Tuesday evening after pilots reported spotting drones flying near aircraft operating areas.

TOKYO -- Japan's Immigration Services Agency has started sharing personal information on foreign nationals subject to deportation proceedings with local governments, as part of a review of policies concerning foreigners pursued by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi.

UKI, KUMAMOTO PREF. -- Efforts are underway in Kumamoto Prefecture to provide children with developmental and intellectual disabilities with places to stay during the day and relieve stress, after a 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck the southwestern Japan prefecture late last month.

The Department of Home Affairs of Son La Province, northern Vietnam has proposed a roadmap to cut private-sector working hours to 40-44 hours a week, in line with the public sector.

School leaders, teachers and students of Le Hong Phong High School for the Gifted in Ho Chi Minh City, along with family members, welcomed Nguyen Le Duy Khang home on Monday after he won a bronze medal at the 2026 International Science Olympiad in Artificial Intelligence (IOAI).

Vietnam’s Ministry of Agriculture and Environment is negotiating with China’s General Administration of Customs to align durian testing standards and establish mutual recognition of test results, in an effort to shorten customs clearance times.

A new VND500,000 (US$19) camera fee at Ho Chi Minh City's Independence Palace has left some visitors wondering whether they will have to pay extra simply for bringing a camera to the landmark.

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A nearly-one-minute video clip circulating on social media on Monday shows a woman having her phone knocked away by a passing train along Hanoi’s ‘train street.’

SConnect, the Vietnamese company behind the Wolfoo animated series, has said a recent UK court ruling ordering it to remove Wolfoo videos worldwide over copyright infringement will not affect the Wolfoo brand or future, while acknowledging that it must comply with the judgment.

Vietnam’s budget carrier Vietjet is set to launch direct flights linking Ho Chi Minh City with Western Sydney International Airport (WSI) in Australia on January 9, 2027, becoming one of the first airlines to serve the new airport and marking a new milestone in Vietnam-Australia aviation links, the airline said on Monday.

A VND220 trillion (USD$8.4 billion) preferential lending scheme may ease one of the most persistent constraints facing Vietnam’s small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Yet cheaper money alone will not solve the deeper problems preventing smaller firms from scaling.

Authorities in Phu Quoc have launched a new initiative to safeguard natural resources, the environment, and food safety as the Vietnamese island prepares to host the APEC Economic Leaders’ Week in 2027 (APEC 2027).

Vietnam plans to pilot the use of the far-left lane exclusively for overtaking on two major expressways in the north, while using AI-powered cameras to enforce the new rules, according to the Traffic Police Department.

Vietnam's Tam Anh Research Institute and Australia's UNSW RNA Institute have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to collaborate on RNA technologies, with initial projects focusing on mRNA vaccines for influenza and personalized therapies for lung and colorectal cancers.

Standing on the ferry as it waits to dock on the Greek island of Ithaca, Giorgia Ongarato is only too keen to talk about the «Odyssey» -- the epic poem that inspired Christopher Nolan's blockbuster film.