Durian offers new growth to Vietnam's coffee heartland
DAK LAK, Vietnam: In Thai Binh village in Ea Tul commune, Le Tuan Tai walks under a canopy of durian trees, with sunlight falling through the leaves. He taps a green-yellow fruit with a small knife. A dull thud. "It's ripe," he says.
Run for Net Zero at Vietnam's Global Gate Ha Long Marathon targets 15,000 runners
HA LONG: The Global Gate Ha Long ESG++ Marathon 2026 – Run for Net Zero will take place on October 11 at Vinhomes Global Gate Ha Long in Quảng Ninh Province, with an expected 15,000 runners.
Vietnam President To Lam sends Mid-Autumn festival letter to children
HANOI: General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and President To Lam has sent a letter to Vietnamese children at home and abroad to express his best wishes on the occasion of the Mid-Autumn Festival, which falls on September 25.
Tractor-trailer overturns in northern Vietnam, killing three
HANOI: Three people were killed after a tractor-trailer overturned on a national highway in Vietnam's northern province of Cao Bang, the Vietnam News Agency reported Saturday (Sept 19)..
Vietnam's day-care centres bring health service closer to elderly
HANOI: In a small room at a day care centre overlooking West Lake in Hanoi, a group of elderly people soak their feet in basins of herbal medicine, chatting and laughing as they begin a new day of care and companionship.
Police complete probe into Dong Nai triple killing
DONG NAI, (Vietnam): Police in the southern province of Dong Nai have completed their investigation into the killing of a mother and her two children earlier this month and recommended that 21-year-old Nguyen Duc Anh face murder and illegal use of military weapons charges, authorities said on Friday (Sept 18)
Vietnam moves to fast-track foreign investment through institutional reforms
HANOI: The Ministry of Finance (MoF) has proposed easing market access conditions for foreign investors and extending "green-lane" special investment procedures beyond functional zones to cut administrative hurdles and speed up project implementation, amid growing competition for investment based on institutional quality and administrative efficiency.
Heavy rain, floods wreaking havoc in northern region
Heavy rain caused flooding across parts of the country's north, disrupting travel, inundating homes and pushing several rivers above dangerous levels, authorities and state media said.
Fight against corruption, negative phenomena must follow ‘talk less, do more’ motto: Vietnam President Lam
HANOI: The fight against corruption, wastefulness and negative phenomena must follow the motto of "talk less, do more" and "see things through to the end," General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and President To Lam has said.
Laos, Vietnam beef up control of cross-border drug trafficking
VIENTIANE: Lao and Vietnamese security forces have conducted a joint exercise simulating the interception and arrest of armed drug traffickers operating across the Laos-Vietnam border.
